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Lightsabers are used by the Jedi, an order of Force-using peacekeepers, and their evil counterpart, the Sith. [14] The Darksaber [15] (Star Wars) - a variant on the Lightsaber which symbolically turns its wielder into "Mandalore", the rightful ruler of the Mandalorians. It can only be claimed by challenging its wielder in single combat, and ...
Lightsabers are depicted as hand-built as part of a Jedi's or Sith's training regimen. Each lightsaber is unique, though some may bear resemblance to others, especially if there is a connection between the builders. The hilt of most lightsabers are straight and predominantly cylindrical, though there are other lightsaber hilt types.
[40] [41] A sword named Claíomh Solais, which is an Irish term meaning "sword of light", or "shining sword", appears in a number of orally transmitted Irish folk-tales. The Sword in the Stone has an analogue in some versions of the story of Sigurd , whose father, Sigmund , draws the sword Gram out of the tree Barnstokkr where it is embedded by ...
A sabre or (American English) saber (/ ˈ s eɪ b ər / SAY-bər) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods.
The saberstaff is a double ended lightsaber. The main difference between a saberstaff and a long blade is the length of the hilts, where the saberstaff is slightly longer. The third weapon are the daggers, these are shorter lightsabers and because of these being noticeably shorter, users of this weapon uses two daggers.
In Greek mythology, Chrysaor (Greek: Χρυσάωρ, Chrysáor, gen.:Χρυσάορος, Chrysáoros; English translation: "he who has a golden sword" [from χρυσός, "golden" and ἄορ, "sword"]) was the brother of the winged horse Pegasus, often depicted as a young man, the son of Poseidon and Medusa, born when Perseus decapitated the Gorgon Medusa.
The name Durendal arguably begins with the French dur-stem, meaning "hard", though "enduring" may be the intended meaning. [1] Rita Lejeune argues that the name may break down into durant + dail, [2] which may be rendered in English as "strong scythe" [3] or explained in more detail to mean "a scimitar or scythe that holds up, resists, endures". [4]
Nebu is the Egyptian symbol for gold.It depicts a golden collar with the ends hanging off the sides and seven spines dangling from the middle. Ancient Egyptians believed that gold was an indestructible and heavenly metal.