espada
Bull's final opponent
Espada is Spanish for sword, used in English primarily in bullfighting contexts.
The espada is the matador's sword used for the final kill, and by extension, the matador himself—the principal bullfighter who delivers the death stroke: The espada raised his cape as the bull charged.
Slender dueling blade
- saberCurved military sword
- katanaCurved Japanese fighting blade
- cutlassCurved slashing naval blade
- gladiusRoman infantry blade
claymore · broadsword · longsword · falchion · scimitar · epee · foil · backsword
Flat cutting edge
- hiltWeapon's graspable portion
- scabbardProtective case for blades
- crossguardSword's protective bar
- pommelSaddle's front knob
guard · tang · fuller · edge · point · grip · ferrule · sheath
Prearranged one-on-one combat
- duelistFormal single-combat participant
- combatantOne who fights
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- joustMounted lance combat
melee · tournament · swordplay · swordsmanship · slash · thrust · parry · cut
Defensive blade deflection
- riposteSwift clever reply
- lungeSudden forward movement
- thrustForceful forward motion
- touchéAcknowledgment of valid counterpoint
fleche · feint · disengage · piste · bout · advance · retreat · counterattack
rapier
Slender dueling blade
gladius · claymore · broadsword · longsword · falchion · scimitar · epee · foil · backsword · dao
blade
Flat cutting edge
- hiltWeapon's graspable portion
- scabbardProtective case for blades
- crossguardSword's protective bar
pommel · guard · tang · fuller · edge · point · grip · ferrule · sheath
duel
Prearranged one-on-one combat
joust · melee · tournament · swordplay · swordsmanship · slash · thrust · parry · cut · strike
parry
Defensive blade deflection
touché · fleche · feint · disengage · piste · bout · advance · retreat · counterattack · plastron
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- temperingControlled heating and cooling
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
anvil · metallurgy · smelting · whetstone · hone · carbon · hardness · quench · grind · folding
knight
Honored mounted soldier
crusade · feudalism · heraldry · squire · aristocracy · minstrel · nobility · vassalage · courtly · realm