Spadone: One of the Biggest Swords in History - Malevus
Sep 26, 2024 · The spadone is a type of two-handed sword that originated in Italy during the Renaissance. It is also known as the zweihander in Germany, the greatsword in England, the claymore in Scotland, and the montante in Spain and Portugal.
The Spadone Project
The Spadone Project takes to heart historical research about Renaissance, baroque and late medieval two-handed swords, being them Italian spadone, Iberian montante, German Schlachtschwert, or any kind of other huge blade.
Spadone: Swinging Big Swords - Path of the Sword
Aug 11, 2022 · Spadone: Swinging Big Swords. Devon Boorman 11 August 2022. Greatswords (spadone in Italian) are a class of two-handed swords that tended to be longer and heavier than your typical medieval longsword.
Alfieri’s spadone: what is it about actually? - The Spadone Project
Mar 14, 2020 · Alfieri’s spadone resembles Esgrima Vulgar masters teaching approach: he works with rigid given techniques rather than general fencing principles to apply in a dynamic way, unlike the Iberian Verdadera Destreza phylosophy, which was born in the beginning of XVII century.
Sword Forms - Association for Renaissance Martial Arts
The term spadone was used by Fiore Dei Liberi in 1410 to refer to a tapering long-sword and Camillo Agrippa in 1550 called the spadone a war sword. Later it was defined by John Florio in his 1598 Italian-English dictionary as “a long or two-hand sword.”
The spadone - was it a longsword or greatsword or... what?
Signup for your FREE trial to Wondrium here: http://ow.ly/PGOp30rNnhJI was given a spadone/montante and a feder version of it to try out, and got a bit carri...
Brescia Spadona -- myArmoury.com
The Brescia Spadona is a modern recreation of just such a sword, and is the focus of this review. The original on which the review sword is based. For several centuries the single handed sword had served the warrior as his standard sidearm, and would continue to …
Art of the Two-Handed Sword: The Guards - marozzo.com
In his Opera Nova, Achille Marozzo illustrates many of the guards used for the two-handed sword — the spada da due mani or the spadone. He also gives us plenty of instruction on how to use this magnificent weapon in different contexts.
FAQ: greatswords short answers – The Spadone Project
What’s the difference between spadone, montante and Schlachtschwert? Short answer is: they are pretty much the same kind of sword and the name changes for Italians, Iberians and Germans.
The Spadone Project - YouTube
The Spadone Project is an Italian non-profit private research initiative focusing on historical sources and notions about Renaissance big two-handed swords.