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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">two-handed swords</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>flambards</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>swords by form</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>swords, two-handed</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>two-hand swords</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>two-handed sword</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Large, heavy European swords extending in length up to six feet and more and having an extra long grip, designed to be wielded with both hands. They were in use primarily in the 16th century by infantry. ]]></note></mads>