Specification:
| Overall
Length: |
51"
|
| Blade
Length: |
37
" |
| Blade
Steel: |
Stainless
Steel |
| Blade: |
Unsharpened |
| Handle
Material: |
Cast
Metal |
| Condition: |
New
in the box |
49" Medieval Israel King Solomon Crusader Knight Sword with Deluxe Display Plaq
The son of Beth-sheba and David (of sling-shot/rock/Goliath
fame), Solomon was King of the Hebrews in the 10th century
B.C., and his reign lasted the relatively long span
of about forty years.
He therefore had time to do much for the betterment
of his kingdom. He built numerous cities, the first
grand temple in Jerusalem, and even foundries and furnaces
for copper smelting in the Negev Desert. Under Solomon'
leadership, Israel reached the height of its glory and
territorial dimensions in the ancient days, and for
the most part this was accomplished peacefully.
He
was able to establish friendships even alliances with
some of the past (and future) antagonists of Israel,
namely Egypt and Phoenicia.
The
Bible speaks well of King Solomon, of how he managed
to preserve his profound sense of fairness and justice
in spite of the vast power he possessed. And Solomon'
great wisdom has become proverbial.
One
tale tells of two women who both claimed to be the mother
of the same child. To figure out which one was being
truthful, Solomon handed his sword to a soldier and
commanded him to split the baby into two halves and
to give one piece to each woman. The real mother begged
the king to spare her son and to grant him to the other
woman.
Whether
Solomon really intended to chop the kid up is doubtful
but beyond our ability to ascertain, but by their reactions
the wise monarch discovered which woman' story was true,
and thus the problem was solved without resorting to
infant bisection.
Alas,
like so many other wonders of the ancient world, the
glory depicted in the bible of Solomon' kingdom has
vanished and is impossible to confirm by modern archaeological
methods.
King
Solomon' broadsword is laden with traditional Jewish
symbols and designs:
The
Star of David on the cross guard and pommel; the seven-candled
menorah customary of Judaism also on the cross guard.
At
the ends of the quill ions are figures of a griffon-like
creature with the body of a lion, the wings of an eagle,
and the head of a man wearing a kippah on his head and
a braided beard on his face.
Etched on the blade and forged into the metal of the
pommel, handle and cross guard are patterned designs
based on the harmonious confluence of the Jewish and
Moslem cultures and religions that King Solomon' Israel
represented.
This
is a MUST have sword in your collection!
