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History of the Sword
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http://www.academieduello.com/wp-content/uploads/slideshow-gallery-pro/sword-908px.jpgFour millennia are represented in this collection, which ranges from Bronze Age swords to modern military sabres.
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Weapons of War
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http://www.academieduello.com/wp-content/uploads/slideshow-gallery-pro/halberd_1368878-908px.jpgWeapon of the common man, who had only to attach a sharpened piece of metal to a stout staff to make himself the bane of armoured horsemen, the pole arm was the mainstay of many European infantries.
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Plate Armour
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http://www.academieduello.com/wp-content/uploads/slideshow-gallery-pro/armour_7000531-908px.jpgBeneath the armour's beauty and craftsmanship remained the serious function of defending the body from harm.
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Heraldry
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http://www.academieduello.com/wp-content/uploads/slideshow-gallery-pro/heraldry3_28355893.jpgThe brightly coloured surcoat and shield of the armoured knight identified him to his comrades on the battlefield, indicated his status, and showed his relationship to his family.
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Fight Books
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http://www.academieduello.com/wp-content/uploads/slideshow-gallery-pro/museum-gallery-capoferro.jpgFighting masters were employed in Mediaeval and Renaissance Europe both to train armies and tutor young noblemen in the arts of war.