Eyewitness Descriptions of Mesoamerican Swords

Authors

Matthew Roper, Student, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Book of Mormon, Civilization, Warfare, Mesoamerica, History

Abstract

Spanish chroniclers describe the use of various swords, including the macuahuitl, in Mesoamerican culture. The macuahuitl may fit the criteria for a Book of Mormon “sword.”

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Roper, Matthew (1996) "Eyewitness Descriptions of Mesoamerican Swords," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies: Vol. 5: No. 1, Article 7.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol5/iss1/7