The Carolingian sword, or the Carolingian-type sword (also "the sword of the Carolingian era") is a modern designation for a type of sword widely used in Europe during the early Middle Ages. Introduced by gun historians and collectors of weapons of the XIX—XX centuries. The type of sword itself was developed around the VIII century, at the end of the era of the Great Migration of Peoples and at the beginning of the unification of the states of Western Europe under the auspices of Charlemagne and his descendants, which explains the name of the type of sword ("refers to the era of the Carolingians"). Presumably, the sword of the Carolingian type is the development of the ancient spata through an intermediate link — the sword of the Vendel type, he is also the so-called "Merovingian" sword or the sword of the period of the Great Migration of Peoples. The "Carolingians" had a double-edged blade about 78-96 cm long with a deep shaft, a short handle with a small guard and a massive pommel. The total length was about 1000 mm, with a blade from 700 to 900 mm, and weighing up to 1500 grams. By the 10th century , the Carolingian- type sword had spread widely in the countries of the North

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A sword of the Carolingian type with a handle type A according to the typology of Ya. Petersen. Bjertnes, Buskerud, Norway. The second half of the VIII - the first half of the IX centuries . the length of the blade is 80 cm the total length of the sword is 95 cm the width of the guard is 11 cm the width of the blade at the guard is 5 cm the thickness of the blade at the guard is 5 mm the weight of the sword is 1450-1500 gr The blade is made of high-carbon alloy steel 65G. The blade is tempered (hardness 50 HRC). The greatest thickness of the blade at the handle is about 6 mm. The thickness of the blade at the end is about 3.5 mm. Designed for contact fencing. There are no weaknesses in the design. The difference from cold weapons is the lack of sharpening of the blade. The blade is blunted (blade edge thickness is 2 mm)250$

A sword of the Carolingian type with a handle of type H according to the typology of Ya. Peterson Larvik, Vestfold, Norway. Swords of this type were common in Norway from the IX to the first half of the X centuries. In the ancient Russian territories, the finds of swords of this type date back to a somewhat later period: the end of the IX - the end of the X centuries. The blade is made of high-carbon alloy steel 65G. The blade is tempered (hardness 50 HRC). blade length 79-80 cm total sword length 95-96 cm guard width 11 cm guard blade width 5 cm guard blade thickness 5 mm sword weight 1400-1450 gr Designed for contact fencing. There are no weaknesses in the design. The difference from cold weapons is the lack of sharpening of the blade. The blade is blunted (the thickness of the blade edge is 2 mm).250$

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A sword of the Carolingian type with a handle of type Z according to the typology of Ya. Peterson. Sweden. The second half of the X - XI centuries . the length of the blade is 80 cm the total length of the sword is 95 cm the width of the guard is 12 cm the width of the blade at the guard is 5 cm the thickness of the blade at the guard is about 5 mm the weight of the sword is 1450-1500 gr The blade is made of high-carbon alloy steel 65G. The blade is tempered (hardness 50 HRC). The greatest thickness of the blade at the handle is about 6 mm. The thickness of the blade at the end is about 3.5 mm. Designed for contact fencing. There are no weaknesses in the design. The difference from cold weapons is the lack of sharpening of the blade. The blade is blunted (the thickness of the blade edge is 2 mm).330$

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