Montante
Iberian longsword
- Type
- two-handed sword
The montante is a two-handed sword used primarily in Spain and Portugal during the 15th to 17th centuries.
It developed from the longswords of the Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Its characteristics are a middle step between a standard European longsword and a German zweihänder, which it developed simultaneously with.
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Facts from Wikidata Q10752438 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.