What kind of weapon did Elizabethan men wear in their sword belts?

Answer 1

Depends. The upper-class weapon of the day was the rapier but, thank to the writings of George Silver, many Englishmen still considered that a "continental" weapon and still carried a variety of sword. The sword belt for the rapier was more appropriately referred to as a "hanger". Additionally, a dagger was usually worn with either, often at the back and accessible to the left hand, as most men (as today) were right-handed.

Answer 2

The following weapons were available during the Elizabethan era:

• A variety of swords as well as the rapier including the Broadsword and the Cutting sword

• The Battle Axe - A variety single and double-handed axe were in use throughout the Medieval period

• The Mace - The mace was an armor-fighting weapon. The Mace developed from a steel ball on a wooden handle, to an elaborately spiked steel war club

• The Dagger including the Basilard, a two-edged, long bladed dagger

• The Lance - A long, strong, spear-like weapon. Designed for use on horseback

Weapons which could be used by Foot soldiers and Archers

• Arbalest - This is the correct term for a Crossbow

• Axe - Single and double-handed battle axes

• Basilard - A two-edged, long bladed dagger

• Bill - A polearm with a wide cutting blade occasionally with spikes and hooks

• Billhook - Capable of killing Knights and their horses

• Bow and Arrow

• Caltrop: Sharp spikes on 12 - 18 feet poles used, in formation, to maim a horse

• Crossbow - The crossbow range was 350 - 400 yards but could only be shot at a rate of 2 bolts per minute

• Dagger - A short pointed knife

• Halberd - A broad, short axe blade on a 6 foot pole with a spear point at the top with a back spike

• Longbow - The Longbow could pierce armour at ranges of more than 250 yards - a longbowman could release between 10 - 12 arrows per minute

• Mace - The mace was an armor-fighting weapon. The Mace developed from a steel ball on a wooden handle, to an elaborately spiked steel war club

• Pike - A long spear measuring between 18 feet and 20 feet

• Poleaxe - Polearm - Polehammer - Bec de Corbin - Bec de Faucon - A group of pole-mounted weapons. Were all variations of poles measuring 6 feet long with different 'heads' - spikes, hammers, axe

• Spear - Used for thrusting

Answer 3

the lute and the virginals were the most popular instruments in the Elizabethan era and was favor by Queen Elizabeth I.