04-14-2006, 07:58 PM
I understand your point Travis.
Here though I belive the discussion started as what the parazonium was.
I gave references of terms and explanations.
Possibly yes, it came as a term to describe even swords-wrong in my opinion.
I feel that medieval and renesance scholars trying to impresse their audiences are responsible for using the term incorrectly.
The classic texts speak of Enheridio for dagger but the term Machera is also -so widly used-that you can never be sure if it is sword or dagger that they are talking about.
Parazonio= PARA TIN ZONI by the belt (Tucked in the belt???). Usually Cretans and islanders in Greece stuffed dagger scabards through the wide sash-like belts. Paintings of Heroes of the 1821 revolution show even short swords tucked in the belt.
Still I belive the terms are more correctly applied to daggers.
Kind regards
Here though I belive the discussion started as what the parazonium was.
I gave references of terms and explanations.
Possibly yes, it came as a term to describe even swords-wrong in my opinion.
I feel that medieval and renesance scholars trying to impresse their audiences are responsible for using the term incorrectly.
The classic texts speak of Enheridio for dagger but the term Machera is also -so widly used-that you can never be sure if it is sword or dagger that they are talking about.
Parazonio= PARA TIN ZONI by the belt (Tucked in the belt???). Usually Cretans and islanders in Greece stuffed dagger scabards through the wide sash-like belts. Paintings of Heroes of the 1821 revolution show even short swords tucked in the belt.
Still I belive the terms are more correctly applied to daggers.
Kind regards
HOPLITE14GR (aka Stefanos)
Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com
Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com
