Assertion: sword's crossguard | /r/HasProperty | quillon
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text: It was only from the 11th century that Norman swords began to develop the crossguard (quillons).
text: This symbolic meaning was even illustrated in the Medieval swords design as the crossguard (quillion), formed across the handle of the sword, resembled a Christian cross.
text: The hilt is the collective term for the parts allowing for the handling and control of the blade; these consist of the grip, the pommel, and a simple or elaborate guard, which in post-Viking Age swords could consist of only a crossguard (called a cruciform hilt or quillons).