The Roman gladiator class called the dimachaeri fo
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”]