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Faroe stamp by Anker Eli Petersen depicting the magical sword Gram. In mythology, legend or fiction, a magic sword is a sword with magical powers or other supernatural qualities. Renowned swords appear in the folklore of every nation that used swords. [1] In some traditions, the sword is ascribed no powers of its own.
1.3 Western African swords. 1.4 Central African swords. ... Kopis: one-handed single-edged sword – blade 48–60 cm (19–24 in) – with forward-curving blade for ...
Excalibur as the "sword in the stone" functioning as the proof of Arthur's lineage is an iconic motif featured throughout most works dealing with Arthur's youth since its introduction in Robert de Boron's Merlin. [1] The sword given to the young Arthur by the Lady of the Lake in the tradition that began soon afterwards with the Post-Vulgate ...
The Book of Swords series is also linked to the Empire of the East series, which is set in the same universe and presents the backstory to the series. [3] The first three works in the Empire of the East series predate the Book of Swords series (The Broken Lands (1968), The Black Mountains (1971), and Changeling Earth (1973), also titled Ardneh's World), with the fourth Empire of the East book ...
After releasing the Director's Cut version of Broken Sword, Revolution released a remastered edition of the second game, titled Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror – Remastered, in 2010. [101] A new remaster of the first game, Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged, was released on 19 September 2024. It features enhanced visuals and ...
A typical lightsaber is shown as a luminous laser sword about 3 feet (0.91 m) in length emitted from a metal hilt around 10.5 inches (27 cm) in length. [1] First introduced in the original Star Wars film , [ a ] it has since appeared in all 12 theatrical Star Wars films, with at least one lightsaber duel occurring in each installment of the ...
Old Sword-play: The System of Fence (1892). Burton, Sir Richard Francis. The Sentiment of the Sword: A Country-House Dialogue (1911). A New System of Sword Exercise for Infantry (1923). Asian swordsmanship. De Lange, William. Famous Japanese Swordsmen part 1-3. Floating World Editions (2008). Miyamoto Musashi. The Book of Five Rings (1645).
Flashing Swords! #3: Warriors and Wizards is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by American writer Lin Carter. It was first published in paperback by Dell Books in August 1976. The first German edition was issued by Pabel in November 1978.