Tag: sword

art-of-swords:

Katar Dagger

  • Dated: 17th century
  • Geography: Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
  • Culture: Indian, Thanjavur; blade, European
  • Medium: steel
  • Measurements: L. 21 ¾ in. (55.2 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 2 lbs. 3 oz. (992.2 g)
  • Provenance: [William Ockelford Oldman, London, before 1935; sold to Stone]; George Cameron Stone, New York (by 1934–d. November 18, 1935; his bequest to MMA

Source: Copyright © 2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art

I ended up not ending on Friday because my belly was bothering me. Generally speaking it’s a bad idea to put on tight pants and run around when one’s belly is upset.

Fortunately my belly and I were on speaking terms this weekend, and I led/participated in a successful melee practice on Sunday. I got to teach, learn, make friends, and fight. The group I was visiting also had a tasty potluck lunch. It was a really great weekend and fun practice.

art-of-swords:

Small Sword

  • Dated: circa 1760
  • Production: England (hilt); France (blade)
  • Medium: steel, leather, silver
  • Provenance: Mr James Stewart Henderson of ‘Abbotsford’, Downs Road, St Helen’s Park, Hastings, Sussex

Small sword with a colichemarde type blade. The scabbard is covered with leather, and has silver mounts. The top suspension loop is engraved ‘Feesey pallmell’.

Source: Copyright © 2015 The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK

art-of-swords:

Dress Sword

  • Dated: 1650-1700
  • Culture: German
  • Medium and techniques: copper, wire, gilt, blued steel/burnished, chiselled, overlaid, matted, hatched, etched
  • Measurements: overall length 103.7 cml blade length 87.5 cm

The sword features a  burnishd steel hilt with egg-shaped pommel, a tang button, scrolled quillon and knuckleguard. All are chiselled with figures, stylisd foliage, fruit and overlaid with gold. The grip is bound with copper wire, while the straight double-edged steel blade is etched with scrolls and flowerheads.

Source: Copyright © 2015 Royal Collection Trust/Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

elzabetholsens:

[On Jaime’s gift to Brienne of Tarth] “Jaime wanted to show his regard for Brienne and the best way to do that is to give her something he would like. Jaime isn’t a particularly creative person, so the armor is quite functional.” (x)

The armor in this series is so cool. Beautiful, plain, functional, flashy – there’s something for everyone! I especially like the way they address how armor and movement are related.