Medieval Weapons - The Passion of Swords

Very often, beginner sword collectors make the mistakes of mixing fantasy swords with medieval swords. While I can understand why they often make that mistake, it is important to differentiate them form each other.
 
For a sword collector, a medieval sword is an exact replica of the weapons used in the medieval times. The Medieval period is often called the middle Ages.

The middle Ages are commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 26th century. Some of the worst fighting took place in the High Middle Age period during the Crusades. A period where armies attempted to liberate Jerusalem from the Muslim control.

The swords used during that period are very popular amongst medieval sword collectors.

Medieval swords are often simple in appearance while Fantasy swords are more extravagant in their look. While some of the fantasy swords can look like a medieval one, it is important to do your own research.

Fantasy swords are very popular amongst sword collectors, as a collector I personally own several of those swords… Swords Like this are just too amazing and are a great addition to any sword collection:

While I perfectly know that swords like that were never used in any period during history, they are still attractive. For the ones that love fantasy worlds and movies, there are kind of a piece of these worlds hanging in you living room’s wall.