early modern period, western sword design diverged into two forms, the thrusting swords and the sabres. Thrusting swords such as the rapier and eventually...
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Foster-Miller TALON (redirect from SWORDS)
devices; lighter due to the absence of the arm, for reconnaissance missions. SWORDS TALON: For small arms combat and guard roles. Evaluated in December 2003...
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Age European swords Harpe: mentioned almost exclusively in Greek mythology Iron Age European swords Falcata: one-handed single-edged sword – blade 48–60 cm...
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A Japanese sword (Japanese: 日本刀, Hepburn: nihontō) is one of several types of traditionally made swords from Japan. Bronze swords were made as early as...
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(1822); "one-handed sword" is somewhat later, recorded from c. 1850. Some swords were designed for left-hand use, although left-handed swords have been described...
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Series Swords of Iron (book), a 1956 novel by Joyce Reason Iron Sword Sect, a fictional martial arts organization in wuxia fiction "Iron Sword" Tian Qi...
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town was reputedly founded c. AD 560. Located on the Ward River, Swords features Swords Castle, a restored medieval castle, a holy well from which it takes...
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Swords Series is a series of science fiction/fantasy novels written by Fred Saberhagen from 1983 to 1995. The story revolves around the Twelve Swords...
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centuries), late forms of these swords continued to be used, but often as a sidearm, at that point called "arming swords" and contrasting with the two-handed...
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Lists of swords: List of historical swords List of Japanese swords List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords) List of Wazamono List of mythological...
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multiplayer-only game titled Four Swords, which serves as the 9th installment in The Legend of Zelda series. A stand-alone port of Four Swords was released for a limited...
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up sword in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A sword is a cutting and/or thrusting weapon. Sword, Swords, or The Sword may also refer to: Swords, Dublin...
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swords may refer to: Crossed Swords (1954 film), an Italian film "Crossed Swords", an episode of the British sitcom Steptoe and Son "Crossed Swords"...
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writer and producer, created all four videos for the Liquid Swords album ("Liquid Swords", "Cold World", "Shadowboxin'/4th Chamber", and "I Gotcha Back")...
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Steel sword or sword of steel is a sword made from steel, an iron alloy. It may also refer to: Swords of Steel (book), a 1933 novel by Elsie Singmaster...
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The Three of Swords is the third card of the suit of swords. The suit is present in Italian, Spanish, and tarot decks. Tarot cards are used throughout...
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The Ulfberht swords are a group of about 170 medieval swords found primarily in Northern Europe, dated to the 9th to 11th centuries, with blades inlaid...
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Look up swords to ploughshares in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Swords to ploughshares (or plowshares) is a concept in which military weapons or technologies...
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Trackers) is a game only present in the Japanese version of Four Swords Adventures (Four Swords +). Multiple players use a combination of the television screen...
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development of the quillons added to swords' crossguards since the Late Middle Ages. In modern times, this variety of sword is also sometimes referred to as...
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"Tormenta de espadas II" ("Storm of Swords I", "Storm of Swords II"). Swedish: Forum: "Svärdets makt" ("The Might of the Sword") Turkish: Two volumes, Epsilon...
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Katana (redirect from Samurai sword)
The production of swords in Japan is divided into specific time periods: Jōkotō (ancient swords, until around 900) Kotō (old swords from around 900–1596)...
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of Swords". Goodreads. "The Book of Swords by George R. R. Martin, Robin Hobb, Scott Lynch, Garth Nix". PenguinRandomHouse.com. "The Book of Swords: Fitz...
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (redirect from Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords)
and Swords Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and...
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kinds of swords: Saif Anith, which was made of iron, and Saif Fulath or Muzakka, which was made of steel." Saif is an Arab word for swords in general...
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Scimitar (redirect from Near Eastern sword)
Turkish kilij, and the Afghan pulwar. All such swords are originally derived from earlier curved swords developed in Turkic Central Asia (Turkestan). The...
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(28–43 in) in length. However, longer swords have been found on occasion. Outside of Ancient China, Chinese swords were also used in Ancient Japan from...
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Books and released on May 15, 1996. A Crown of Swords consists of a prologue and 41 chapters. A Crown of Swords has three primary plotlines: Rand al'Thor,...
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dagger. They were replaced by iron swords during the early part of the 1st millennium BC. From an early time the swords reached lengths in excess of 100 cm...
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limited to stray finds in riverbeds. Swords of the 8th to 10th centuries are also termed "Carolingian swords", while swords of the late Viking Age and the beginning...
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