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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.
Crocea Mors [ fr], formerly the sword of Julius Caesar, captured by Nennius according to the legends presented by Geoffrey of Monmouth. Cruadh-Chosgarach, the Hard Destroying One, sword of Caílte mac Rónáin. Cruaidín Catutchenn, the sword of Cú Chulainn. Dyrnwyn ( White-Hilt ), the Sword of Rhydderch Hael.
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.
Viking Age arms and armour. Viking landing at Dublin, 841, by James Ward (1851-1924) Knowledge about military technology of the Viking Age (late 8th to mid-11th century Europe) is based on relatively sparse archaeological finds, pictorial representations, and to some extent on the accounts in the Norse sagas and laws recorded in the 12th–14th ...
Category:Mythological weapons. Category. : Mythological weapons. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mythological weapons. Mythological weapons are legendary weapons from a relatively cohesive set of myths. Weapons derived solely from works of fiction without any mythological value do not belong in this category.
Balmung is from MHG balme ("rock, rocky cave"), from Latin: palma, meaning "sword found in a cave." [ 16] Sigurd/Siegfried's sword. In the Nibelungenlied, acquired from the giants Nibelung and Schiltung. In Norse tradition, the ancestral sword of the Völsungs.
Chi You. Legendary weapons, arms, and armor are important motifs in Chinese mythology as well as Chinese legend, cultural symbology, and fiction. Weapons featured in Chinese mythology, legend, cultural symbology, and fiction include Guanyu's pole weapon (featured in the 14th century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms).
Sword of Attila or the Sword of Mars, the sword of Attila the Hun, ruler of the Huns from 434 to 453. [ 2] Colada ("Cast [Steel]"), one of two swords owned by El Cid, the other being Tizona, which is preserved. Żuraw or Grus ("Crane"), the sword of Boleslaus III, Duke of Poland from 1107 to 1138. Possibly the same sword as Szczerbiec, which is ...