Sword Collection

Kendo martial arts fighter holding sword in front of him

Battle Of Thermopylae
Persian archers kill the last of the Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae, August 480 BC. 300 Spartans, under King Leonidas I

Coat of Arms of Austria, 1898. Showing a doble headed imperial eagle hold a sword and orb

Three Samurai
Three samurai warriors in armour, circa 1880. (Photo by Kusakabe Kimbei/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Charlemagne - the first Holy Roman Emperor, published in 1868
Charlemagne (Charles the Great, Latin: Carolus Magnus, possibly 742 - 814), King of the Franks from 768 on and Emperor of the Romans (Imperator Romanorum) from 800 to his death in 814

Charge of the Light Brigade
Clouds billow, cannons roar, horses hooves thunder and men are asked to give their all in hand to hand combat of the battle field

Medieval Arms And Armor
Engraving shows two examples of medieval armor, on the left is a specimen from the late 13th and early 14th Century as depicted on the arms of Hugh of Chatillon which includes a broigne

Sword & Teapot in Kasbah, Ait-Benhaddou, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Illustration of a Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Death of a Knight
Vintage engraving by Dore from 1879 showing the gruesome death of a knight

Angel of Victory and the First Crusaders
Vintage engraving showing a luminous angel leading the armies of the first crusade as they advance towards Jerusalem in the Holyland

Antique Woodblock print of Samurai Warrior
Wonderful dynamic woodblock print depicting a Samurai Warrior in battle by Utagawa Kuniyoshi January 1, 1797 a April 14, 1861 was one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of

David and Goliath
" Vintage engraving from the 1870 of a sdcene from the Old Testament by Gustave Dore showing David and Goliath. Goliath was described as a giant Philistine warrior

The true cross by Gustave Dore (1832 aa 1883)The Crusaders are roused by the sight of the true cross

Canterbury Tales - The Pardoner
The Pardoner, a character in " The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century

Canterbury Tales - The Reeve
The Reeve, a character in " The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century

Queen Elizabeth I knighting Sir Francis Drake (1859 engraving)
Sir Francis Drake being knighted by Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1581. An engraving from The Heroes of England: Stories of the Lives of Englands Warriors by Land and Sea edited by John G

Japanese Triptych Woodblock Print of the Hunt
A wonderful tryptic created by the master woodblock printer Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1797-1861 illustrating the monster hunt story, the hunt is called Nue Taiji, Yorimass retainer, Hayata Tadazumi

Japanese Woodblock Print Samauri Battle 1850
This 1850 print is part of a tryptich battle scene by the great Utagawa Yoshitsuru, (worked 1847-1852) ašIt depicts the opening siege of Minamoto no Yoritomo; Hojo Tokimasa

Montagues & Capulets Fight In Romeo And Juliet
Members of the Montague and Capulet clans battle with swords in an illustrated scene from the William Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Leviathan
The destruction of Leviathan by Gustave Dore. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Illustration, sword with black hilt

Illustration of the twelve symbols of the tribes of Israel, The sun, pitcher with sword, lion, ship, donkey, snake, round tent, tree, fawn, bunch of black grapes, palm tree, and wolf

Jabberwocky illustration, (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
"Page scanned from an original book dated 1870, this is a colour illustration by John Tenniel from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-glass'."

Athene repressing the fury of Achilles
Athene (or Athena) repressing the fury of Achilles. From "Stories From Homer" by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A.; illustrations from designs by John Flaxman

Diomed casting his spear against Ares
Diomed (Diomedes) casting his spear against Ares. From "Stories From Homer" by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A.; illustrations from designs by John Flaxman

Ulysses killing the suitors who vied for Penelope's hand in marriage. From "Stories From Homer" by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A.; illustrations from designs by John Flaxman

Hector and Ajax separated by the Heralds. From "Stories From Homer" by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A.; illustrations from designs by John Flaxman

Crowd and Sword Motif
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. Crowd and Sword Motif

Don Quixote and the Knight of the Mirrors
Vintage engraving of Don Quixote and the Knight of the Mirrors. Illustrated by Gustave Dore

The Dons Misadventure
" The Dons Misadventure, a scene from Don Quixote. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker."

The beaten knight and his squire
" The beaten knight and his squire, a scene from Don Quixote. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker."

Adam and Eve
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Solomon’s wise decision
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Destruction of Sennacherib
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vision of a woman
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Destruction of the Leviathan
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They both betook them several ways 1885
Engraving by Gustave Dore. From Miltons Paradise Lost by Robert Vaughan, D.D. Chicago and New York 1885

Scenic painting of the last judgment
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David
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Fallen Angels
Fallen angels on the wing, a scene from MIltons Paradise lost. So numberless were those bad angels seen, Hovering on the wing, under the cope of Hell. Engraving from 1870

Bedouin
circa 1930: A young bedouin spy in Jiddah (Jedda) leans on his sword as he keeps watch. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Wallenstein lansquenet, painted by Wilhelm Camphausen (1818-1885), chromolithograph
Wallenstein lansquenet. Musketeer from the time of the Thirty Years War (1618 - 1648). Chromolithograph after a painting by Wilhelm Camphausen (German painter, 1818-1885), published in 1871

Ninja Warrior
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Asian Gymnast
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Three peasants, early 16th century, by Albrech DAOErer, published 1881
Three peasants, early 16th Century. Woodcut engraving after an original by Albrecht Durer (German painter and engraver, 1471 - 1528), published in 1881

landsknecht
" Landsknecht by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) Landsknecht with a flag of MaximilianLandsknechts (singular Landsknecht, German plural Landsknechte)

Saint Simon
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing Saint Simon, 1523

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