Semispathae

[Alanus]

That`s a really nice sword!
It`s the typical eastern form of migration-period spatha from which quite many have been found in eastern europe (especially hungary and romania). The blades are a bit different from the western type: mostly very long, narrow with lens-or diamond-cross-section and a very long tang. The blade-design was not copied in the west but the design of the crossguard and handle were.

That's true. The blade design disappeared in the west... which I think was a shame. But the grip check (cross guard) just kept being lengthened into the medieval cruxiform. (a narrow blade is "faster" and less tiring. In that respect, the Asians had a better, quicker, weapon. The Europeans were heavily into macho-ism, where the blade could be likened to a phallus. Just my thought, based on my inability to handle big and burly swords.) :dizzy: