Rapier

Japanese: rapier
Rapier

…This material is from the first period of the Middle Minoan civilization (around 1950 BCE), but long swords became common in the Late Bronze Age. Long swords are classified into several types based on the changes in the shape of the blade, such as long and slender ones called rapiers, ones with a spine, and ones with a sharp point called a "carp tongue." In Europe, however, classification based on the base of the blade is the most suitable for further classification. This is because the handle changed the most from the end of the Bronze Age to the early Iron Age. …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "rapier" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この資料は中期ミノス文明第I期(前1950ころ)のものであるが,長剣が一般的になるのは後期青銅器時代においてである。長剣は,剣身の形態変化からレーピアrapierと呼ばれる細長いもの,脊のついたもの,〈鯉の舌〉と呼ばれる鋭い切先をもつものなど数種に分類されるが,ヨーロッパでは剣身基部を基準とした分類が最も細別に適している。それは,柄の部分が青銅器時代の末から初期鉄器時代にかけて最も変化するからである。…

※「rapier」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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