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(Created page with "<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 and was adopted by the Romans. It measured between 65 and 90 centimetres (25.6 and 39.4 in) and typically weighed 1 kg, with a handle length of between 18 and 20 cm (7.1 and 7.9 in).</big>") |
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<big>The '''hueglit''', or its Latin name, the | [[File:Celtic sword.jpg|thumb|a hveuclithus]] | ||
<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 and was adopted by the Romans. 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> | |||
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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 and was adopted by the Romans. 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).