#spadone

[wolfie-mandrake2]

Figuredo Coat Defense,

the video quality is not the best, but I still really enjoyed doing the exercise and I think skirts work exceptionally well with the movement required for Montante. I'm still learning and training and I'm really excited to see my emprovement the next time I'll try this technique!

[aylameridiandrawsstuff]

Faith, a sword belonging to Archking Lothair II, featuring his personal crest on the crossguard. The quillons feature Eyes of Lyr. The grip is decorated with a representation of St Edrienne of Effrene, of the Order of the Silver Chalice. Made of Brightbrass. The crest is the personal arms of Archking Lothair - a three-legged Leolinian Lion holding the Chalice of St Edrienne.

A nameless ancient Netherin sword belonging to El-Ithaïa Euraïðenyth, given to her by her father, Utal-Shar Yr Neth Llamyr. Constructed of Netherin gold, a skull has been embedded in its clear-metal blade.

Penance, another sword belonging to Archking Lothair II, also known as the Blessed. It features lily decorations and more Eyes of Lyr along with the crest of his house: a Leolinian lion holding the Sword of King St Lothander

The Hand of Yare: given to El-Ithaǐa Euraǐðenyth by Yare Ninetheth (King of Kings). The crystal hand on the pommel is the symbol of both Yare Ninetheth and the Guardians of the Bluestone Desert. The blade is made of bluestone and never requires sharpening and occasionally acts independently of its wielder…

[fhtagn-and-tentacles]

ROOTS AVATAR

by Coliandre

[cidsin]

Art by me @cidsin Swordtember 2025

Posting on the day it should be posted.... well failed ^^' maybe tomorrow xDDDD

But yeah yesterday's sword had been Harpy, coming with the Spadone this time :,)))

[kv-actual]

Very excited to have a picture of my Big Dumb Sword™ in my Landsknecht kit. Me jack chains are pretty. Border Wars 2024

[mortallyperfecttimemachine]

SO YOU WANNA build a greatsword, but you have no money and you is me?

Fret not... me, wood is kind of affordable. And I've seen it used for training swords before. And not being proficient in a required skill set has never stopped me before.

Follow along as this delusional woman attempts to build herself a sword.

The first thing any successful project needs is a plan. I know little about greatswords and next to nothing about how to wrangle wood into the shape of one, I need to do some research before I do anything else.

So, naturally, the first thing I did was spend money on materials.

I bought one 34 x 54 mm and one 24 x 74 mm beam of spruce, each 2 m long (If you prefer your measurements in freedom units, converters are free, I shan't risk making a mistake and spreading misinformation. Consider it payback for all the historical US-American sewing journals I had to sift through). I made sure that they had as few brown branch nubs (that's the professional term I believe), and as many rings as possible, because I half remember something about the latter making the wood more stable. Or it got folded metal vibes. Either or. Honestly my main objective was getting whatever's cheapest, and I left the hardware store only 14€ poorer, two of those having been spent on a sanding sponge to rid my steel swords of rust.

I confess, I did have a slight concept of what to do when I bought my beams. I intend to cut the blade and handle out of the 34x54, and slide the crossguard out of the 24x74 over the handle into place. I guess I'll secure the crossguard with a nail on each side and a wedge from below? Then I'll connect the pommel with a wood dowel and some glue and wrap the hilt in (faux) leather. Let's see whether that plan survives contact with the enemy (actually making the thing).

As for the measurements and the design of the sword itself: while looking for fighting manuals on the montante, I found a translation of Figueyredo's Memorial Of the Practice of the Montante by Myers and Hick, and they include a detailed description of a montante with measurements I assume they got from an authentic, historical relic. I've also had the pleasure of swinging a couple greatswords, and the one I enjoyed most by far was by Regenyei, although the specific sword I held was one of the first they ever made and different from their current design. Nevertheless, they foolishly list the measurements of their TH04 Montante on their website, for devious women like me to steal. Due to some fuckery I'll explain later, I guesstimated that the perfect length for me would be around 163 cm, and lo and behold: that's the exact length of the Regenyei TH03 Spadone, so I included that in my considerations as well. Here are their measurements in cm:

Now, some claim that the difference between an Italian spadone and a Spanish montante is size, the spadone being shorter on average. This is not true. The real difference is like, what kind of triangle the secondary guard is. Crocodile/alligator rules of how parallel/narrowing the blade is. Stuff that's negligible for this project. The misbelief comes from the fact that the spadone is a little older than the montante, and greatswords got longer over time, meaning that older spadone we still have are shorter than their spanish cousins who were created decades later. Newer spadone got longer as well.

Generally speaking, the ideal greatsword reaches from the floor to somewhere in your face. Chin to nose for earlier versions, nose to crown for later ones. Taller than you if you're a German Landsknecht with a 7 kg Schlachtschwert and something to prove. Swords on the shorter end are generally easier for beginners to use. Meaning it is time for a handy dandy me-to-sword comparison diagram:

This is where I got the 163 cm number from. I took one of my new woods and measured what height would be good for me. As I hope is obvious, to me the Myers & Hicks proposal is baby. Little tiny sword. Goodbye. The TH03 is literally the length I guesstimated before. Safe. Cute. A good practice length to get the hang of things.

However. As I held the 168 cm Monster of TH04 up to myself I experienced an emotion I hadn't felt since I discovered butches in armor. I kind of liked it. So, to keep myself rational and grounded, I decided to rely on my dear advisor and council:

The council has spoken. TH04 measurements it is.

Up next: I struggle with wood.

Current cost:

12€ for wood.

Take that beautiful 500€ Regenyei Montante which I crave not at all.

[armthearmour]

A Spadone with a battle-worn blade, Venice, Italy, ca. 1550, housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

[vidilpoge]

FFS I've being denied access to the iron tournament AND being explicitally said that I cant use my fencing jacket because I've put a colorful patch on it. I have to take it off. I don't really care for the tournament because I had an inkling they would not let me take part in it, but my plan for the patch was feingning ignorance about them not being permitted

Please tell me, fencers wolrdwide, are you allowed to personalize your equipment in your club or you have to stick to certain colors, models and brands?

Can you personalize your fencing gear?

Of course

Not allowed

It depends

Voting ended onDec 17, 2023

I am talking of esthetical stuff, like painting the mesh of the mask, putting patches on the pants, embroider the back of your jacket, choosing some bright color or fancy pattern for your socks, so on and so fort.

Reblog for bigger sample size etc.

We have to wear all black, stick to a small hadfull of approved models and get scolded for anything out of place. The only free for all are the shoes.