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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 ...
The Pappenheim-hilt rapier originated in Germany in 1630 and was popularized by imperial general of the Thirty Years' War (1618–48) Count Pappenheim. [ citation needed ] It later became popular throughout Europe due to its two pierced shell guards which provided great protection to the soldier wielding the sword.
Page of the Codex Wallerstein showing a half-sword thrust against a Mordhau move (Plate 214). In the German school of swordsmanship, Mordhau, alternatively Mordstreich or Mordschlag (in German literally "murder-stroke" or "murder-strike" or "murder-blow"), is a half-sword technique of holding the sword inverted, with both hands gripping the blade, and hitting the opponent with the pommel or ...
A tang in the centerline of the blade, inserted into an organic hilt (wood, horn) A large single-edged blade; The blade is worn horizontally inside a scabbard attached to the belt, with the edge of the blade upwards; In the continental Germanic area, the following types are defined for seaxes between roughly 450 and 800 AD, in chronological ...
The hilt is the collective term for the parts allowing for the handling and control of the blade; these consist of the grip, the pommel, and a simple or elaborate guard, which in post-Viking Age swords could consist of only a crossguard (called a cruciform hilt or quillons). The pommel was originally designed as a stop to prevent the sword ...
Les Savy Fav (/ l eɪ ˈ s ɑː v i ˈ f ɑː v / lay SAH-vee FAHV) is an American indie rock band based in New York City. Their style is influenced by art punk and post-hardcore.The group is known for the stage presence of lead singer Tim Harrington.
A Visayan tenegre horn hilt from the Philippines, depicting the moon-engulfing sea serpent deity, Bakunawa, a prominent figure in Philippine mythology. The pommel (Anglo-Norman pomel "little apple" [1]) is an enlarged fitting at the top of the handle. They were originally developed to prevent the sword from slipping from the hand.
Cliff Ramshaw reviewed Player's Option: Skills & Powers for Arcane magazine, rating it a 9 out of 10 overall. [2] He felt that readers might suspect that Skills & Powers would "do nothing but further confuse the situation" regarding the "out of hand" number of character classes available in the game, but suggested that the book "in fact does the opposite". [2]