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The Asantehene sword was created by Akomfo Anokye for future Asantehene Nana Opoku Ware I (r. 1731 – 1742), and is the foremost example of Akrafena. [3] Ahwebaa: The Ahwebaa sword was made by Akomfo Anokye, which has a caricature of a man holding his belly with his left hand. The Nananom Amanhene including the Mampɔnhene and Dwabenhene swear ...
Nova (Richard Rider) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.The character appeared historically as the star of his own series, and at other times, as a supporting character in team books such as The New Warriors.
Four Sword/Picori Blade: A sword forged by the Minish as a gift to the kingdom of Hyrule, which allows its wielder to split into four beings. Sword of Sages: In The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, it is a holy weapon used by the Six Sages in an attempt to execute Ganondorf. However, Ganondorf survives due to being protected by the Triforce ...
Nessa, known in Japan as Rurina (Japanese: ルリナ), is a fictional character in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Designed by illustrator Take Oekaki and introduced in the 2019 video games Pokémon Sword and Shield, she is a model that also acts as a Gym Leader, specializing in Water-type Pokémon.
Eris leaves and agrees to keep Chris's powers a secret. Years later, Chris and Rani, now fifteen, leave their home to join the royal academy in the capital to become knights. While resting at the city of Nova, Chris and Rani work with the local lord, Lady Cyrene, a Highlander beloved by the people for improving their lives after taking over the ...
Hyohō Niten Ichi-ryū (兵法 二天 一流), which can be loosely translated as "the school of the strategy of two heavens as one", is a koryū (ancient school), transmitting a style of classical Japanese swordsmanship conceived by Miyamoto Musashi.
A diagram of a katana and koshirae with components identified. Fuchi (縁): The fuchi is a hilt collar between the tsuka and the tsuba.; Habaki (鎺): The habaki is a wedge-shaped metal collar used to keep the sword from falling out of the saya and to support the fittings below; fitted at the ha-machi and mune-machi which precede the nakago.
The swords are at the transitional point between the Viking sword and the high medieval knightly sword. Most have blades of Oakeshott type X. They are also the starting point of the much more varied high medieval tradition of blade inscriptions. The reverse sides of the blades are inlaid with a geometric pattern, usually a braid pattern between ...