The high medieval sword of the Romanesque period (10th to 13th centuries) developed gradually from the Viking sword of the 9th century. This type is frequently depicted in period artwork, and numerous examples have been preserved archaeologically. In the European High Middle Ages, the typical sword (sometimes academically categorized as the knightly sword, arming sword, or in full, knightly arming sword) was a straight, double-edged weapon with a single-handed, cruciform (i.e., cross-shaped) hilt and a blade length of about 70 to 80 centimetres (28 to 31 in). It has a heavy type XII blade, presumably intended for use from horseback, with a type A " Brazil-nut" pommel. Replica of the Sword of Saint Maurice, one of the best-preserved 13th-century swords, now kept in Turin.
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