Great sword
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The term great sword refers to an example of any of a number of large swords used in medieval Europe:
- Greatsword, a heavy example of the High Medieval arming sword, including Oakeshott types XIIa and XIIIa (the English Greatsword specifically).
- Longsword, in both the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
- Zweihänder, a 16th century German weapon.
- broadsword, in early modern examples of the Schiavona type.
- Claymore (Gaelic claidheamh mor, lit. "great sword"), a Scottish sword.
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