Weapons 

Iron Age weapons by Alaric Most Iron Age [|__weapons__]were made out of iron and iron. Short swords were used as secondary weapons swords long swords were the mane sword.most swords were short swords,some were long swords like spatha. A spatha is a long sword that people use when they are on a horse. Xiphos is a Greek short sword that was longer than normal compared to other short swords .It is a secondary weapon for Greek armies. People in the iron age used other weapons like javelins, spears and daggers. Most swords were made by [|__pattern welding__] in the iron age.Most armies in the iron age used shields to defend against attacks.