Ceremonial sword

The ceremonial swords of the imperial regalia: the imperial sword from both sides, the ceremonial sword in the middle

Ceremonial sword of the Rector (Prince) of the Republic of Dubrovnik from the 15th century

As Zeremonialschwerter are swords referred exclusively of protocol or ceremonial purposes are used, such as Insignia or issuance of knighthood . Ceremonial swords and the associated scabbards are often lavishly decorated and, due to the decorations, cannot be used as everyday weapons. Ceremonial swords were specially forged or transformed from venerable but no longer usable weapons. The most famous ceremonial swords in German-speaking countries include the imperial sword and the ceremonial sword of the imperial regalia as well as the ceremonial sword of the Essen prince abbesses .

Ceremonial swords are also known from the history of Japan , for example the Ōdachi . The Japanese ceremonial swords often show differences in the dimensions of the blade when compared with the utility blades.

Individual evidence

↑ Gina Lee Barnes: State Formation in Japan: Emergence of a 4th-Century Ruling Elite Durham East-Asia. Psychology Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-415-31178-6 , p. 62.

swell

Alfred Geibig: The ceremonial sword of the Essen Cathedral Treasury. (= Volume 4 of Sources and Studies, Institute for Research on Church History of the Diocese of Essen). Verlag Aschendorff, 1995, ISBN 978-3-402-06243-2 .

[1] Gina Lee Barnes: State Formation in Japan: Emergence of a 4th-Century Ruling Elite Durham East-Asia. Psychology Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-415-31178-6 , p. 62.