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In the European High Middle Ages, the typical sword (sometimes academically categorized as the knightly sword, arming sword, or in full, knightly arming sword) was a straight, double-edged weapon with a single-handed, cruciform (i.e., cross-shaped) hilt and a blade length of about 70 to 80 centimetres (28 to 31 in). This type is frequently ...
A Knight and His Horse Dufour Editions 1962, 1995. ISBN 0-8023-1297-7; A Knight in Battle Dufour Editions —, 1998. ISBN 0-8023-1322-1; A Knight and His Castle Dufour Editions 1965, 1996. ISBN 0-8023-1294-2; Swords of the Viking Age Boydell Press 2002. ISBN 0-8023-1294-2; The Sword in Anglo-Saxon England Boydell & Brewer 1962. ISBN 0-85115-355-0
A shield azure hangs on the sinister shoulder of the knight with a double cross/two-barred cross or (gold) on it. The horse saddle, straps, and belts are azure. The hilt of the sword and the fastening of the sheath, the stirrups, the curb bits of the bridle, the horseshoes, as well as the decoration of the harness, are or (gold).
Balin / ˈ b eɪ l ɪ n / the Savage, also known as the Knight with the Two Swords, is a character in the Arthurian legend. Like Galahad , Balin is a late addition to the medieval Arthurian world. His story, as told by Thomas Malory in Le Morte d'Arthur , is based upon that told in the continuation of the second book of the Post-Vulgate cycle ...
Four Sword/Picori Blade: A sword forged by the Minish as a gift to the kingdom of Hyrule, which allows its wielder to split into four beings. Sword of Sages: In The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, it is a holy weapon used by the Six Sages in an attempt to execute Ganondorf. However, Ganondorf survives due to being protected by the Triforce ...
Durendal, also spelled Durandal, is the sword of Roland, a legendary paladin and partially historical officer of Charlemagne in French epic literature. The sword is famous for its hardness and sharpness. Sources including La Chanson de Roland (The Song of Roland) state that it first belonged to the young Charlemagne.
Yeomen of the Guard processing to St George's Chapel, Windsor for the annual service of the Order of the Garter in 2006. A livery / ˈ l ɪ v ər i / is an identifying design, such as a uniform, ornament, symbol or insignia that designates ownership or affiliation, often found on an individual or vehicle.
Skofnung (Old Norse: Skǫfnungr) is in medieval Icelandic literature the sword of legendary Danish king Hrólf Kraki.According to Hrólfs saga kraka "The best of all swords that have been carried in northern lands", [1] it was renowned for supernatural sharpness and hardness, as well as for being imbued with the spirits of the king's 12 faithful berserker bodyguards.