Assertion: sword | /r/Synonym | the spatha
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text: The Viking sword comes from the family of swords known as the spatha, the spatha measured on average 83 centimeters in length however the Viking sword itself was slightly longer at around 95 centimeters and weighed in at 2.5 lbs.
text: The terms used by the Italian, Spanish and French masters during the heyday of this weapon were simply the equivalent of "sword", i.e. spada, espada, and épée (espée).
text: Later Roman armies from the late second to the third century onward replaced the gladius with a longer sword, the spatha.
text: Another such sword known as the spatha had an extra long reach and was ideally suited for horseback combat.