Sword

The arming sword is a single handed cross shaped sword with common use between 1000 and 1350. Arming swords are generally considered to be a successor of swords used by Vikings. Typically used with a shield or buckler, the arming sword was the standard issue in the military. Knight’s commonly used them until technological changes led to the longswords popularity. The arming sword was overall a light, versatile weapon. It was capable of both cutting and thrusting in combat; and usually has…

futile. Your first hit was out of pure luck. The next three will come from me as a direct result of pure talent. You cannot win." They quietly paced in calculated circles around their stage. Their swords raised high and their guards up. "You seriously underestimate me, Laertes," Hamlet said, lowering his sword to waist level. Suddenly, Hamlet lunged from his low stance, narrowly missing Laertes' side. Laertes countered and swung viscously at Hamlet’s head only…

Throughout the poem it is obvious were later authors inputted their own religious views. But the more significant topics of the poem are the swords and armor they used, Cumitatus, and "glory before death" and how they all relate to how heroic their warriors were. The sword and the armor were both very symbolic and significant objects in the poem Beowulf. The sword is more than just a weapon and the armor more than protection, in Beowulf it represents a family line of heros. They were physical…

Shuriken has influenced many of the present day actions. This handheld weapon was unique and important at its time. In the past, samurais and ninjas had weapons that could be used in close combat only, such as swords. Samurais always carried katanas, wakizashi, and tachi. Ninjas carried a similar sword to the Katana known as the Ninjatō. The introduction of the Shuriken brought a unique way of fighting effectively with stealthiness and range. Before the invention of…

I'll have to get Raphael's approval. No Angelica, you don't, I don't know what the relationship between you and Raphael is, but you are an individual, free to make her own choices, just as I do. You're either with me all the way or I'll toss the sword and go it alone. Angelica did not respond and Jayna took that as acquiescence. At noon Jayna stopped near a spring bubbling with clear fresh water, to allow the unicorn to drink, eat and rest. They had already traveled further, since she had…

One of the players of Sword Art Online raised her saber behind her ear and held the position, feeling the Sword Skill charge. Once it was she let it explode as she spun her blade around. She was just one of a large group of Clearers currently fighting the Floor 49 Boss: The Sky Serpent. Floor 49 was Aztec themed with thick jungles, giant stone buildings, and ziggurats. It should have been little surprise that the Boss for it was based on the Quetzalcoatl from Aztec myth. Lyra ducked under one…

lone wolves; the Princess’s guards were supposed to handle anything larger, and the men’s companions were currently dealing with them. Finally, the biggest man in the group pointed at her swords. “No need for that, love. We wouldn’t want you cutting yourself.” The others laughed. Okori glanced down at her swords. “They were your grandmother’s, then your mother’s,” her father had said when he presented them to her. “Now, they’re yours.” She reached down and slowly wrapped her hands around the…

a lady and in her hand is a sword, while the other, a male holding two short blades with a long chain attached to the handles of both blades. The man quickly moves back while they are still in the air and stretches his palm at the lady. “Kinetic Push!!!” he says. Immediately, small waves emanates from his palm in a concentric manner and escalates into a large powerful shockwave which pushes everything in its path even affecting the ground. The lady using her sword, does a horizontal slash…

monsters he is up against. For Grendel, Beowulf was able to use his bare hands, because he knew that he had enough strength in his arms. As for Grendel’s mom, he defeats her by wearing his mail as protection from her claws, and Beowulf uses a special sword to slice her head off. In the situation for dragon, Beowulf might have died, but he did not die in vain. He was able to defeat the dragon by his “short…

the mask that hides it. I grit my teeth and spit out a response. “You're one to talk, your monsters are the only reason my team is down you demented piece of trash!” I break our swords away from each other and slash at the evil rangers shoulders. He back-steps and stabs at me with a chuckle. Spinning out of his swords path I catch a glimpse of the rest of the power rangers. They're writhing on the ground next to piles of ash left by defeated monsters. This battle has been hard…