There were many, many variations of every type of sword and, ofcourse that means there were always many, many swords. I suppose when doing this page, I asked myself, "which are my favorite?" These are the swords that I wouldn't mind owning myself. I chose these 12 swords either because of their popularity in their eras, or because of the beauty of their design and effectiveness. These swords our the most famous swords ever used in Europe.





Archer's Short Sword Broad Sword Celtic Sword Scottish Claymore
Basket-Hilt Claymore Cruciform Sword Crusader's Sword Dutch Cutlass
Roman Gladius Hand-and-Half Sword Irish Sword Norman Sword
The Rapier Swept Hilt Rapier Early Viking Sword English War Sword