What was the major usage of daggers in the medieval era?
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What was the major usage of daggers in the medieval era?
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As a backup weapon if the Lance or Spear and Sword were lost, broken, or discarded AND to be used to dispatch a badly wounded enemy or comrade. Also, swords were not worn with civilian or court dress so the dagger was frequently the only weapon permitted. Everyone usually carried a smaller single edge knife for eating & utilitarian use.
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The main purpose of the dagger was as a tool rather than a weapon, although obviously it was sometimes used to finish someone off. I say it would mostly be used for eating. Except for those that were specifically designed to penetrate the isolates of someone’s helmet and kill them.
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Rondel daggers were not designed for killing armored men. The rondel guard was completely superfluous for that purpose.
The rondel dagger became popular in the very late Middle Ages. It was a much more common weapon in the Renaissance
Rondels were a civilian personal defense weapon – especially for merchants who had to protect themselves against highway robberies.
The expensive rondel was a “street fighting” blade, not a military weapon.
The rondel guard was designed for a specific purpose: some people preferred an “ice pick grip”, some people preferred a “saber grip”. The round handguard accomodated both pre…
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Knives in a variety of forms were common in the middle ages, and daggers were an important part of a soldier’s kit.
Particularly in the late medieval period when plate armor became more common and more protective, it’s likely that the vast majority of troops on a medieval battlefield would have a dagger on them. In a battlefield application, daggers were used at extremely close range, often when the two fighters were grappling or wrestling on the ground. A short standing implement like a dagger gives some of the easiest usage in such situations. Full plate armor is very effective at stopping attacks, so daggers were used to exploit small gaps in the armor, places like the joints, armpits, neck, groin, and of course the visor or eyeslits. Specialized daggers, such as the famed rondel dagger, became common place for defeating armored opponents.
Off the battlefield, daggers had a similar role in duels, trials, and even tournament fights. In such roles the parrying dagger and “sword breaker” types also became a common choice in certain contexts.
While a dedicated anti-armor dagger wouldn’t be a go to choice for day to day personal protection, more versatile daggers would be a pretty common choice. Overall, daggers had a big role in the medieval era.
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