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Gada – A mace used by the Monkey God Hanuman. Gandiva – An indestructible bow with 100 strings created by Brahma and later used by Arjuna. Halayudha – A plough used as a weapon by Balarama. Kaladanda – the staff of Death is a special and lethal club used by the God Yama or God of Naraka or Hell in Hindu mythology.
Dagger of Rostam, a glittering dagger that Rostam used to behead the white daeva Div-e Sepid. ( Persian mythology ) Knife of Llawfrodedd the Horseman , Llawfrodedd Farchog (from marchog "the Horseman"), or Barfawc "the Bearded" in other manuscripts, is said to have owned a knife which would serve for a company of 24 men at the dinner table.
The kris or keris is a distinctive, asymmetrical dagger from the Indonesian island of Java. Both weapon and spiritual object, the kris is considered to possess magical powers. The earliest known kris goes back to the tenth century and spread from the island of Java throughout Southeast Asia. The kris ( Javanese: ꦏꦿꦶꦱ꧀) or keris[ n 1 ...
The weapons and armour of Middle-earth are all those mentioned J. R. R. Tolkien 's Middle-earth fantasy writings, such as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. [1] [2] Tolkien modelled his fictional warfare on the Ancient and Early Medieval periods of history. His depiction of weapons and armour particularly reflect Northern ...
It was found to have broken under Túrin after his death and the shards were buried with him. Herugrim: (Rohirric: very fierce, savage) The sword of Théoden, king of Rohan. Aranrúth: (Sindarin: king's-ire) The sword of Thingol, King of Doriath in Beleriand. Gúthwinë: (Rohirric: battle-friend) The sword of Éomer.
Bollock dagger, rondel dagger, ear dagger (thrust oriented, by hilt shape) Poignard; Renaissance. Cinquedea (broad short sword) Misericorde (weapon) Stiletto (16th century but could be around the 14th) Modern. Bebut (Caucasus and Russia) Dirk (Scotland) Hunting dagger (18th-century Germany) Parrying dagger (17th- to 18th-century rapier fencing)
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Carnwennan ("Little White Hilt") was the dagger of King Arthur in the Welsh Arthurian legends . In Culhwch and Olwen, Arthur names it as one of the few things in the world which he will not give to Culhwch. Later, he uses it to slay the witch Orddu, the daughter of the witch Orwen, by slicing her in half. [ 1]