Great sword

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The term great sword refers to any of a number of large two-handed swords used in medieval Europe.

heavy examples of High Medieval knightly swords, Oakeshott types XIIa and XIIIa
the 16th century zweihander
Ealy modern broadswords of the Schiavona type
the bastard-sword or Spadone type
  
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