Tags: Weapon.
The About this sound Zweihänder (German for two hander also called Two handed sword Montante Great sword Bidenhänder Schlachtschwert or Bihänder) is a two-handed sword primarily of the Renaissance. It is a true two-handed sword because wielding it requires two hands unlike other large swords that also can be used with one.The Zweihänder swords develop from the longsword of the Late Middle Ages and became a hallmark weapon of the German Landsknechte from the time of Maximilian I (d.