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Single-edged swords (1 C, 26 P) Spears (8 C, 40 P) ... Pages in category "Edged and bladed weapons" The following 174 pages are in this category, out of 174 total.
The cinquedea (/ ˌ tʃ ɪ ŋ k w ɪ ˈ d i. ə /, / ˌ tʃ ɪ ŋ k w ɪ ˈ d eɪ ə /) or cinqueda is a civilian short sword (or long dagger). It was developed in northern Italy and enjoyed a period of popularity during the Italian renaissance of the 15th and early 16th centuries. [1] [2]
Japanese swords that pre-date the rise of the samurai caste include the tsurugi (straight double-edged blade) and chokutō (straight one-edged blade). [59] Japanese swordmaking reached the height of its development in the 15th and 16th centuries, when samurai increasingly found a need for a sword to use in closer quarters, leading to the ...
Reconstructions of Mycenaean swords, the bottom one a makhaira-type sword. The makhaira is a type of Ancient Greek bladed weapon and tool, generally a large knife or sword , similar in appearance to the modern day machete , with a single cutting edge.
In Terraria, Durendal is a weapon that the player is able to craft, but it's a whip rather than a sword. Durendal is the name of a spaceship in Xenosaga, of a psychotic AI in Marathon, and of an organization in Front Mission 4. The name also appears in Fate/Grand Order (2015). A sword named Durendal also appears in literature.
Numerous video games were released in 2011. Many awards went to games such as Batman: Arkham City, Portal 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Madden NFL 12, NBA 2K12, WWE '12, WWE All-Stars and Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. 2011 also marked the worldwide release of the Nintendo 3DS.
The sword has three parts: a blade, usually made of some metal such as iron; a hilt of carved wood or metal; and the sheath, usually made of animal hide like leopard, leather and electric eel skin. The blade in ritual swords may not have a sharp cutting edge. It often has incised lines or Ashanti symbolic designs on it, which evoke specific ...
A kilij (from Turkish kılıç, literally "sword") [1] is a type of one-handed, single-edged and curved scimitar used by the Seljuk Empire, Timurid Empire, Mamluk Empire, Ottoman Empire, and other Turkic khanates of Eurasian steppes and Turkestan.