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  2. Weapons and armor in Chinese mythology, legend, cultural ...

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    This non-factually documented weapon has been known as the Green Dragon Crescent Blade. Other weapons from Chinese mythology, legend, cultural symbology, and fiction include the shield and battleax of the defiant dancer Xingtian , Yi 's bow and arrows, given him by Di Jun , and the many weapons and armor of Chiyou , who is associated with the ...

  3. Guandao - Wikipedia

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    Guan Yu's guandao was called "Green Dragon Crescent Blade" (青龍偃月刀, Qīnglóng yǎnyuèdāo) and weighed 82 Chinese jin. This weight is estimated either at 18.26 kg (40.3 lb) or 48.38 kg (106.7 lb), as a Han dynasty jin was 222.72 g (7.856 oz), while the jin used in the Ming dynasty—during which the Romance of the Three Kingdoms was ...

  4. Green Dragon Crescent Blade - Wikipedia

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    The Green Dragon Crescent Blade (Chinese: 靑龍偃月刀) is a legendary weapon wielded by the Chinese general Guan Yu in the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It is a guandao , a type of traditional Chinese weapon.

  5. Flaming sword (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    According to the Bible, a flaming sword (Hebrew: להט החרב lahat chereb or literally "flame of the whirling sword" Hebrew: להט החרב המתהפכת lahaṭ haḥereb hammithappeket) was entrusted to the cherubim by God to guard the gates of Paradise after Adam and Eve were banished (Genesis 3:24).

  6. List of magical weapons - Wikipedia

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    The Sword of Surtr – The weapon the fire giant Surtr wields in the battle of Ragnarok. The Prose Edda calls it a flaming sword, although in the Poetic Edda merely it is described only as a "bright blade." Tyrfing – A sword made by dwarves in the Elder Edda. It would kill a man when drawn and would eventually kill its wielder.

  7. List of fictional swords - Wikipedia

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    Binding Blade: A sword wielded by Roy during the final chapters of Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. The sword is said to be stronger than the other legendary weapons of Elibe, and was sealed at the Shrine of Seals by Hartmut, who was also the founder of the Kingdom of Bern. Sieglinde: A sword wielded by Eirika in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones ...

  8. Flame-bladed sword - Wikipedia

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    A flame-bladed sword or wave-bladed sword has a characteristically undulating style of blade. The wave in the blade is often considered to contribute a flame-like quality to the appearance of a sword. The dents on the blade can appear parallel or in a zig-zag manner. The two most common flame-bladed swords are rapiers or Zweihänders. A flame ...

  9. Wind and fire wheels - Wikipedia

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    One quarter-segment has a padded grip with a cross-guard; the other three segments have protruding flame-styled blades. With one wheel in each hand, the practitioner can slash, stab, parry, or disarm an opponent. [2] In the mythological story Fengshen Yanyi, the Immortal Taiyi gave Nezha a wind-wheel and a fire-wheel. These were stood on whilst ...