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Tolkien devised several constructed languages with terms for types of weapons.. Sword: Noldorin Sindarin: magl, magol, [T 1] North Sindarin magor, [T 2] Quenya: makil, macil. [T 1] Specific types of sword were named lango (broad sword), eket, ecet (short sword), and lhang (cutlass, sword).
Modern reconstruction of a Greek xiphos and scabbard. Actaeon holding a xiphos. Painted vase from Metaponto, c. 390–380 BC. The xiphos (Ancient Greek: ξίφος; plural xiphe, Ancient Greek: ξίφη [ksípʰɛː]) [1] is a double-edged, one-handed Iron Age straight shortsword used by the ancient Greeks.
Seax, a tool and weapon, common in Northern Europe. Gladius, an early ancient Roman thrusting shortsword for legionaries [36] Xiphos, a double-edged, single-hand blade used by the ancient Greeks; Certain Renaissance-era sidearms: Baselard, a late medieval heavy dagger; Cinquedea, a civilian long dagger; Dirk, the Scottish long dagger (biodag);
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 ...
The God in the Box, The Big Black Thing: A dark smoky column, with red malevolent eyes and a grotesque face, imprisoned inside a vintage box. Shterot [42] The Tenebrous One: A starfish-like horror spawned by the Outer God C'thalpa. It has been cut into pieces, but individual fragments live independently. Shudde M'ell The Burrower Beneath,
The Grishaverse is a fictional shared universe of fantasy novels, short story collections, and a television adaptation created by Israeli–American author Leigh Bardugo.The universe consists of the nations of Ravka, Fjerda, Shu Han, Kerch, Novyi Zem, and the Wandering Isle, each of which adapts elements of language, culture, and tradition from countries of the real world (elements in turn ...
The attacking weapon is rarely used for blocking, relying either on a shield as a parrying tool or a second sword. Dual-wielding is thus a common and valued skill in the Indian subcontinent. Sparring is done through an exercise called gatka , in which the practitioners fight with wooden sticks to simulate swords.
After escaping from Castle Darkstorm and acquiring magical vehicles of their own, the Spectral Knights capture the Darkling Lords and put them to work in a factory. Shortly afterwards, however, the Darkling Lords escape and ambush the Spectral Knights, who are heading to Merklynn's shrine to have their power staff recharged.