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title: Medieval Great Sword
author: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8870/medieval-great-sword/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Medieval Great Sword
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8870.jpg)
## Image Caption
A medieval Great Sword, c. 1400 CE. This weapon was the typical weapon of a European knight. L. 40 1/4 in. (102.2 cm); L. of blade 32 in. (81.3 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 11 oz. (1673 g). (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, T. M. M. o. (2018, June 05). Medieval Great Sword. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, The Metropolitan Museum of. "Medieval Great Sword." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 05, 2018. .
### MLA
Art, The Metropolitan Museum of. "Medieval Great Sword." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Jun 2018, .
## License & Copyright
© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/23367?sortBy=Relevance&ft=sword&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=2) by [**The Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/23367?sortBy=Relevance&ft=sword&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=2). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 05 June 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.