sword
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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 tip. A slashing sword is more likely to be curved and to have a sharpened cutting edge on one or both sides of the blade. Many swords are designed for both thrusting and slashing. The precise definition of a sword varies by historical epoch and geographic region.
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Swords
acinaces, Ainu, akrafena, alamang, Antenna-style bronze dagger, Antenna-style bronze dagger in Northeast Asia, Arabic, arit, arma de ponce, arming, ayudha katti, Back, Balato, baradi, barong, basket-hilted, bastard, belida, Benin, bilbo, bokuto, Bronze Age krums, bronze, bullfight, Carolingian, ceremonial, changdao, Chinese, cinquedea, claymore, co jang, colichemarde, collectible, cutting weapon, dagger, dahong palay, dao, dao (Naga), Double-edged, Dua Lalan, Espada ropera, estoc, executioner's, falchion, federschwert, firangi, flaming, flaming, flyssa, gold, grip-tongue, guntō, hanger, harpe, Hispano-Moorishs, hook, hunting, instruction, ipetam, iron, Japanese, Jian, kaskara, kastane, katana, kattara, kenukigatatō, khanjar, khopesh, kogitsunemaru, kopis, kora, kris, leaf shaped blade, long, magic, Migration Period, Niabor, one-handed, pata, patag, rapier, ring-, sabre, samjeonggeom, scythe, seax, shinai, short, sica, single-edged, Slender bronze dagger, small, spatha, board, of state, takoba, Tang Dao, Tao Shi Jian, weapon functional class, wooden, wu ge, épée,
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akrafena ⓘ
Ashanti sword -

alamang ⓘ
type of Indonesian sword -

Antenna-style bronze dagger ⓘ
Bronze sword type -

Antenna-style bronze dagger in Northeast Asia ⓘ
Bronze sword type -
Arabic sword ⓘ
weapon from The Arabian Peninsula -

arit ⓘ
Indonesian weapon -

arma de ponce ⓘ
ancient Roman sword -

arming sword ⓘ
straight, double-edged bladed weapon -

ayudha katti ⓘ
type of broad bladed weapon -

Backsword ⓘ
type of European sword -

Balato ⓘ
traditional sword of Nias people -

baradi ⓘ
Indonesian sword -

barong ⓘ
sword or knife -

basket-hilted sword ⓘ
sword with basket-like hand protection -

bastard sword ⓘ
long, straight-bladed swords grasped by one hand plus two or three fingers of the other -

belida ⓘ
traditional weapon from Indonesia -
bilbo ⓘ
sword similar to a cutlass -

Bronze Age krum swords ⓘ
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bronze sword ⓘ
sword made of bronze -

bullfight sword ⓘ
sword used in bullfighting -

ceremonial sword ⓘ
sword solely for protocol or ceremonial purposes -

changdao ⓘ
Chinese two-handed single-edged sword -

Chinese sword ⓘ
weapon -

claymore ⓘ
type of sword -

co jang ⓘ
Klewang sword from Indonesia -

colichemarde ⓘ
type of small sword -

collectible sword ⓘ
collectibles -
dahong palay ⓘ
single-edged sword from the Philippines -

dao (Naga sword) ⓘ
type of sword -

Double-edged sword ⓘ
sword with double sharp sides -

Dua Lalan ⓘ
Klewang sword -

épée ⓘ
a number of different bladed weapons -

Espada ropera ⓘ
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executioner's sword ⓘ
usually a two-handed sword used as an executioner's tool of trade -

falchion ⓘ
one-handed, single-edged sword -
federschwert ⓘ
type of fencing sword -

firangi ⓘ
sword -

flaming sword ⓘ
mythological object mentioned in the Bible -

flaming sword ⓘ
sword coated with fuel to being set on fire used in sows -

flyssa ⓘ
Kabyle swords -

gold sword ⓘ
sword made with a golden blade -

grip-tongue sword ⓘ
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guntō ⓘ
cold weapon -

hanger ⓘ
type of cutting sword often used by infantry -

harpe ⓘ
type of sword featuring a sickle-like protuberence -

Hispano-Moorish swords ⓘ
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hook sword ⓘ
Chinese arched sword -

