The sword
Subtitle: myth & reality : technology, history, fighting, forging, movie swords
By: Thomas Laible
Contributors: Omicron Language Solutions, LLC
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Atglen, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780764348778
Subjects: Swords; History; Reproduction; Swordplay; Swordsmiths; Schwert
Work titles: Das schwert
Notes: Originally published in German as Das schwert: mythos und wirklichkeit by Wieland Verlag GmbH. Translated into English by Omicron Language Solutions, LLC.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: An introduction to the history of the sword; title: Nomenclature and classification of swords; title: Medieval swordsmanship; title: The secret of sword physics; title: Sword replicas: an introduction; title: The different types of swords; title: Secrets of the art of swordmaking; title: The Samurai sword as an object of comparison; title: Swords for practice; title: The Lord of the Rings and other movie swords; title: Appendix.