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The technique, while also being used on firearms, has a long history in Japan, where it was used to decorate katana fittings, particularly tsuba.Known as zougan (象嵌) in Japanese, it has developed its own subset of terms to describe the particular patterns, although "shippou-zougan" is an enamelling technique which most Westerners would consider closer to champlevé.
The origin of the name "Damascus Steel" is contentious. Islamic scholars al-Kindi (full name Abu Ya'qub ibn Ishaq al-Kindi, circa 800 CE – 873 CE) and al-Biruni (full name Abu al-Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni, circa 973 CE – 1048 CE) both wrote about swords and steel made for swords, based on their surface appearance, geographical location of production or forging, or the name of the ...
Damascene (pigeon) Damascus goat; John of Damascus (c. 676-749), Syrian Christian monk and priest; Materials technologies evoking the visual texture of Damascus steel: Damascening, of inlaying different metals into one another; Damask, a reversible figured fabric; Damascene patterning, a manufacturing process used to pattern copper into microchips
She (1984 film) Sheba and the Gladiator; Siege of Syracuse (film) Sinbad of the Seven Seas; Sins of Rome; The Slave (1962 film) Slave of Rome; Slave Women of Corinth; Sodom and Gomorrah (1962 film) Son of Samson; The Sons of Hercules; Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators; The Sword and the Cross; The Sword of the Barbarians; Sword of the Empire
Sword of Light: A sword that allowed Zordon to transfer the powers of Rangers to new chosen Rangers. He uses it on Jason Lee Scott, Zack Taylor , and Trini Kwan in order to make Rocky DeSantos, Adam Park , and Aisha Campbell the new Red, Black, and Yellow Rangers.
Umayyad Square. Umayyad Square (Arabic: ساحة الأمويين / ALA-LC: sāḥat al-Umawiyīn) is a large and important square in Damascus, Syria.It connects the city center with several important highways and areas, and contains important buildings, including the Ministry of Defense, Syria's national Opera House and the headquarters of the Syrian Armed Forces.
The Devil's Sword (1984) The NeverEnding Story (1984) Sword of the Valiant (1984) The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984) Barbarian Queen (1985) The Black Cauldron (1985, animated) Ladyhawke (1985) Legend (1985) Red Sonja (1985) Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985) Wizards of the Lost Kingdom (1985) Amazons (1986) Highlander (1986) The Barbarians ...
The folk tales featuring the sword of light may be bridal quests, and the hero's would-be bride often becomes the hero's helper. [9] [10] [b]But also typically the story is a sort of quasi-bridal quest, [c] [12] where the hero wins a bride by wager, but then suffers a loss, becoming oath-bound (compelled by geis [d]) to never come home until he has completed the quest for the sword (and other ...