hunting sword ⓘ
swords designed specifically for hunting -

instruction sword ⓘ
kind of sword -

iron sword ⓘ
sword made with an iron hilt -

Japanese sword ⓘ
traditionally made sword from Japan -

Jian ⓘ
Chinese sword -

kaskara ⓘ
type of sword characteristic of Sudan, Chad, and Eritrea -

kastane ⓘ
ceremonial weapon -

katana ⓘ
Japanese sword, that was used by samurai -

kattara ⓘ
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kenukigatatō ⓘ
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khanjar ⓘ
cold weapon -

kopis ⓘ
type of Greek sword -

kora ⓘ
sword in Nepal -

kris ⓘ
traditional Javanese dagger and sword (usually curvy) originally from Java -

leaf shaped blade sword ⓘ
Bronze Age sword -

longsword ⓘ
sword -

magic sword ⓘ
sword with magical powers -

Migration Period sword ⓘ
Late Iron Age and Early Medieval type of sword -

Niabor ⓘ
Indonesian type of machete -

one-handed sword ⓘ
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pata ⓘ
type of sword -
patag ⓘ
traditional Bhutanese sword -

rapier ⓘ
slender, sharply pointed sword -
ring-sword ⓘ
Early Medieval type of sword -

sabre ⓘ
type of backsword with a curved blade -

samjeonggeom ⓘ
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scythe sword ⓘ
type of sword -

seax ⓘ
bladed weapon -

shinai ⓘ
weapon used in kendo -

short sword ⓘ
sword with blade between 40 and 80 centimetres -

sica ⓘ
type of ancient short sword or large dagger -

single-edged sword ⓘ
type of sword -

Slender bronze dagger ⓘ
Bronze sword type -

small sword ⓘ
light one-handed sword designed for thrusting -

spatha ⓘ
type of straight and long sword -

sword board ⓘ
kind of sword -

sword of state ⓘ
sword symbolizing the power of a monarch -

takoba ⓘ
sword used across the western Sahel -

Tang Dao ⓘ
one of the four types of swords used in the Tang Dynasty of China, and was worn by soldiers in the Sui and Tang armies -

