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Westernesse is a fictional kingdom in the Middle English romance of King Horn. It also featured in the writings of Tolkien as a translation of Númenor , a realm in Middle-earth . King Horn
King Horn is a Middle English chivalric romance dating back to the middle of the thirteenth century. It survives in three manuscripts: London, British Library, MS. Harley 2253; Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Laud. Misc 108; and Cambridge, Cambridge University Library, MS. Gg. iv. 27.
Gúthwinë (Old English: gúð-wine Battle Friend [19]) is the sword wielded by Éomer, third marshal of the Riddermark in The Lord of the Rings. [1] [T 36] The name is found in the Old English poem Beowulf, where the hero uses the word as an epithet for the sword Hrunting, lent to him by Hrothgar's thane Unferth for the fight with Grendel's ...
Númenor, also called Elenna-nórë or Westernesse, is a fictional place in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings. It was the kingdom occupying a large island to the west of Middle-earth , the main setting of Tolkien's writings, and was the greatest civilization of Men .
' Man of the West ') were a race of Men, also known as the Númenóreans or Men of Westernesse (translated from the Sindarin term). Those who survived the sinking of their island kingdom and came to Middle-earth, led by Elendil and his sons, Isildur and Anárion, settled in Arnor and Gondor.
However, in the last hundred years or so, in most contexts, a dagger has certain definable characteristics, including a short blade with a sharply tapered point, a central spine or fuller, and usually two cutting edges sharpened the full length of the blade, or nearly so.
Knightly dagger; Late Middle Ages. Anelace (14th century long English dagger, worn as an accoutrement) Baselard (14th century long cutting dagger) Bollock dagger, rondel dagger, ear dagger (thrust oriented, by hilt shape) Poignard; Renaissance. Cinquedea (broad short sword) Misericorde (weapon) Stiletto (16th century but could be around the ...
In modern French, the term poignard has come to be defined as synonymous with dague, the general term for "dagger", [5] and in English the term poniard has gradually evolved into a term for any small, slender dagger. [6] In literary usage it may also mean the actual act of stabbing or piercing with a dagger. [7]