Constantin Brâncoveanu's sabres - Săbiile lui Constantin Brâncoveanu

eftihis · 5th March 2023, 09:31 PM

Some other sabres with Greek inscriptions.

Sylektis · 6th March 2023, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by eftihis

Some other sabres with Greek inscriptions.

Eftihis you forgot a few more.
Here from Аствацатурян book.

Sylektis · 6th March 2023, 05:41 PM

and another one in the kremlin.

Teisani · 7th March 2023, 06:48 PM

Thank you for your contributions.
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I found Marcu Beza's paper: Noui urme romanesti la manastirea Sinai si la Ierusalim. In: Boabe de grau, An V, 1935, nr. 9, p. 552-565.
http://restitutio.bcub.ro/handle/123456789/763

Problem is, nobody knows how the sabre ended up at the Holy Tomb monastery treasury. Beza, working with the assumption that it trully is Brâncoveanu's sabre, postulates that it may have been a gift given to the patriarch, on one of his many visits to the Wallachian prince. The handle is made of ivory, according to him.

Teisani · 7th March 2023, 07:26 PM

And Nicolae Iorga's article on the Stockholm sabre can be read here: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki...escoperite.pdf
Can anyone please help with translating the greek writting in the last page?

TVV · 8th March 2023, 06:07 PM

These swords with the Virgin Mary medallion have been subject to a lot of speculation. Rivkin, in his "A Study of the Eastern Sword", discusses them and his hypothesis is that these originated during the Great Turkish War and distributed as gifts to potential Holy League allies in Eastern Europe, particularly Russia. If true, this explains why there are inscriptions in different languages - those would have varied based on the intended recipients.

Teisani · 13th March 2023, 09:17 PM

One more. Seems rehilted since thw scabbard is typically Ottoman. https://www.landesmuseum.de/videogui...ser-und-sultan

5th March 2023, 09:31 PM	#1
eftihis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chania Crete Greece Posts: 511	Some other sabres with Greek inscriptions. Attached Images

6th March 2023, 05:41 PM	#3
Sylektis Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 138	and another one in the kremlin. Attached Images

7th March 2023, 06:48 PM	#4
Teisani Member Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: Romania Posts: 314	Thank you for your contributions. ============================ I found Marcu Beza's paper: Noui urme romanesti la manastirea Sinai si la Ierusalim. In: Boabe de grau, An V, 1935, nr. 9, p. 552-565. http://restitutio.bcub.ro/handle/123456789/763 Problem is, nobody knows how the sabre ended up at the Holy Tomb monastery treasury. Beza, working with the assumption that it trully is Brâncoveanu's sabre, postulates that it may have been a gift given to the patriarch, on one of his many visits to the Wallachian prince. The handle is made of ivory, according to him. Attached Images

7th March 2023, 07:26 PM	#5
Teisani Member Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: Romania Posts: 314	And Nicolae Iorga's article on the Stockholm sabre can be read here: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki...escoperite.pdf Can anyone please help with translating the greek writting in the last page? Attached Images

13th March 2023, 09:17 PM	#7
Teisani Member Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: Romania Posts: 314	One more. Seems rehilted since thw scabbard is typically Ottoman. https://www.landesmuseum.de/videogui...ser-und-sultan Attached Images Last edited by Teisani; 13th March 2023 at 09:31 PM.

8th March 2023, 06:07 PM	#6
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,660	These swords with the Virgin Mary medallion have been subject to a lot of speculation. Rivkin, in his "A Study of the Eastern Sword", discusses them and his hypothesis is that these originated during the Great Turkish War and distributed as gifts to potential Holy League allies in Eastern Europe, particularly Russia. If true, this explains why there are inscriptions in different languages - those would have varied based on the intended recipients.