Tao Shi Jian ⓘ
Bronze sword type -

two-handed sword ⓘ
weapon -

wooden sword ⓘ
sword made of wood -

wu ge ⓘ
Chinese long sword -

khopesh ⓘ
sickle-like sword of the Bronze age -

Carolingian sword ⓘ
type of sword prevalent in Western and Northern Europe during the Early Middle Ages
Designs for the Ornament of Swords and Firearms, French, Paris, workshop of Louis-François Devisme (MET, 2003.174a–gg)
Breaking the Legs (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725), print, William Hogarth (MET, 32.35(97))- Late Bronze Age sword fragments from Market Lavington - article published in 1998, online
- The Role of Pattern-Welding in Historical Swords-Mechanical Testing of Materials Used in Their Manufacture - scientific article published on 9 June 2014, Q1860
- Some Neglected Late Anglo-Saxon Swords - scientific article published on January 1965
- Micro-Wear Analysis of a Middle Bronze Age Sword Blade - 2010 article, Q1860, online
- A Lead Model and a Rediscovered Sword, both with Gripping Beast decoration - scientific article published in January 1986
- The Dover Ring-sword and Other Sword-rings and Beads - scientific article published in January 1967, Q1860
- A Double-edged Sword: Swords, Bodies, and Personhood in Early Medieval Archaeology and Literature - scholarly article by Duncan Sayer published in July 2019, Q1860
- Study of the Metallography of Some Roman Swords - , 1988
- The Eslington Sword and the Kingdom of Northumbria - journal article, 2018
- Sword rings and beads - scientific article published in January 1976, Q1860
- Scottish Swords and Dirks - book published in 1970
- Bronze Age sword from Lincolnshire - , Q1860, 1934
- A Sword From the Thames at Wallingford Bridge - scientific article published in January 1967, Q1860
- Swords and Runes in South-East England - article published in 1967, Q1860
- Swords and Scabbards of the British Early Iron Age - scientific article published in 1950, Q1860, online
- Going to Pieces: Investigating the Deliberate Destruction of Late Bronze Age Swords and Spearheads - scientific article published on 17 June 2019, Q1860
- Broze Age sword from Lincolnshire - , Q1860, 1935
- Zu fränkischen Schwertern des 5. Jahrhunderts. (Oberlörick — Samson — Abingdon) - article published in 1953, online
- ‘A River of Knives and Swords’: Ritually Deposited Weapons in English Watercourses and Wetlands during the Viking Age - scientific article published on 24 July 2014
- The Palace of Westminster Sword - scientific article published in January 1961, Q1860
- Neutron imaging study of ‘pattern-welded’ swords from the Viking Age - scientific article published on 27 December 2016, Q1860
- The hardening of iron swords - scientific article published in September 1975, Q1860
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| class | weapon | akrafena | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | alamang | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | Antenna-style bronze dagger | sword, archaeological artefact, bronze object | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | Antenna-style bronze dagger in Northeast Asia | sword, bronze object | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | Arabic sword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | arit | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | arma de ponce | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | arming sword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | ayudha katti | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | Backsword | saber, sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | Balato | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | baradi | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | barong | knife, sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | basket-hilted sword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | bastard sword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | belida | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | bilbo | boarding sabre, sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | Bronze Age krum swords | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | bronze sword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | bullfight sword | bullfighting weapon, sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | ceremonial sword | ceremonial weapon, sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | changdao | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | Chinese sword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | claymore | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | co jang | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | colichemarde | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | collectible sword | collectible weapon, sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | dahong palay | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | dao (Naga sword) | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | Double-edged sword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | Dua Lalan | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | épée | sporting weapon, sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | Espada ropera | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | executioner's sword | decapitation device, longsword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | falchion | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | federschwert | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | firangi | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | flaming sword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | flaming sword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | flyssa | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | gold sword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | grip-tongue sword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | guntō | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | hanger | infantry saber, French saber, sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | harpe | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | Hispano-Moorish swords | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | hook sword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | hunting sword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | instruction sword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | iron sword | iron tool, sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | Japanese sword | traditional handicraft of Japan, sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | Jian | Chinese sword, sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | kaskara | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | kastane | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | katana | sword, Japanese sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | kattara | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | kenukigatatō | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | khanjar | dagger, sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | kopis | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | kora | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | kris | dagger, sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | leaf shaped blade sword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | longsword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | magic sword | fictional object, sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | Migration Period sword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | Niabor | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | one-handed sword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | pata | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | patag | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | rapier | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | ring-sword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | sabre | piercing-cutting weapon, sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | samjeonggeom | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | scythe sword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | seax | dagger, machete, knife, sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | shinai | sporting weapon, sports equipment, sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | short sword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | sica | dagger, sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | single-edged sword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | Slender bronze dagger | bronze object, sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | small sword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | spatha | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | sword board | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | sword of state | ceremonial weapon, insignia, sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | takoba | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | Tang Dao | sword, Chinese sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | Tao Shi Jian | bronze object, sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | two-handed sword | two-handed, longsword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | wooden sword | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | wu ge | sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | 1299 | khopesh | sword | Wikidata |
| class | weapon | 800 | Carolingian sword | sword | Wikidata |
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| commons | image | Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant - KB KA 16 - 043v | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Espada Toledo Salamanca | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Cut Two and Horse's Off Side Protect, New Guard, print, Thomas Rowlandson (MET, 59.533.763(17)) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | St. Matthew (copy), print, after Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien) (MET, 61.663.379) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Designs for the Ornament of Swords and Firearms, French, Paris, workshop of Louis-François Devisme (MET, 2003.174a–gg) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Breaking the Legs (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725), print, William Hogarth (MET, 32.35(97)) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | OxfordCathedral Glass2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Eugène Du Faget - Costume designs for Les Huguenots - 2. Julie Dorus-Gras as Marguerite, Adolphe Nourrit as Raoul, and Cornélie Falcon as Valentine | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Send sword (replica) at the historic town hall in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (2018) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Send sword (replica) at the historic town hall in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (2018) | Commons | ||






