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A kenning (Old English kenning [cʰɛnːiŋɡ], Modern Icelandic [cʰɛnːiŋk]) is a circumlocution, an ambiguous or roundabout figure of speech, used instead of an ordinary noun in Old Norse, Old English, and later Icelandic poetry.
While earlier tachi were primarily intended to be used from horseback and were thus worn with the edge facing down, the later katana was worn with the edge facing upwards; this simple alteration allowed the wielder to transition immediately from a draw directly into an attack without needing to first re-orient their weapon or body, proving to ...
Galatine – Gawain's sword granted by the lady of the lake said to make the wielder invincible under the sunlight. Pridwen (also Wynebgwrthucher) – The shield of King Arthur. Shares its name with the boat he sailed on to reach Avalon. Rhongomiant – King Arthur's Spear. The Sword with the Red Hilt - used by Sir Balin, Sir Galahad, and Sir ...
Wand-Bearer, Wand-Wielder Gylfaginning, Grímnismál (49), Óðins nǫfn (3) Gramr Hliðskjálfar King of Hliðskjalf Grímnir Grimnir Hooded, Masked One
The crossguard was developed in the European sword around the 10th century for the protection of the wielder's hand. The earliest forms were the crossguard variant of the Spatha used by the Huns, the so-called Pontic swords. [citation needed] There are many examples of crossguards on Sasanian Persian Swords beginning from the early 3rd century ...
Brahma Kavacha - The armour of Brahma which will make its wielder couldn't harm by any weapon. In Ramayana Ravana and Atikaya, in Mahabharata, * Arjuna and Duryodhana used this. Shiva Kavacha - The armour of Shiva which will make its wielder invincible. Indra Kavacha : Granted by Indra to Arjuna, making him invulnerable.
Honjō Shigenaga was particularly known as the wielder of the famous sword Honjo Masamune, built by Gorō Nyūdō Masamune (五郎入道正宗, c.1264–1343), a medieval Japanese blacksmith widely acclaimed as Japan's greatest swordsmith.
The Gandiva gives a wielder self confidence, self belief. [7] It is believed to have the strength of one hundred thousand bows and the bow consisted of 108 celestial string. Gandiva was indestructible and was worshiped by the celestials and the Gandharvas.