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He is also a gifted swordsman using his shape-shifting sword pen named Anaklusmos (Ancient Greek for "Riptide") for battle. The pen was created by Zoë Nightshade and, when uncapped, changes into a celestial bronze sword; later, he discovers his sword is female. If he loses it, it will always appear back in his pocket.
Singing Sword: The sword of Prince Valiant, sister sword to Excalibur. It was given to Valiant by his former rival Prince Arn. In Knighty Knight Bugs, Bugs Bunny has to recover it from Yosemite Sam. St. Michael's Sword: A sword from the novel Riptide. It is said to have the power to kill anyone who looks at it.
As a dress sword, it is of relatively lightweight construction. The weight of the sword is about 1 lb 10.5 oz (750 g) and the scabbard about 1 lb 1 oz (480 g). [6] The 31 inch-long (79 cm) blade is slab-sided and of a V-shaped cross-section, it is double-edged for its last 12 inches (the yelman) and comes to a relatively acute asymmetric point ...
Riptide is a novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, published in 1998 by Warner Books. The novel revolves around a plot to retrieve the buried treasure of nefarious pirate Red Ned Ockham. The treasure, which is estimated to be worth close to two billion dollars , reputedly includes "St. Michael's Sword", a weapon with the power to kill ...
West Point Cadet Sword Model-1923. The West Point Cadets' Sword is issued to cadet officers of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York for wear when the uniform is designated as "under arms," to include formal functions, drill, parades, inspections and graduation. The swords are issued to cadets in their First Class (4th ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -At least three U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday healthcare providers were blocked from the Medicaid payment portal after the Trump administration announced a federal funding ...
The present chronology is a compilation that includes diverse and relatively uneven documents about different families of bladed weapons: swords, dress-swords, sabers, rapiers, foils, machetes, daggers, knives, arrowheads, etc..., with the sword references being the most numerous but not the unique included among the other listed references of the rest of bladed weapons.
However, on the 196 BC Rosetta Stone, it is referenced as the "sword" determinative in a hieroglyph block, with the spelled letters of kh, p, and sh to say: Shall be set up a statue ..., the Avenger of Baq-t -(Egypt), the interpretation whereof is ' Ptolemy , the strong one of Kam-t '-(Egypt), and a statue of the god of the city, giving to him ...