An ancient army could win a battle in an afternoon and spend the next twenty years discovering...
Matt Tait
Matt is the founder of SevenSwords.uk and Geeks with Swords, a creative lifestyle brand built around passion, imagination, and the enduring fascination with blades, battles, and the stories we attach to them. His mission is to bring history alive, not as a dusty list of dates, but as a living thing full of artistry, symbolism, and human connection.
With a background that spans digital media, web strategy, and TV formats ranging from Question Time to Robot Wars, Matt’s real calling lies in turning his lifelong love of history and swords into something inspiring and accessible. To him, these weapons are more than tools of combat. They are expressions of culture, power, and myth. Whether it's a Viking blade, a Renaissance rapier, or a legendary cinematic prop, each sword tells a story, and Matt is here to share it.
Through engaging content, social media, and design,Seven Swords celebrates the crossover between learning and fun. It's for the curious, the nostalgic, and anyone who's ever imagined wielding something iconic. Matt’s vision encourages people to explore the past with fresh eyes, connect with creativity, and enjoy the ride.
He’s also won a NESTA Design & Innovation award and holds a gold medal from BBC’s Techno Games, but what really drives him is building a space where knowledge, humour, and passion collide.
The Fulham-type gladius is a Roman short sword distinguished by its relatively straight blade edges and elongated...
A medieval commander could possess an excellent sword, an impressive pedigree and enough confidence to alarm everyone...
An ancient battle could turn on a gap opening between units, a cavalry force arriving at the...
The Petersen Type Z sword belongs to the closing centuries of the Viking Age, when familiar lobed...
The Kriegsmesser was a large, single-edged Central European weapon, commonly associated with the late fifteenth and early...
I can forgive a historical film quite a lot. Compressed timelines, invented conversations, suspiciously excellent teeth. But...
The ayda katti is a broad-bladed chopping sword associated with the Kodava people of Kodagu, historically known...
The Ingeom (인검, 寅劍) belongs to Korea’s tradition of protective tiger swords, blades whose significance rested on...
The bilbo sword has a less straightforward history than its name suggests. Associated with Bilbao and the...
