early medieval wax tablet Toverstokken The Scottish basket hilted broadsword

The Scottish basket hilted broadsword was one of the most frequently used weapons from the last Jacobite Revolts between 1700 and 1760

This design allowed the user to grip the haft just behind the head for woodworking or carving

This sword is a replica of a 9th-century Viking sword discovered in a burial mound (tumulus) at Kildonnan / Dail Sithean

This style is characteristic of the cinqueda

during the growth of large towns

early medieval wax tablet Toverstokken The Scottish basket hilted broadswordThe cera (Latin for tabula cerata wax tablet) was a small writing board made from a hard material such as boxwood, beechwood, or even bone. In the center of the board was a recessed area filled with a layer of dark wax. Writing was done on this wax layer using a stylus a pointed tool made of metal, wood, or bone (Greek: stlos, Latin: stilus). With this tool, marks were scratched into the wax. If needed, these marks could easily be erased or smoothed