Reclaiming the Blade

7.7

/10

1h 30mDocumentary

The Medieval and Renaissance blade, a profound and beautiful object handcrafted by master artisans of old. An object of great complexity, yet one with a singular use in mind- it is designed to kill. The truth of the sword has been shrouded in antiquity, and the Renaissance martial arts that brought it to being are long forgotten. The ancient practitioners lent us all they knew through their manuscripts. As gunslingers of the Renaissance they were western heroes with swords, and they lived and died by them. Yet today their history remains cloaked under a shadow of legend.The Medieval and Renaissance blade, a profound and beautiful object handcrafted by master artisans of old. An object of great complexity, yet one with a singular use in mind- it is designed to kill. The truth of the sword has ... Read more

Starring John Rhys-Davies, Viggo Mortensen, Karl Urban, Bob Anderson

Watch "Reclaiming the Blade" from streaming services Amazon Prime, Amazon released in 2009. It's a documentary movie, and has a rating of 7.7 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.