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saxes (edged weapons)


Identification code: 300400650



Alternative term/s

  • sax
  • seax
  • sæx

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Scope note:

Single-edged knives or short swords used by Saxon and Anglo-Saxon people during the Early Middle Ages. The shape and construction of this weapon varies widely; continental versions have a curved blunt edge while those found in England are straight-backed, with an angled point.

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