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Durendal, also spelled Durandal, is the sword of Roland, a legendary paladin and partially historical officer of Charlemagne in French epic literature. The sword is famous for its hardness and sharpness. Sources including La Chanson de Roland ( The Song of Roland) state that it first belonged to the young Charlemagne.
European. 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.
Hypixel, officially the Hypixel Network, is a Minecraft server that hosts minigames. It was released on April 13, 2013 by Simon "Hypixel" Collins-Laflamme and Philippe Touchette, and is managed and run by Hypixel Inc. [ 4 ] [ better source needed ] Hypixel is only available on the Java Edition of Minecraft, [ 5 ] but briefly had a Bedrock variant.
The defending Olympic champion, 30-year-old Chase Kalisz of the U.S., failed to advance to the final after managing just the 11th-fastest time (4:13.36). Popovici leads the way in men's 200 freestyle
The Zweihänder is a recurring weapon in the Dark Souls series of video games. The video game Team Fortress 2 features an unlockable Zweihänder known as the "Claidheamh Mòr". The Empire Greatsword in Warhammer Fantasy wield Zweihänder. Siegfried Schtauffen and Nightmare of the Soul Calibur series of fighting games uses various Zweihänder ...
Takamagahara. v. t. e. 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").
The xiphos ( Ancient Greek: ξίφος [ksípʰos]; plural xiphe, Ancient Greek: ξίφη [ksípʰɛː]) [1] is a double-edged, one-handed Iron Age straight shortsword used by the ancient Greeks. It was a secondary battlefield weapon for the Greek armies after the dory or javelin. The classic blade was generally about 45–60 cm (18–24 in ...
Double or single edged, straight bladed. A tantō (短刀, 'short blade') [1] is a traditionally made Japanese knife [2] ( nihontō) [3] [4] that were worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan. The tantō dates to the Heian period, when it was mainly used as a weapon but evolved in design over the years to become more ornate.