The shamshir is one of the defining swords of the Persianate world: slender, deeply curved and immediately...
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 xiphos was the straight, double-edged sword associated with the warriors of ancient Greece. Compact, broad-bladed and...
The wakizashi is often introduced as the katana’s smaller companion, which is accurate but undersells it rather...
The smallsword was one of the defining European swords of the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Light,...
The executioner’s sword was one of the most specialised swords produced in early modern Europe. It was...
Few swordsmiths have acquired a reputation quite like Gorō Nyūdō Masamune. Working in Japan around the end...
The bastard sword occupies an awkward place in medieval weapon terminology, which is partly why it remains...
The Viking sword is among the most recognisable weapons of the early medieval world, although the name...
The sword breaker is one of those historical weapons whose name has done it a slight disservice....
Buying an original Napoleonic sword is one of those collecting decisions where enthusiasm can become expensive remarkably...