Books I Read in May

[johnraptor]

The Sword in the Age of Chivalry
Ewart OakeshottThe Sword in the Age of Chivalry describes Oakeshott's system of classification of medieval swords, a system still widely used today. It's based on blade morphology, in other words, the shape and function of the blade. Pommel and cross guard styles are also categorized, but are less useful in dating

Comments

[markbuster]

Have you read "Grass for his Pillow"? It's a really good book.

[johnraptor]

I haven't but I'll look it up.