Historical Daggers

In the Zetan Medieval Shop you can buy all the daggers that have existed throughout history, and the most famous and well-known medieval, Viking and Renaissance characters, such as Carlos V, Ragnar Lodbrok, Lancelot, King Solomon, Templars and many others. more. You will also find daggers and daggers from the movies you like the most, such as The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, Robin Hood, King Arthur, Merlin, etc.

HISTORICAL DAGGERS THROUGH THE TIMES

Daggers have been used by historical figures as secondary weapons, self defense, and status symbols. From the Roman Empire to the Renaissance and beyond, these weapons have played an important role in the life and death of many historical figures. Daggers have been an important weapon in the history of humanity, used in various cultures and historical periods. Throughout time, different characters have stood out for their ability to use the dagger, either as a combat weapon or as a hunting or work tool.

Below we'll explore some of the most notable daggers used by famous historical figures.

Julius Caesar, a Roman military and political leader, is known for carrying a special dagger known as the pugio. This dagger was a commonly used weapon among Roman soldiers and was often worn at the waist as a secondary weapon. Caesar's pugio had a double-edged steel blade and a hilt decorated with gold and precious stones. According to legend, Caesar used this dagger to defend himself against attack during his famous assassination in the Roman Senate.

Another historical figure known for his dagger was the famous Spanish explorer and conquistador Hernán Cortés. During his conquest of the Aztec empire, Cortés carried a Spanish-style dagger, which had a long, slender blade and a carved bone hilt. The dagger became a symbol of Cortés's conquest, and he reportedly used it to sacrifice a handful of Aztec nobles in his attempt to consolidate his power in the region.

In the Renaissance, daggers were popular with nobles and knights as status symbols and defensive tools. One of the most famous historical figures to use a Renaissance dagger was the Italian artist Michelangelo. His dagger had a thin, sharp blade and an ivory hilt carved with detailed designs. It is said that this dagger was always within reach of Michelangelo's hand, who used it for both personal defense and artistic work.

Another notable historical figure who used a dagger was the legendary 17th century pirate William Kidd, also known as Captain Kidd. Kidd carried a short, sharp dagger, said to have been used to cut ropes and break into enemy ships during their pirate raids. Kidd's dagger was a versatile and essential tool in a pirate's life, and became a symbol of Kidd's fearsome reputation among other pirates and sailors.

The dagger also played an important role in the life of the Mongolian Emperor Genghis Khan. He was often seen carrying a Mongol-style dagger, known as the khanjar . This dagger had a long, curved blade and an ornate hilt with precious stones and gold trim.

One of the cultures best known for the use of daggers is the Viking culture. The Vikings were known for their ferocity on the battlefield and for their skill in the use of weapons, including daggers. The Viking dagger was known as a " seax ", and was used both as a combat weapon and for everyday work such as cutting wood or preparing food.

One of the most prominent characters in the history of the Vikings and their relationship with daggers was the warrior Ragnar Lothbrok . Ragnar was a legendary Viking king and hero who lived in the 9th century. According to legend, Ragnar was a master in the use of daggers, and many feats are credited to him on the battlefield. Furthermore, Ragnar is said to have been the inventor of the seax , the most common Viking dagger.

Another historical figure known for his skill in the use of the dagger was the Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras. Pythagoras lived in the sixth century BC, and is known for his contributions to geometry and philosophy. However, he is also credited with designing a special dagger, known as the "Dagger of Pythagoras". This dagger had a double-edged blade and a handle that split into two parts, allowing the dagger to be used as a compass to draw perfect circles.

In the medieval world, daggers were an important part of a knight's arsenal. During the crusades, knights used daggers as a secondary weapon, and were known for their skill in using the dagger in close combat. One of the most prominent characters of the Middle Ages and his relationship with daggers was Richard the Lionheart, King of England. It is said that Ricardo was a master in the use of the dagger, and that he always carried a dagger with him in his battles.

Another historical figure associated with daggers was the warrior and Templar leader Jacques de Molay . The Templars were a military order from the Middle Ages, and are credited with inventing the left-handed dagger, a dagger specially designed to be used in close combat while holding a shield in the right hand. Jacques de Molay was a master in the use of this dagger, and it is said that he was able to kill several enemies in a single battle.

In Japanese culture, daggers were known as "tanto", and were an important part of the samurai's arsenal.

KNIFE AND DAGGERS WITH CURVED EDGES IN THE MIDDLE DUERO AND UPPER EBRO

  At the time when Hannibal Barca besieged Salmantica , 220 BC, a large city of Iberia, the besieged promised to give Hannibal 300 talents of silver and 300 hostages, so that he could lift the siege, but once this was done they retracted their promises to do whatever they could. He will order them and give Hannibal three hundred talents of silver and three hundred hostages. Then Anibal returned and ordered the sack of the city, which caused its inhabitants to agree to Anibal 's new conditions : free men to leave with a single dress, handing over their weapons, wealth, slaves and the city. But the women also came out with their men, carrying concealed daggers that Anibal 's men did not detect . This fact would provoke the attack of the salmanticense warriors, already provided with weapons by the women, to the sentinels who watched over them, while their city was sacked, which allowed them to flee to the mountains.

HISTORICAL DAGGERS AND KNIFE IN FORGOTTEN

 Meseteño daggers and daggers have gone unnoticed by archaeologists for many years. The main cause of this ignorance should be highlighted the scarcity of archaeological excavations carried out during the first half of the 20th century in the Duero basin, while in Celtiberia many excavations were carried out, but the fact that the inspected necropolises present morphologies very high, the few daggers and daggers found passed into almost general oblivion. During the second half of the 20th century, new results were produced, but they were only solitary pieces, which meant that they were assigned to some already known type of pieces. But the excavation of the Villanueva de Teba necropolis would change things definitively. The panorama would change from the eighties onwards with the excavation of the Burgos necropolis of La Cascajera in Villanueva de Teba. There the archaeological works allowed to exhume more than one thirty tombs, many of which contain a different type of dagger. After many controversies among scientists, for having a pistiliform blade , some propose as a name, curved-edged dagger, although discussions continue today. In 2008, the thirteen pieces recognized so far in the Las Ruedas necropolis cemetery in the Vaccea city of pintia (Padilla de Duero / Peñafiel / Valladolid ) make this site the second in number of specimens, so second only to the necropolis of The Cascajera in Villanueva de Teba . Later, more curved daggers appeared in many dispersed necropolises in the terrain of the middle basin of the Duero and Alto Ebro. The daggers with curved edges have a very complex structure, exceeding the complexity of bidiscoidal daggers . They are very similar in the blade and the scabbard, but they are very uneven in the handles, and especially in some bolsters that end in the pommels.