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  2. List of fictional swords - Wikipedia

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    Master Sword: Known as "the Blade of Evil's Bane" and "the Sword that Seals the Darkness", it can only be wielded by someone who does not possess an evil heart and it is said that only a member or a descendant of the bloodline of the knights of Hyrule can pull it from its pedestal.

  3. Impalement - Wikipedia

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    Impaling perceived rebels was an attested practice in other parts of the empire as well, such as the 1809 quelling of a Bosnian revolt, [107] and during the Serbian Revolution (1804–1835) against the Ottoman Empire, about 200 Serbs were impaled in Belgrade in 1814. [108]

  4. Magic sword - Wikipedia

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    Faroe stamp by Anker Eli Petersen depicting the magical sword Gram. In mythology, legend or fiction, a magic sword is a sword with magical powers or other supernatural qualities. Renowned swords appear in the folklore of every nation that used swords. [1] In some traditions, the sword is ascribed no powers of its own.

  5. Impalement in myth and art - Wikipedia

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    The idea that the vampire "can only be slain with a stake driven through its heart" has been pervasive in European fiction. Examples such as Bram Stoker's Dracula (with Dracula often being compared to Vlad the Impaler who killed his enemies and impaled them on wooden spikes) [1] [2] and the more recent Buffy the Vampire Slayer both incorporate that idea.

  6. Impaled (illusion) - Wikipedia

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    Impaled is a classic stage illusion in which a performer appears to be impaled on or by a sword or pole. The name is most commonly associated with an illusion that was created by designer Ken Whitaker in the 1970s and which is sometimes also referred to as "Beyond Belief" or "Impaled Beyond Belief".

  7. Impalement arts - Wikipedia

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    Modern impalement artists have performed similar feats. In some ways the Tell legend can be seen as one of the earliest inspirations for the impalement arts. Impaling a card or paper plate: The assistant stands in front of the target board and holds out a card, or paper plate which the thrower or archer attempts to pin to the board. The level ...

  8. Niten Ichi-ryū - Wikipedia

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    Kyumanosuke would go on to have six sons with five practicing Niten Ichi-ryū. Those sons were Fuji-tsugentaka, Bensuke Nobumori, Goemon Katsuyuki, and Terao Nobumori. It was Nobumori that was the most adept at the art and was handed down possession of the school before Kyumanosuke died in 1688.

  9. Ceremonial weapon - Wikipedia

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    With ceremonial swords, an example of this is that the sword may be poorly balanced. Historically, however, many ceremonial weapons were also capable of actual combat, most notably in the military. Maces , halberds , daggers , and swords are the most common form of ceremonial weapons, but in theory almost any weapon can become ceremonial.