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The Celtic Sword by Radomír Pleiner is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Celtic Sword about?
With contributions by B. G. Scott. This book deals with the history of the long sword, the principal weapon used by Celts during their raids in the 4th-2nd centuries B.C. The Celts adopted this weapon from European Bronze Age cultures and completed its development after it had been superseded by short, stabbing weapons in the warfare of advanced civilizations. Nonetheless, the role played by the Celtic long sword remained considerable. In this first major study of the subject, Pleiner assesses the importance of the sword, and provides the first systematic treatment of the relevant historical and technological problems associated with its manufacture.
Who reads The Celtic Sword?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Radomír Pleiner
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press
- Published
- 1993
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780198134114
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Military, History, Archaeology
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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