sword

     

A swor is a long-edged piece of metal, used as a cutting and/or thrusting weapon in many civilizations throughout the world. The word sword comes from the Old English sweord, which cognates to Old High German swert, Middle Dutch swaert, Old Norse sverð (cp. modern Scandinavian sværd/sverd/svärd: Danish sværd, Norwegian sverd, Swedish svärd) Old Frisian and Old Saxon swerd and Modern Dutch zwaard, from a Proto-Indo-European root *swer- "to wound, to hurt". A sword fundamentally consists of a blade, a hilt, and a pommel, typically with one or two edges for striking and cutting, and a point for thrusting. The basic intent and physics of swordsmanship has remained fairly constant down the centuries, but the actual techniques varied among cultures and periods as a result of the differences in blade design and purpose. The names given to many swords in mythology, literature, and history reflect the high prestige of the weapon (see list of swords).

Trivia about sword

  • The status weapon of a viking, he'd decorate it to the hilt (& then decorate the hilt, too)
  • Because he speaks Latin, Flinchius knows that "gladiator" means a "man of" this weapon
  • An Ontario man was hospitalized with a collapsed lung & sliced throat after he tried to "swallow" one of these
  • A freshwater fish's tail, like a marine fish's bill, resembles this weapon, & gives both fish their names
  • Union pay department officers wore the M1840, one of these weapons that featured a straight 31" all-gilt blade
  • During "Carmen" in 1995, tenor Fabio Armiliato was accidentally cut by one of these long-bladed weapons
  • Almost a yard long, this 5-letter weapon had a decorated hilt & was often given a personal name by its Viking owner
  • A reluctant young Cowardus was sent to train as a gladiator, a word from the Latin for this weapon that terrified him
  • When George Washington was sworn in on April 30, 1789, he was wearing one of these weapons
  • Don't mess around in Saudi Arabia; this isn't just on the flag but is also used to implement capital punishment
  • A swashbuckler was known for his use of one of these
  • One hung over Damocles (5)
  • Malory:"And right as Arthur did at Christmas, he did at Candlemas, and pulled out the _____ easily"
  • Guarding the entrance to the Garden of Eden are cherubim & a flaming one of these weapons
  • (Sofia of the Clue Crew) The custom of mounting a horse from the left may have arisen when men wore one of these along their left legs
  • Like Camelot's Excalibur, Middle-Earth's Sting is one of these
  • Originally, a knight was knighted with a blow of the hand; mercifully, that was replaced by a tap with this
  • Jus gladii, the right to carry out punishment, is literally the law of this weapon
  • It's what you'd be looking at if a Highlander let you have a peek at his claymore
  • Matthew 10:34 recounts that Jesus, the Prince of Peace, "came not to send peace, but" this instead
  • After God expelled Adam & Eve from the Garden of Eden, cherubim & this flaming weapon were put at its entrance
  • A katana is a samurai's
  • A katana is a single-edged one of these used by a samurai
  • Scimitar could help you win some battles: it's a type of this
  • Whenever I do crosswords, I find the clue for this is "rapier"
  • The one a scrivener normally wouldn't use at work
  • Giselle kills herself with one of these weapons which belongs to her noble lover, Albrecht
  • This weapon is aflame in Genesis 3:24
  • Want to open your veuve clicquot with style? Try sabrage, where you use one of these

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