Battle Merchant - Tewkesbury Sword 15th Century Combat SK-B
The Wars of the Roses (1485455-1485) were a series of battles for the English crown fought between the noble houses of York and Lancaster. Both houses were collateral branches of the same European royal dynasty of the Plantagenets, who had ruled over England for three centuries. These civil wars, interrupted by brief periods of relative peace, owe their name to the roses that both rival families carried in their respective coats of arms - white for the Yorks and red for the Lancasters. After 30 years of political machinations and horrific bloodshed, the family feud ultimately led to the fall of the House of Plantagenet and the rise of the House of Tudor. The Battle of Tewkesbury, which took place on 04. May 1471 was a decisive victory for the House of York. It ended with the death of the young Lancastrian Crown Prince Edward of Wales, allowed King Edward IV to rule definitively unchallenged, and ushered in England's longest period of political stability in this conflict spanning several generations. As Eduard IV. 1483 stars, the power struggles for the throne immediately resumed.
The Tewkesbury Sword, named after this historic battle, is a classic example of a long cutting and thrusting sword from the late Middle Ages. Although this beautiful, affordable one-and-a-half-handed sword (also Longsword Although it is not a one-to-one replica of a historical original from this great English battle, it has the typical features of a traditional, late medieval longsword and is inspired by the swords that were most likely wielded on both sides of the conflict at that time.
The long, double-edged blade is forged from hardened, heat-treated spring steel EN45. It tapers gently towards the tip and is grooved on both sides for about half of its length, with a flattened diamond-shaped cross-section towards the tip. The unsharpened edges are particularly thick and the full tang is bolted at the end of the handle. The vessel consists of a handle with a wooden core and black leather wrapping, a flattened steel guard, and an elongated, six-sided faceted pommel, also made of steel, with slightly concave side surfaces. The knob has a cross embedded on one side. The guard is approx. 23 cm long and 0.5 cm thick. Its ends are flared and decorated with a cut-out cross each. The late medieval hand-and-a-half sword will be delivered with a black wood/leather scabbard featuring a blued steel chape and locket.
This is the battle-ready version of the Tewkesbury sword. With its dull, approx. With its 2.5 mm / 2 mm thick impact edges and rounded tip, the sword is perfect for reenactment. light sparring or practice fight.
The same sword is also available as a regular, decorative version with thinner (unsharpened) edges and a pointed tip (item no. 0116337118).
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