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South of the Brigantes, the geographer Ptolemy reported three tribes whose territories stretched from the Irish Sea to the North Sea. The Ordovices occupied the westward lands and had two noteworthy cities, Branogenium which was located 195 Roman miles from London, most likely at Leintwardine, and Mediolanum which was located 200 Roman miles from London.
The Ordovician (/ ɔːr d ə ˈ v ɪ ʃ i. ə n,-d oʊ-,-ˈ v ɪ ʃ ən / or-də-VISH-ee-ən, -doh-, - VISH-ən) [9] is a geologic period and system, the second of six periods of the Paleozoic Era, and the second of twelve periods of the Phanerozoic Eon.
The dachi here (太刀) is simply the voiced compounding version of the term tachi (太刀, great sword), the older style of sword that predates the katana. The second character in tachi , 刀 , is the Chinese character for " blade " (see also dāo ), and is also the same character used to spell katana (刀) and the tō in nihontō (日本刀 ...
In its sequel, Chivalry 2, the Zweihänder appears as a skin for the Greatsword. The multiplayer video game Mordhau features the Zweihänder. The Empire Greatsword in Warhammer Fantasy wield Zweihänder. Siegfried Schtauffen and Nightmare of the Soul Calibur series of fighting games uses various Zweihänder and Zweihänder-type swords.
Sword of Attila or the Sword of Mars, the sword of Attila the Hun, ruler of the Huns from 434 to 453. [2]Colada ("Cast [Steel]"), one of two swords owned by El Cid, the other being Tizona, which is preserved.
Odachi means "great sword", and Nodachi translates to "field sword". These greatswords were used during war, as the longer sword gave a foot soldier a reach advantage. These swords are now illegal [12] in Japan. Citizens are not allowed to possess an odachi unless it is for ceremonial purposes.
The Scottish name "claymore" (Scottish Gaelic: claidheamh mór, lit. "large/great sword") [17] [18] can refer to either the longsword with a distinctive two-handed grip, or the basket-hilted sword. [citation needed] The two-handed claymore is an early Scottish version of a greatsword.
After the sword's owner, Susanoo, was banished from heaven by the reason of killing one of Amaterasu's Attendants and destroying her rice fields, he descended to the Province of Izumo where he met Ashinazuchi, an elderly man who told him that the Yamata no Orochi ("Eight-Branched Serpent"), who had consumed seven of his eight daughters, was coming soon to eat the last one: Kushinada-hime.