Sword of the Cathars - Display Sword

- Pick up only.
- In the same condition as when bought: pristine/as seen in pictures.

Dimensions/Info (Approximate):
- Total Length: 94cm
- Blade Length: 75cm
- Blade Width: 4.5cm
- Blade Thickness: 5mm
- Blade: High-carbon steel
- Weight: 1.2kg
- Edge: Blunt
- Scabbard: None
- Manufacturer: Art Gladius, Toledo, Spain

Background:
The Cathars—condemned as diabolical heretics by the Roman church—are often hailed as a manifestation of a separate, ‘primitive’ brand of Christianity. If you travel to towns like Toulouse, Albi, and Carcassonne today, you’ll see signs proclaiming the Pays Cathare, ‘Cathar country’ with prominent displays of the gold-and-red Cathar cross, which is misleading since they didn’t worship the cross.

Like many other secret orders down through time, the Cathars have been spun, co-opted, and mythologized, which makes sorting out who exactly they were and what they believed almost impossible.