E! fYle (That means, “hey friend,” in ancient Greek). I’m the Greek gumshoe and I’ve hunted out another weapon for you. It’s called the Xiphos
The Xiphos is the Greek’s sword. They would only use it once their spear, the dory (see my previous blog), was broken or they threw it. The Xiphos had a double-edged leaf-shaped blade that was good for slashing and stabbing. This blade was about 50 to 60 centimeters long
The Spartans had a shorter sword which was the same design as the Xiphos that was 30 meters long and had advantages in close combat.
Any Xiphos, Greek or Spartan, was made of iron or bronze. The blueprints for the Xiphos were used for the Roman sword, the Gladius. It was made around 800 to 400 B.C. It was sheathed in a baldric beneath the left arm.
The name Xiphos means “penetrating light”. And that’s all I’ve got for now. Tune in next time when we’ll hunt out another weapon.
(Thank you to www.army-guide.com/eng/article/article_2643.html; www.neoseeker.com/forums/39050/t1686364-musou-orochi-2-sw3-dw7/2.htm; and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiphos for the photos.)
