“Swords are a long-edged piece of forged metal used in civilizations throughout the world, they are used primarily as a cutting or thrusting weapon and occasionally for clubbing” (“Medieval Weapons & Armour”). “The word sword comes from the Old English sweord, from a Proto-Indo-European root *swer- "to wound, to cut"(“Medieval Weapons & Armour“). Falchion “(from Old French fauchon, ultimately from Latin falx "sickle”) “is a one-handed, single-edged sword of European origin, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar” (“Medieval Weapons & Armour”). “The weapon combined the weight and power of an axe with the versatility of a sword” (“Medieval Weapons & Armour”). Falchions can be found in many forms from the 11th through the 16th century. “Some versions of the falchion looks like the scramasax and later the sabre” (“Medieval Weapons & Armour”), versions of the falchion also look “like a machete with a cross-guard” (“Medieval Weapons & Armour”).
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It was inspired and made after butcher’s knives from “seax type or in the manner of the larger Messer” (“Medieval Weapons & Armour”). The Falchion has more weight at the end of the sword, making for chopping strikes like an axe or cleaver more effective. It’s presumed that Falchions were low quality and status than the longer, more expensive swords. It’s thought that some falchions were used as tools between wars and fights, since they were simple pieces of
It was inspired and made after butcher’s knives from “seax type or in the manner of the larger Messer” (“Medieval Weapons & Armour”). The Falchion has more weight at the end of the sword, making for chopping strikes like an axe or cleaver more effective. It’s presumed that Falchions were low quality and status than the longer, more expensive swords. It’s thought that some falchions were used as tools between wars and fights, since they were simple pieces of