Its inventor, Norman MacLeod, named the mine after a large Scottish medieval sword.

As such they are a continuation of the early medieval "Viking sword", which ultimately derives from the spatha of Late Antiquity and the Migration Period.

In simple medieval swords, the quillions usually form the entire guard.

The koncerz originated from a medieval sword and appeared at the end of the 15th century when it was about 1.3m long, quite heavy and badly weighted.

The treasury of Saint-Denis possessed several medieval swords including the one of Saint Louis.

Khmali sword (Early medieval Georgian sword)

Arming sword (high medieval knightly sword)

His classification of the medieval sword, the Oakeshott typology, lives on today as the premiere work on the systematic organization of medieval weaponry.

However, the character cuts off Musashi's head and hands with a large medieval sword.

An early medieval sword mount was unearthed by a metal detectorist in 2006.