The Roman gladiator class called the dimachaeri fought with one of these weapons in each hand.
The Roman gladiator class called the dimachaeri fought with one of these weapons in each hand. In Scotland, a large variant of this weapon called a "claymore" was used. A German weapon of this type was called the Katzbalger because it was carried in cat's skin. Jordanes claimed that Attila had been given one of these weapons by a shepherd whose flocks had discovered it in a field. The German mercenaries known as Landsknecht were usually armed with one of these weapons called a "zweihander." In ancient Rome, cavalrymen wielded a weapon of this type called the "spatha," while foot soldiers carried one called the "gladius." For 10 points, name this type of weapon which can be called a scimitar when it is curved.
The Roman gladiator class called the dimachaeri fought with one of these weapons in each hand.
{sword}s [accept {scimitar} or {dagger} until “claymore”]