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Terry Brooks: The Sword of Shannara. The Sword of Leah: A sword carried by the Leah family for generations, later given the ability to cut through magic. The Sword of Shannara: A magical sword with the power to reveal the truth of any being or situation. It is forged from magic and is indestructible.
Medieval blade weapons (1 C, 19 P) Military knives (2 C, 32 P) S. Single-edged swords (1 C, 25 P) Spears (7 C, 39 P) Swords (12 C, 24 P)
Parrying dagger. The parrying dagger is a category of small handheld weapons from the European late Middle Ages and early Renaissance. These weapons were used as off-hand weapons in conjunction with a single-handed sword such as a rapier. As the name implies they were designed to parry, or defend, more effectively than a simple dagger form ...
Katar (dagger) The katar is a type of push dagger from the Indian subcontinent. [ 1] The weapon is characterized by its H-shaped horizontal hand grip which results in the blade sitting above the user's knuckles. Unique to the Indian subcontinent, it is the most famous and characteristic of Indian daggers. [ 2]
A melee weapon, hand weapon, close combat weapon or fist-load weapon is any handheld weapon used in hand-to-hand combat, i.e. for use within the direct physical reach of the weapon itself, essentially functioning as an additional (and more effective) extension of the user's limbs. By contrast, a ranged weapon is any other weapon capable of ...
The chakram ( Sanskrit: cakra, cakram; Punjabi: cakkra, cakkram) is a throwing weapon from the Indian subcontinent. It is circular with a sharpened outer edge and a diameter of 12–30 centimetres ( 4⁄ –12 inches). It is also known as chalikar[ 1] meaning "circle", and was sometimes referred to in English writings as a "war- quoit ".
Weapons used in the world's martial arts can be classified either by type of weapon or by the martial arts school using them. By weapon type. Melee weapons
Hand-to-hand combat (sometimes abbreviated as HTH or H2H) is a physical confrontation between two or more persons at short range ( grappling distance or within the physical reach of a handheld weapon) that does not involve the use of ranged weapons. [ 1] The phrase "hand-to-hand" sometimes include use of melee weapons such as knives, swords ...