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In Terraria, Durendal is a weapon that the player is able to craft, but it's a whip rather than a sword. Durendal is the name of a spaceship in Xenosaga and of an organization in Front Mission 4. The name also appears in Fate/Grand Order (2015). A sword named Durendal also appears in literature.
Daikatana is a first-person shooter game developed by Ion Storm.It was published by Eidos Interactive for Windows and Kemco for Nintendo 64.Players control a swordsmaster who travels through various time periods using the eponymous Daikatana, a powerful sword tied to the fate of the world.
The Carracks black sword, sometimes called a crab sword, is a type of sword invented in Portugal, during the 15th century. It was used by Portuguese and Spanish soldiers and sailors in ships and caravels in the Age of Discovery .
Early swords were made of copper [citation needed], which bends easily. Bronze swords were stronger; by varying the amount of tin in the alloy, a smith could make various parts of the sword harder or tougher to suit the demands of combat service. The Roman gladius was an early example of swords forged from blooms of steel.
"Two Swords" is the first episode of the fourth season of HBO's medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones. The fourth season premiere and the 31st episode overall, the episode was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss , and directed by Weiss. [ 1 ]
The swords of Masamune possess a reputation for superior beauty and quality, remarkable in a period where the steel necessary for swords was often impure. He is considered to have brought to perfection the art of " nie " ( 錵 , martensitic crystals embedded in pearlite matrix , thought to resemble stars in the night sky) .
Visual glossary of Japanese sword terms. Japanese swordsmithing is the labour-intensive bladesmithing process developed in Japan beginning in the sixth century for forging traditionally made bladed weapons [1] [2] including katana, wakizashi, tantō, yari, naginata, nagamaki, tachi, nodachi, ōdachi, kodachi, and ya.
Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast, one of a series of guidebooks written in the voice of inveterate traveller Volothamp "Volo" Geddarm, is a detailed look at the various cities, communities and notable sights along the coast from Daggerford in the north through to Amn in the south, with a special focus on the various taverns that can be found.