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Sword of Attila or the Sword of Mars, the sword of Attila the Hun, ruler of the Huns from 434 to 453. [ 2] Colada ("Cast [Steel]"), one of two swords owned by El Cid, the other being Tizona, which is preserved. Żuraw or Grus ("Crane"), the sword of Boleslaus III, Duke of Poland from 1107 to 1138. Possibly the same sword as Szczerbiec, which is ...
This is the origin of the name. Honjo Masamune – A legendary and real Japanese sword (with alleged mythical abilities), created by Japan's greatest swordsmith, Goro Nyudo Masamune. The Masamune sword is by far the most referenced Japanese sword in popular fiction, ranging through books, movies and computer games.
Most important swords in The Witcher (game series) are: Aerondight - sword referring to Lancelot's blade Arondight; Zirael - the name of two swords used by Cirilla, its name means Swallow in Elder Speech. Dragon Buster: The weapon created by Winglies to kill dragons and dragoons during the Dragon Campaign in "The Legend of Dragoon". When the ...
Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi (草 薙 の 剣) is a legendary Japanese sword and one of three Imperial Regalia of Japan.It was originally called Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi (天 叢 雲 剣, "Heavenly Sword of Gathering Clouds"), but its name was later changed to the more popular Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi ("Grass-Cutting Sword").
Excalibur is the mythical sword of King Arthur that may possess magical powers or be associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain. Traditionally, the sword in the stone that is the proof of Arthur's lineage and the sword given to him by a Lady of the Lake are not the same weapon, even as in some versions of the legend both of them share the name of Excalibur.
An early 20th-century likeness of Curtana, with ragged tip after a 1661 catalogue by Sir Edward Walker, Garter King of Arms. [10]The name Curtana or Curtein (from the Latin Curtus, meaning short [11] [12]) appears on record for the first time in accounts of the coronation of Queen Eleanor of Provence in 1236 when Henry III of England married the queen.
The Ulfberht swords are a group of about 170 medieval swords found primarily in Northern Europe, [ 3][ 4] dated to the 9th to 11th centuries, with blades inlaid with the inscription +VLFBERH+T or +VLFBERHT+. [ 3][ 5] The word "Ulfberht" is a Frankish personal name, possibly indicating the origin of the blades.
Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar. Skofnung. Skræp. Sugari no Ontachi. Sword Kladenets. Sword of Attila. Sword of Damocles. Sword of Freyr. Sword of Peter.