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épée à deux mains [2 records]

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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique and Obsolete Weapons
DEF

[A] long heavy double-edged sword held with two hands and used mainly during the Middle Ages.

Key term(s)
  • broad sword

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes anciennes
DEF

Longue et lourde épée à double tranchant que l'on maniait à deux mains, utilisée surtout au Moyen Âge.

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cutting and Thrusting Weapons
  • Antique and Obsolete Weapons
OBS

A sword the handle of which is seized by two hands.

Key term(s)
  • 2-hand sword

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes blanches
  • Armes anciennes

Spanish

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