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Oba Sir Musendiku Buraimoh Adeniji Adele II, KBE (13 November 1893 – 12 July 1964) was the Oba (King) of Lagos from 1 October 1949 to 12 July 1964. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Life
Carnwennan ("Little White Hilt") was the dagger of King Arthur in the Welsh Arthurian legends. In Culhwch and Olwen, Arthur names it as one of the few things in the world which he will not give to Culhwch. Later, he uses it to slay the witch Orddu, the daughter of the witch Orwen, by slicing her in half. [1]
Anitta, according to the middle chronology, reigned c. 1740–1725 BC, [4] or alternatively c. 1730-1715 BC (low middle chronology), and is the author of the Anitta text (CTH 1.A, edited in StBoT 18, 1974), [5] the oldest known text in the Hittite language, [6] also classified as "cushion-shaped" tablet KBo 3.22, [7] [8] being the oldest known text in an Indo-European language altogether.
Rhongomyniad, or Rhongomiant (variously translated as "Slaying Spear," "Cutting Spear" or "Striking Spear"), was the spear of King Arthur in the Welsh Arthurian legends. Unlike Arthur’s two other weapons, his sword Caledfwlch and his dagger Carnwennan, Rhongomyniad has no apparent magical powers.
[2] In addition the nickel to cobalt ratio of this blade is comparable to that of iron meteorite materials. [2] At the time of King Tutankhamun's mummification in approximately 1323 BC (the Bronze Age), iron smelting and manufacture were rare. Iron objects were used for only artistic, ornamental, ritual, gift giving and ceremonial purposes as ...
Bracelet of Ahmose I in 2018 Dagger bearing the name Ahmose I on display at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto Cartouche of Ahmose I on the dagger pommel, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto The conflict between the local kings of Thebes and the Hyksos king Apepi had started during the reign of Ahmose's father, Seqenenre Tao, and would be concluded ...
Prior to 1975, Warenski made practical knives of all types, particularly hunting knives and skinners, but rose to fame for his "Legacy Knives" series of artistic pieces which he made exclusively from 1975 onwards. Warenski built a recreation of the gold dagger found in King Tut's tomb. It took five years for him to complete, and it contained 32 ...
Eadgils pursuing Hrólfr Kraki on the Fyrisvellir, etching by Hugo Hamilton [] (1830) West royal tumulus at Old Uppsala, suggested grave of King Eadgils. Eadgils, Adils, Aðils, Adillus, Aðísl at Uppsölum, Athisl, Athislus or Adhel was a semi-legendary king of Sweden, who is estimated to have lived during the 6th century.