Southeast Asian Swords - Early History

Early History

  • Bronze Age sword
    • Khopesh (Egyptian)
  • Iron Age sword
    • Xiphos (Greek term for the Iron Age sword)
    • Asi (Sanskrit term for the Iron Age sword)
    • Makhaira (Ancient Greek sabre)
    • Falcata/Kopis (swords with forward-curving blade)
    • Celtic sword
    • Acinaces (Persian short sword)
  • Harpe (Greek mythology)

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