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banneryear1868 t1_j7h4ha1 wrote

Reply to comment by DJTilapia in Archaeologists from Arkeologerna have unearthed an early 17th century sword from the time of the Kalmar War. A conflict between Denmark–Norway and Sweden that lasted from 1611 to 1613. by Apprehensive-Ad6212

There was a lot of modernization on the battlefield at this point as well with cannons and other siege artillery, arquebusiers, pike and shot formations. Swords were starting to take on a more symbolic role as they were associated with "honorable" combat, I mean they were technically "used" until WW1 by some units and certain positions still carry swords, although now almost entirely symbolically.

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impossiblefork t1_j7hf7fz wrote

For our (Swedish) armies swords were among the primary weapons even after this period, even into the 1700eds since they used shock tactics involving infantry charges after a short-range volley.

Gustavus Adolphus introduced some of this in the decade after this war.

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banneryear1868 t1_j7ib7hk wrote

Oh yeah swords we're totally still used at this time, but technology was advancing and Aldolphus (badass) was one of the first to switch things up successfully. Apparently some of his tactics developed in the Thirty Years War were borrowed in to the 19th century.

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