{"product_id":"miniature-epee-medievale-fourreau-croix-30cm","title":"Miniature Medieval Sword with Scabbard: Red Cross, 30 cm","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA blade engraved with interlace and its cross-adorned scabbard\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003edouble-edged straight sword\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a silver-plated blade engraved with flowing interlace, a crossguard bent on one side, a brown-wrapped handle, and an ornate pommel. The \u003cstrong\u003eblack scabbard\u003c\/strong\u003e is crossed by two red straps forming a cross.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind this piece in our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/armes-vikings\"\u003eweapons department\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat makes this piece unique\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eThe blade is engraved along its entire length:\u003c\/b\u003e flowing interlace, not just a simple polish. The casting is fine for a thirty-centimeter object.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eA cross-adorned scabbard:\u003c\/b\u003e two red straps crossed over black. This is the language of chivalry and crusades, not Nordic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eThe most affordable miniature:\u003c\/b\u003e it does not have a stand, but it does come with its scabbard and ring.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eIt is a display piece:\u003c\/b\u003e thirty centimeters of cast alloy, with blunt point and edges. It is neither a weapon nor a costume piece.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/b\u003e Cast zinc alloy, silver-plated blade, black and red scabbard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Approximately 30 cm long, including scabbard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eUse:\u003c\/b\u003e display case, shelf, desk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eSold:\u003c\/b\u003e individually\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDid you know?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe straight crossguard sword—a simple bar perpendicular to the blade—became standard in Europe around the year 1000, and it is a direct descendant of Viking swords. The transition is visible in the typologies: Viking Age blades had a \u003cstrong\u003eshort, thick\u003c\/strong\u003e guard, almost like a block; those of the 12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century lengthened the quillons until they formed a true cross. This is not just a stylistic evolution—it is the arrival of the \u003cem\u003egauntlet\u003c\/em\u003e, which allows for a finger to be placed over the guard, and of Christian symbolism, which sees a cross in the object. The Viking form is the mother of this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo learn more, our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/news\/anatomie-epee-viking-parties-fabrication\"\u003eanatomy of the Viking sword\u003c\/a\u003e allows you to compare this design with that of a blade actually forged in the North.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the same category\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/miniature-lame-blasphematoire-elden-ring-30cm\"\u003eBlasphemous Blade (Elden Ring): 30 cm Miniature\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/miniature-epee-dragon-givre-fourreau-30cm\"\u003eFrost Dragon Sword Miniature: Scabbard, 30 cm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/miniature-jian-chinois-tete-de-dragon-socle-30cm\"\u003eDragon Head Jian Sword Miniature: Stand, 30 cm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Le Comptoir Viking","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57913829097854,"sku":"LCV-ARME-MINIATUREEPEEMEDIEVALEFOURREAUC","price":29.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/0569\/8430\/files\/miniature-epee-medievale-fourreau-croix-30cm-ambiance.jpg?v=1787672444","url":"https:\/\/www.le-comptoir-viking.fr\/en\/products\/miniature-epee-medievale-fourreau-croix-30cm","provider":"Le Comptoir Viking","version":"1.0","type":"link"}