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  2. Tome of Battle: The Book of Nine Swords - Wikipedia

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    Tome of Battle: The Book of Nine Swords is an official supplement for the 3.5 edition of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, published by Wizards of the Coast in 2006. . The book chronicles the rise and fall of the fictional Temple of Nine Swords within the D&D universe and introduces an entirely new "initiator" subsystem that gives greater flexibil

  3. Classification of swords - Wikipedia

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    The Elizabethan long sword (cf. George Silver [32] and Joseph Swetnam) is a single-handed "cut-and-thrust" sword with a 4 ft (1.2 m) blade [23] similar to the long rapier. "Let thy (long) Rapier or (long) Sword be foure foote at the least, and thy dagger two foote."

  4. Longsword - Wikipedia

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    A longsword (also spelled as long sword or long-sword) is a type of European sword characterized as having a cruciform hilt with a grip for primarily two-handed use (around 15 to 30 cm or 6 to 12 in), a straight double-edged blade of around 80 to 110 cm (31 to 43 in), and weighing approximately 2 to 3 kg (4 lb 7 oz to 6 lb 10 oz).

  5. List of fictional swords - Wikipedia

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    Heosphorous is a short sword made of black steel with a decal of stars inscribed on the blade, while Phaesphoros is a longsword. Maellartach: One of the Mortal Instruments given to the Nephilim by the Angel Raziel, which has a guard that resemblesa golden pair of wings and is said to be the blade used to drive Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.

  6. Types of swords - Wikipedia

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    Rhomphaia: Greek single-edged straight or slightly curved broadsword – blade 60–80 cm (24–31 in) – for slashing (primary) and thrusting Spatha : Celtic/Germanic/Roman one-handed double-edged longswordblade 50–100 cm (20–39 in) – for thrusting and slashing, used by gladiators, cavalry and heavy infantry. 3rd century BCE Gaul ...

  7. Adamantium - Wikipedia

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    The adjective adamant has long been used to refer to the property of impregnable, diamond-like hardness, or to describe a very firm/resolute position (e.g. He adamantly refused to leave ). The noun adamant describes any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance and, formerly, a legendary stone/rock or mineral of impenetrable hardness and with ...

  8. A Definitive Ranking Of Every Girl Scout Cookie, According To ...

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    Thin Mints. These minty cookies have been a heavy hitter in the Girl Scout cookie lineup for years, and for good reason. Lindsey Ramsey, senior director of content operations, declared "FROZEN ...

  9. Spatha - Wikipedia

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    Roman era reenactor holding a replica late Roman spatha. The spatha was a type of straight and long sword, measuring between 0.5 and 1 metre (20 and 40 inches), with a handle length of between 18 and 20 centimetres (7 and 8 inches), in use in the territory of the Roman Empire during the 1st to 6th centuries AD.