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It is called Mikazuki because of its "crescent-moon-shaped pattern (J. mikazuki) of the tempering". [3] Stated to be the favorite sword of the 13th shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, and the sword with which he valiantly fought his final battle. Ōdenta (大典太, "Great Denta" or "The Best among Swords Forged by Denta ...
All of the Islamic world during the 16th to 18th century, including the Ottoman Empire and Persia were influenced by the "scimitar" type of single-edged curved sword. Via the Mameluke sword this also gave rise to the European cavalry sabre. Terms for the "scimitar" curved sword: Kilij (Turkish) Pulwar (Afghanistan) Shamshir (Persia) Talwar ...
In the manga Rurouni Kenshin, the main antagonist of the Kyoto Arc, Shishio Makoto, uses a technique called "The Final Secret Sword: Kagutsuchi" as a last resort "trump card", bringing down a cyclone of flames that his sword can produce at his enemy. In the Shin Megami Tensei and Persona franchises, Kagutsuchi is a recurring figure in various ...
Call of the Night; Calling You (short story collection) The Case Study of Vanitas; Castle Town Dandelion; Cat Eyed Boy; Cat Paradise; A Centaur's Life; Ceres, Celestial Legend; A Certain Scientific Railgun: Astral Buddy; Chaos Game (manga) Charlotte (TV series) Children of the Sea (manga) Choujin X; Chrono Crusade; Chūzenji-sensei Mononoke ...
The Odachi Masayoshi forged by bladesmith Sanke Masayoshi, dated 1844. The blade length is 225.43 cm (88.75 in) and the tang is 92.41 cm (36.38 in). An ōdachi (大太刀, large/great sword) or nodachi (野太刀, field sword) [4] [5] [6] is a type of traditionally made Japanese sword (日本刀, nihontō) [7] [8] used by the samurai class of feudal Japan.
A young man from the land of Ytalli who is entirely self-taught at sword arts. In volume 2 (episode 8 of the anime) he starts a dueling tournament among the first-year students in hopes of being named the best fighter among them. Stacy Cornwallis (ステイシー＝コーンウォリス, Suteishī Kōnworisu) Voiced by: Kaori Maeda [5]
A drawing from the Catalog of the Royal Armoury of Madrid by the medievalist Achille Jubinal in the 19th century. The original specimen was destroyed by a fire in 1884. The maquahuitl (Classical Nahuatl: māccuahuitl, other orthographic variants include mākkwawitl and mācquahuitl; plural māccuahuimeh), [4] a type of macana, was a common weapon used by the Aztec military forces and other ...
This sword was not named. Another totsuka sword in Susanoo's possession, which he used to slay Orochi. This sword is also named Ama-no-Habakiri or Ame-no-Habakiri (天羽々斬), Worochi-no-Aramasa (蛇之麁正), or Futsushimitama-no-tsurugi (布都斯魂剣). The sword is enshrined as the shintai of Isonokami Shrine.