sword A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting. Its blade, longer than a knife or dagger, is attached to a hilt and can be straight or curved. A thrusting sword tends to have a straighter blade with a pointed ti ...

is a cutting and/or thrusting weapon. Sword, Swords, or The Sword may also refer to:

Places

Swords, Dublin Swords ( or ), the county town of Fingal, is a large suburban town on the east coast of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, situated ten kilometres north of Dublin city centre. The town was reputedly founded . Located on the Ward River (Ireland), Wa ...

, a large suburban town in the Irish capital *

Swords, Georgia Swords is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. History An early variant name was "Blue Spring". A post office called Swords was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1959. The present name is a ...

, a community in the United States * Sword Beach, code name for the Normandy Coast landing area on D-day in World War II

Arts, media, and entertainment

Film and television

* ''Swords'' (TV series), a documentary TV series on the Discovery Channel * ''The Sword'' (1980 film), a 1980 film by Patrick Tam Kar-Ming * ''Ken'' (film), a 1964 Japanese film also known as "The Sword" * "The Sword", an episode of the DiC cartoon ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero''

Literature

* S.W.O.R.D. (comics), a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in Marvel Comics * S.W.O.R.D. (The Saint), a fictional criminal organization in the novel ''The Saint and the Fiction Makers'' * ''The Sword'' (magazine), the magazine of the British Fencing Association * ''The Sword'' (comics), a comic book series from the Luna Brothers * , a fictional submarine in Jules Verne's novel ''Facing the Flag'' * ''The Sword'', a novel by Deborah Chester

Music

Sword (band) Sword is a Canadian heavy metal band from Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, that was formed in 1981 and is still active to this day. To date, they have released two studio albums and are scheduled to release a third one in November 2022. His ...

, a Canadian heavy metal band *

Swords (band) Swords was an American indie rock band that formed in 1999 in Portland, Oregon