Scramaxe

Japanese: scramasaxe
Scramaxe

…This type of sword, imported from the East, known as the Damascus sword, was famous for its sharpness. The Germanic peoples originally used battle axes, but among the Franks, a sword called the scramasaxe became popular around the 7th century. Its length varied from 85 to 30 cm, its blade width was 6 to 3 cm, and its blade thickness was about 1 cm. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "scramasaxe" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…東方から輸入されるこの種の剣,いわゆるダマスクス剣は鋭利なことで有名であった。 ゲルマン人はもと戦斧を多用したが,フランク人の間では7世紀ころスクラマサクスscramasaxeと呼ばれる剣が普及した。長さは85cmから30cmまで長短さまざま,刃幅6~3cm,刃の厚さ1cm程度。…

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