swords
Fencer's steel arsenal
Swords are bladed weapons with long metal blades and hilts, designed for cutting or thrusting.
Before firearms, swords were primary military weapons; now they're ceremonial, collectible, or used in fencing.
To cross swords is to clash or argue.
A sword of Damocles is an ever-present threat.
The pen is mightier than the sword values persuasion over force.
Curved Japanese fighting blade
- rapierSlender dueling blade
- scimitarCurved Eastern blade
- claymoreScottish great sword
- sabreCurved single-edged sword
cutlass · foil · epee · gladius · longsword · falchion · shortsword · dao
Prearranged one-on-one combat
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- parryDefensive blade deflection
- thrustForceful forward motion
slash · riposte · lunge · strike · block · melee · skirmish · sparring
Mythic British blade
Knightly code of honor
- valorCourage in danger
- gallantryCourage, especially in combat
- bushidoSamurai honor system
- samuraiFeudal Japanese military caste
knight · code · virtue · loyalty · courage · heroism · fealty · allegiance
Furnace for shaping metal
steel · iron · folding · bellows · smelting · bladesmithing · whetstone · hone
Ceremony installing a sovereign
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- processionFormal moving line
oath · ritual · pageantry · dubbing · accolade · inauguration · monarchy · royalty
katana
Curved Japanese fighting blade
sabre · cutlass · foil · epee · gladius · longsword · falchion · shortsword · dao · wakizashi
edge
Boundary or sharpness
fuller · hilt · guard · pommel · crossguard · spine · point · bevel · temper · grind
duel
Prearranged one-on-one combat
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- parryDefensive blade deflection
thrust · slash · riposte · lunge · strike · block · melee · skirmish · sparring · fencing
Excalibur
Mythic British blade
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
- enchantedUnder magical influence
- cursedUnder a malevolent spell
magic · runes · quest · epic · mythos · hero · talisman · forged
chivalry
Knightly code of honor
samurai · knight · code · virtue · loyalty · courage · heroism · fealty · allegiance · dignity
forge
Furnace for shaping metal
temper · steel · iron · folding · bellows · smelting · bladesmithing · whetstone · hone · grindstone
coronation
Ceremony installing a sovereign
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
procession · oath · ritual · pageantry · dubbing · accolade · inauguration · monarchy · royalty · heraldry
- fantasy/medievalknights, dragons, castles, quests, magic
- arms and armorshields, helmets, daggers, axes, crossbows
- artifactspottery shards, knives, masks, pottery, antiquity
- Japanese culturesamurai, kabuki, sumo, origami, tea ceremony
- medievalknights, castles, cathedral, kings, queens
- Medieval Eraknights, Middle Ages, castles, feudal lords, medieval period
swordsplowshares
Blade cutting soil
ploughshares · pruning hooks · olive branches · peace symbols · white flags
swordsplowshares
Blade cutting soil
pens · words · olive branches · diplomacy · treaties
- ninja swordStealthy combatant's blade
- double-edged swordAdvantage with inherent dangers
- sword fightCombat using bladed weapons
- ceremonial swordOrnate blade for rituals
- double edged sword
- sword armLimb for combat weapons
sword, swordsman, broadsword, swordfights, swordsmen, sword of Damocles, swordswoman, swordfight, swordsmith