Thursday, December 2, 2021

Collecting Ancient Swords - A Psychological Time Warp?

By Alexander Ross


The hobby of collecting ancient swords and memorabilia has become very popular in recent times and has mushroomed into a thriving internet business.

The psychologists say that this hobby form is something that takes us back to the Medieval times in Old Europe when The Knights in Shining Armor and The Knights of The Round Table in the times of King Arthur used to carry out chivalrous acts to win the hands of fair maidens or even carry out daring acts of rescue to save those Fairy Princess like characters that were kept as prisoners in old time towers or castles.

The knights used to hang all of their regalia around the walls of their castles and would mount their swords along with their shields which were also adorned with the crests and markings of of their own house of chivalry.

The knights used to lead very chivalrous lives which at times were almost monastic in nature and they also were trained to go into battle showing no fear. The knights, although always clad in shiny armor, were often found to be at a disadvantage if their armor was allowed to become dirty. The reason for this was that the sun used to reflect off various parts of their attire such as the breastplate or leg plates and as a consequence used to shine into the eyes of their opponents.

This would of course distract the opposing knights and would put them at a severe disadvantage when challenging in battle as they would not be able to see where their opponents were attacking from.

The massive swords that the knights used to carry around were extremely heavy and were called broadswords. The broad swords were so called because the blades were very heavy and wide, hence the name broad. The way the knights would fight with these would be to raise them above their heads and bring them down with a terrific force onto their opponents bodies.

This would smash the challenging knights over the head and would literally crush the life out of them. The force of the blow would often shatter their spinal column and render them lame and unfit to fight on further.

The ancient knight would then claim the colors of their opponent and erect them in a triumphant fashion around the walls of their castles.

The collection of armor in modern times dates back to this tribal custom of hanging your opponents colors or emblems around your home, a bit like you might hang your sports trophies won at baseball or hockey.

In a similar way that the cannibals of the old Easter Islands used to shrink the heads of their opponents and then wear them about their body by hanging the heads from a belt can also be found to find roots in this ancient psychological art form.

The easiest way to collect swords and other memorabilia these days is by browsing the internet. There are many Sword Shopping Malls around with safe and secure purchasing systems that means that making a collection has become very easy.

Alex has been writing for about 3 years. His particular interest is in ancient swords and in particular the hattori hanzo sword. Why not visit his web site http://www.hattorihanzosword.com/ and learn more about this fascinating subject.

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