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The Archives of Anthropos is a Christian series of six fantasy novels for children written by the British author John White. [1] Written in the tradition of C. S. Lewis ' The Chronicles of Narnia , this series present a fantasy world of kings, sorcerers and goblins in an allegorical fashion.
The elegant but effective 1803 pattern sword that the British Government authorized for use by infantry officers during the wars against Napoleon featured a curved sabre blade which was often blued and engraved by the owner in accordance with his personal taste, and was based on the famously agile 1796 light cavalry sabre that was renowned for ...
Hilt of the Pattern 1831 sabre. This sword has grip scales of mammoth ivory. Detail of frost-etched decoration of the blade, showing a crown over the 'VR' monogram of Queen Victoria. The 1831 pattern general officer's sabre was directly influenced by existing mameluke swords worn by officers of various cavalry regiments.
Swordbird is a children's fantasy novel written by Nancy Yi Fan. A prequel, Sword Quest, was released January 22, 2008. A sequel, Sword Mountain, based on Sword Mountain, home of an eagle tribe mentioned in Sword Quest, was published in early 2012.
It was intended for children. It was first published by Puffin Books in 1953 and has since been reprinted many times. [1] In 2008, it was reissued in the Puffin Classics series with an introduction by David Almond (the author of Clay, Skellig, Kit's Wilderness, and The Fire-Eaters), [2] and the original illustrations by Lotte Reiniger.
The 1834 pattern shashka was a popular weapon, when it was replaced by the 1881 pattern, several regiments complained so vociferously that their 1834s were returned to them. [12] The 1838 Pattern - typical statistics for a pattern sword: Total length: 1,030 millimeters (41 inches) Blade length: 875 millimeters (34.4 inches)
The male sword Gan Jiang has a tortoise-shell pattern, while the female sword Mo Ye has a water-wave pattern. Yu Wang Jian: Also known as Xia Ge Sword, it is an ancient bronze Jian created by Yu the Great, the founding monarch of the Xia Dynasty, and wielded by Yu Ji. The twenty-eight Chinese constellations and the words "mountains, rivers, sun ...
The Pattern 1908 cavalry trooper's sword (and the 1912 Pattern, the equivalent for officers) was the last service sword issued to the cavalry of the British Army. It has been called [ 3 ] [ 4 ] the most effective cavalry sword ever designed, although its introduction occurred as swords finally became obsolete as military weapons.