Update on 1st Century Sarmatian Weapons

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This sword showing clear Hunnic and Sarmatian influence, not roman gladius, nor Germanic long sword. From Sarmatian and Hunnic sword emerged medieval european sword.

The origins of the Childeric blade can be found in the Roman Spatha and the Hunnic Altlussheim or other similar cloisonne decorated blades, descended from Sassanid swords of the 4th and 5th centuries.

The blade of the Childeric sword is made distinctly in the Romano-Germanic style which appeared in the early 3rd century AD. It posesses a shallow fuller and a tapering blade, which is not at all characteristic of Hunnic blades. However, the adoption of Cloisonne decoration is a HUGE Hunnic influence.

Hunnic blades are long, straight, and always have a diamond or lenticular cross-section. TBH I'm not aware of any Cloisonne decorated Alanic blades.

The Migration era sword grew out of the Roman Spatha, which had grown out of long Celtic Blades such as the La Tene culture with examples like the 1st Century Hod Hill Spatha. It was influenced by Sassanian Blades which resulted in the Romans moving to a longer, tapering blade.

The Hunnic and Sarmatian influence was largely superficial: for example although Cloisonne lasted a very long time, the Pommel remained in use.