🎧 The Sword & Its Cultural Significance
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If one object stands out as synonymous with the Medieval period, it's probably the sword.
In this episode of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis talks to Dr. Robert W. Jones, author of A Cultural History of the Medieval Sword: Power, Piety and Play, in which he takes the sword beyond its functional role as a tool for killing, considering it as a cultural artefact, and the broader meaning and significance it had to its bearer.
This episode was edited by Joseph Knight and produced by Rob Weinberg.
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