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Historically, Chinese swords are classified into two types, the jian and the dao. A Jian is a straight, double-edged sword mainly used for stabbing ; the term has been commonly translated into the English language as a longsword .
The jian (Mandarin Chinese:, Chinese: 劍, English approximation: / dʒ j ɛ n / jyehn, Cantonese:) is a double-edged straight sword used during the last 2,500 years in China. The first Chinese sources that mention the jian date to the 7th century BCE, during the Spring and Autumn period; [1] one of the earliest specimens being the Sword of Goujian.
Kiam is the Hokkien word for the Chinese jian or jien, a straight double-edge sword. It is one of the oldest known weapons to have been adopted from outside Southeast Asia, and is depicted on bas-reliefs in Srivijaya dating back more than one thousand years. Because it is lightweight and easily broken, the jian is hardly ever used for blocking.
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Soultaker Sword: A sword wielded by Katana. It can contain the souls of those it kills and currently contains the soul of her dead husband Maseo. [21] Swords of Sin and Salvation: A pair of swords wielded by the Order of Purity. When used together, they can force others to tell the truth. [22]
Jian (middle) depicted in Chinese military compendium Wujing Zongyao. The jian (simplified Chinese: 锏; traditional Chinese: 鐧; pinyin: jiǎn) or tie tian (鐵鐧 or 鐵簡, lit. 'iron slip'), also known as Chinese swordbreaker or Chinese truncheon, [1] is a type of quad-edged straight mace or club specifically designed to break weapons with sharp edges.
Chinese: 軒轅劍參：雲和山的彼端, literally "Xuan-Yuan Sword 3: Beyond Clouds and Mountains"; released in English as Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains) [2] The story opens in Venice with Septem (賽特), a Frankish knight and covert intelligence operative of mixed descent from Gaul who was the lieutenant to Pepin the Younger .
To combat the opening of the Mark, a scion of royalty would be born and seal it with the Xuan-Yuan Sword. The happy-go-lucky Chen Jingchou ( Jiang Jinfu ), last prince of the fallen Chen dynasty , is burdened with the avenging and resurrection of his realm, but he merely wishes a happy life.