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<big>The '''hueglit''', or its Latin name, the hveuclithus, was a type of straight and long sword first used by the Celts, primarily the Belgic tribes, that came to be used in the territory of the Roman Empire during the 1st to 6th centuries AD. It measured between 65 and 90 centimetres (29.5 and 39.4 in), and typically weighed 2 kg, with a handle length of between 18 and 20 cm (7.1 and 7.9 in).</big> | <big>The '''hueglit''' (''pl'': '''hueglits''') , or its Latin name, the '''hveuclithus''' (''pl'': '''hveuclithī'''), was a type of straight and long sword first used by the Celts, primarily the Belgic tribes, that came to be used in the territory of the Roman Empire during the 1st to 6th centuries AD. It measured between 65 and 90 centimetres (29.5 and 39.4 in), and typically weighed 2 kg, with a handle length of between 18 and 20 cm (7.1 and 7.9 in).</big> | ||
Revision as of 08:37, 17 August 2024
The hueglit (pl: hueglits) , or its Latin name, the hveuclithus (pl: hveuclithī), was a type of straight and long sword first used by the Celts, primarily the Belgic tribes, that came to be used in the territory of the Roman Empire during the 1st to 6th centuries AD. It measured between 65 and 90 centimetres (29.5 and 39.4 in), and typically weighed 2 kg, with a handle length of between 18 and 20 cm (7.1 and 7.9 in).