page_title: Faussart
hierarchical_section_title: Faussart
caption_attribution_description: Miniatura de la Biblia Maciejowski
context_page_description: The Faussart is a long-bladed, two-handed weapon, sometimes referred to as a warbrand. It is essentially an elongated arming sword or the later period messer, possibly a descendant of the longsword. Though scant when it comes to both literary and iconographic references, the Faussart was possibly used by both cavalry and infantry. It is usually illustrated wielded by cavalry, usually of the knightly class, indicating it as a high-end weapon in contemporary sources.
context_section_description: The Faussart is a long-bladed, two-handed weapon, sometimes referred to as a warbrand (by modern reproduction manufacturers). It is essentially an elongated arming sword or the later period messer, possibly a descendant of the longsword.  Though scant when it comes to both literary and iconographic references, the Faussart was possibly used by both cavalry and infantry. It is usually illustrated wielded by cavalry, usually of the knightly class, indicating it as a high-end weapon in contemporary sources.
caption: Image taken from the Morgan Bible (Folio 10 Verso - top). The Faussart is in the forefront slicing into a mounted soldier.
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