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    A longsword (also spelled as long sword or long-sword) is a type of European sword characterized as having a cruciform hilt with a grip for primarily...
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    William Longsword (French: Guillaume Longue-Épée, Old Norman: Williame de lon Espee, Latin: Willermus Longa Spata, Old Norse: Vilhjálmr Langaspjót; c...
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  • up longsword in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A longsword is a type of European two-handed sword. Longsword may also refer to: William Longsword (893–942)...
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    Longsword by the Irish writer Thomas Leland, is a medieval romance based on the life of William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, the son of Henry II...
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  • William Longsword (c. 893–942) was the second ruler of Normandy, from 927 until his assassination in 942. William Longsword may also refer to: William...
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  • the majority of surviving sources concerning the use of the two-handed longsword detail the German school of swordsmanship and the Italian school of swordsmanship...
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    a fruitful harvest. The Morris Ring refer to the dance tradition as 'longsword' as do EFDSS. However the Goathland Plough Stots website states that "The...
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    modern and traditional disciplines. During the Late Middle Ages, the longsword had a position of honour among these disciplines, and sometimes historical...
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    German school of fencing focuses primarily on the use of the two-handed longsword; it also describes the use of many other weapons, including polearms,...
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    several other statues are believed to show their children. The 1762 novel Longsword by Irish writer Thomas Leland was based on his life, which itself inspired...
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