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A Walk in Time - I
La Couvertoirade, Aveyron, France - April 2012
Today I’m posting a series of photos from a little fortified village in Aveyron, which has remained mostly untouched since the 13th century :D It’s not as touristy as the famous Carcassonne Town, and that adds to its charms…

phytos:

Emmanuel Correia

(via blue-voids)

ghost-of-gold:

1329 Medieval Knight Bastard Sword

This is a classic example of the Medieval swords found during the later part of the 14th C. and commonly used by the nobility during the 100 years war. The Medieval swords of the era were forged with the traditrional wheel pommel and slightly curved quillions.

Specifications 1060 High Carbon Steel, Tempered to a Rockwell of 53
Fittings : Mild Steel
Blade Thickness: 1.34 mm
Total Length: 42”
Blade Length : 30”
POB:2.5”
Weight: 3lbs 6 oz.

(Source: whiskey-wolf, via fyeahswords)

art-of-swords:

Hand-made Swords
Sword
Lenght - 128cm
Widht - 30cm
Blade lenght - 108cm
Blade width ricasso - 4cm
Weight - 1580 grams
    2. Dagger
Lenght - 65cm
Widht - 30cm
Blade lenght - 50cm
Blade width ricasso - 4cm
Weight - 940 grams
1594er mark4 + Dagger by ~Qualcuno
art-of-swords:

Hand-made Swords + Dagger
1594er mark4 + Dagger - 2 by ~Qualcuno

(Warcraft AU) Mercy

rabid-possum:

‘Every sword has a name.  Every sword worth knowing, at least.’

Burke repeated the words over and over again in his mind.  ’Every sword has a name,’ his own voice said, echoing inside his skull.  No one had ever said those words to him.  No one he had known, anyhow.  An author had written them in a novel.  It wasn’t even a good one, but the young squire had found it interesting.  He was fifteen now, and while he had been catching wise words from the knight he was squired to, Sir Moor, the boy was more apt to listen to those words written by unknown writers who made less coin than a sewer jack for all their hard work.

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(Source: thewhitesigil.shivtr.com, via possum-of-lannister)