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Swords of myth and legend

Swords of myth and legend

Attila the Hun's sword, which was claimed to be the sword of Mars, the Roman god of war.

Bhawani (Sword) - The Sword given to Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj by Goddess Tuljabhavani.

Caladbolg - Sword of Fergus mac Róich

Chandrahas - The Sword given to Ravana by Lord Shiva.

Claíomh Solais - Sword of Nuada Airgeadlámh, legendary king of Ireland

Crocea Mors - Sword of Julius Caesar

Curtana - Sword of Ogier the Dane, a legendary Danish hero, and a paladin of Charlemagne

Durendal - Sword of Roland, one of Charlemagne's paladins—alleged to be the same sword as the one wielded by Hector of Ilium

Durendal - A sword that belonged to Hector of Ilium

Excalibur/Caliburn/Caledflwch - Sword of King Arthur

Fragarach - Sword of Manannan mac Lir and Lugh Lamfada

Gram (Balmung) (Nothung) - Sword of Siegfried, hero of the Nibelungenlied

Green Dragon Crescent Blade (青龍偃月刀, Mandarin: qīng lóng yǎn yuè dāo,Cantonese: ching¹ lung⁴ yim² yuet⁶ do¹) was a legendary weapon wielded by Guan Yu in the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It is a guandao, a type of traditional Chinese weapon.

Hauteclere - Sword of Olivier, a French hero depicted in the Song of Roland

Heaven's Will/The Will of Heaven/Thuan Thien/Thuận Thiên. Sword of Vietnamese King Le Loi

Hrunting - Sword lent to Beowulf by Unferth, ineffective against Grendel's mother

Joyeuse - Sword of Charlemagne

Totsuka no Tsurugi - The sword Susanoo used to slay the Yamata no Orochi.

Kusanagi - Sword that Susanoo found in the dead body of the Yamata no Orochi. It is one of three Imperial Regalia of Japan, and also known as Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi (天叢雲剣).

Laevateinn - Sword that Surtr will use to bring down the dome of heaven at Ragnarök.

Lobera, the sword of the king Saint Ferdinand III of Castile

Melethling - Said to be the magical embodiment of love and courageousness.

Mimung - Sword that Wudga inherits from his father Wayland the Smith

Móralltach, the mythical greatsword of the Celtic god Aéngus

Naegling - Sword of Beowulf in his old age, used to fight the dragon

Philippan - Sword given to Marc Antony by Cleopatra. Antony lost the sword when he was defeated by Octavian at the Battle of Actium.

Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar - Sword of King Solomon(in Persian folklore)

Taming Sari - The Kris belonging to the Malay warrior Hang Tuah of the Malacca Sultanate.

Tyrfing - Cursed sword that causes eventual death to its wielder and their kin, it is said to bring about three great evils.


Wikipedia: Swords of myth and legend
Wikipedia: Types of swords#History and mythology
Wikipedia: Green_Dragon_Crescent_Blade


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