The Celtic SwordThis book deals with the history of the long sword, the principal weapon used by Celts during their raids in the 4th-2nd centuries B.C. The Celts adopted this weapon from European Bronze Age cultures and completed its development after it had been superseded by short, stabbing weapons in the warfare of advanced civilizations. Nonetheless, the role played by the Celtic long sword remained considerable. In this first major study of the subject, Pleiner assesses the importance of the sword, and provides the first systematic treatment of the relevant historical and technological problems associated with its manufacture. |
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Jenišův Újezd 584 NW Bohemia examination | 1 |
Jenišův Újezd 586 examination | 2 |
THE ORIGIN OF THE CELTIC LONG SWORD IN EARLY EUROPE | 4 |
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a₂ archaeological areas bars blade with central bronze carbon content carburized Celtic swords Celts cementite cemeteries cent central rib century BC chariot Chemical analysis Cleebronn combat core cross-section cutting cutting-edge daggers decarburized Early La Tčne edge Emmerling Etched with 2%-Nital Etching with Heyn eutectoid ferrite grains ferrite network ferrite-and-pearlite flat blade forging France Gaesatae Gaul grain-size Hallstatt hard steel helmet heterogeneously carburized hilt hilt-tang Holubice inhumation inhumation grave Interpretation Irish Iron sword Italy La Tčne period Late La Tčne Livy Llyn Cerrig Bach long swords Makotřasy martensite metal mHV 30 g Microhardness Microstructure midrib mild steel Moravia Münsingen Nital Non-metallic inclusions oxides pattern-welded pearlite phosphorus Pleiner Polybius Preserved length punchmarks Roman scabbard shells slag inclusions spearheads spears specimen stripes surface sword from inhumation swords examined Tčne period Tčne swords traces transverse section warriors weapons weld-seams welding Widmannstätten structure wrought iron Zemplín zones