List of historical swords
This is a list of notable individual swords, known either from historical record or from surviving artifacts.
Legendary swords
These swords do not survive as artifacts or are not and have not been available for public inspection, and their de ...
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List of Japanese swords
A is one of several types of traditionally made swords from Japan. Bronze swords were made as early as the Yayoi period (1000 BC – 300 AD), though most people generally refer to the curved blades made from the Heian period (794 – 1185) to the ...
List of Wazamono
Wazamono is a classification of Japanese swords and swordsmiths used in Japan to identify historic blades of exceptional quality. According to the first edition of ''Kaiho Kenjaku'' (懐宝剣尺) published in 1797, There are 163 ''Wazamono'' sword ...
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List of mythological swords
Mythological objects encompass a variety of items (e.g. weapons, armor, clothing) found in mythology, legend, folklore, tall tale, fable, religion, spirituality, superstition, paranormal, and pseudoscience from across the world. This list will ...
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List of fictional swords
This article is a list of fictional swords in various pieces of literature, film and television. For swords originating in mythology and legend, see List of mythological swords. Swords that originate in epic poems, tales and chronicles that were ...
Classification of swords
The English language terminology used in the classification of swords is imprecise and has varied widely over time. There is no historical dictionary for the universal names, classification or terminology of swords; a sword was simply a double e ...