Chivalric weapon

s or, are a category of weapons which may only be used by (the ).

Defining weapons
One of the main difficulties is in defining weapons and. What constitutes a weapon and what a tool? Which is clothing and which armour? There are two subclasses of weapon, chivalric weapons which may only be used by gentlefolk. and common weapons which may be used by everyone else. Unfortunately, there is no universal standard by which all nations judge.

Custom defines a weapon as a tool used for fighting on the battlefield or field of honor and excludes items which are used by craftsmen in their day to day work. Unfortunately, some weapons and tools cross the line. A can be a simple, or it can be iron-reinforced for use in combat. Similarly, a reinforced with iron becomes a.

The Lady, wrote a treatise on ic etiquette called in 398  which has seen wide circulation, and has been translated into several languages. Calfona's divided arms and armour into three broad categories; tools, weapons, and chivalric arms, and she is the accepted authority on the subject.

Chivalric weapons
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