German longswords revisited. Late-medieval south-German sword-makers as brokers of urban martial culture
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12 novembre 2021
- doi: 10.58079/r918
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Maciej Talaga, « German longswords revisited. Late-medieval south-German sword-makers as brokers of urban martial culture », Martial Culture in Medieval Town, ID : 10.58079/r918
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: This poster presents a broad-based reconsideration of the available archaeological and archival evidence for sword production in southern Germany in the late 14th and early 15th century. Particular focus is put on physical and dynamic dimensions of preserved swords. This data is then discussed in the wider context and enables proposing important insights on period’s socio-cultural realities, especially the process of emancipation of towns and development of urban martial culture. ...