Preeminent hand weapon through a long
period of history, consisting of a metal
blade varying in length, breadth, and
configuration, but longer than a dagger,
and fitted with a handle or hilt usually
equipped with a guard. The sword
became differentiated from the dagger
during the Bronze Age (c. 3000 BC),
when copper and bronze weapons were
produced with long, leaf-shaped blades
and with hilts consisting of an extension
of the blade in handle form.
By Roman times the hilt was distinct
from the short, flat blade, and by the
European Middle Ages the weapon had
acquired its main basic forms. The heavy
sword of medieval chivalry had a large
hilt, often designed to be gripped in both
hands...
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The word samurai has its origins in the pre-Heian
period Japan when it was pronounced samurai,
meaning servant or attendant. It was not until...
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Ninja Swords differ from Samurai swords in that they
were not passed from generation to generation. Most Ninja swords ...
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The samurai sword, made from the heat and
pounding of the skilled artisans, these weapons of
single destruction bring homage and honor ...
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If you tell someone today that you study swordplay,
they usually assume one of two things: Olympic-style
sport fencing, or some form ...
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