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In a typical case of running amok, a male who has shown no previous sign of anger or any inclination to violence will acquire a weapon, traditionally a sword or dagger, but presently a variety of weapons are used, and in a sudden frenzy, will attempt to kill or seriously injure anyone he encounters.

Conan the Barbarian ( also known as Conan the Cimmerian ) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero that originated in pulp fiction magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, several films ( including Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Destroyer ), television programs ( cartoon and live-action ), video games, role-playing games and other media.

The club has had two other nicknames, The Robins, adopted in 1931, and The Valiants, chosen in a fan competition in the 1960s which also led to the adoption of the sword badge which is still in use.

It is often considered to be related to the phonetically similar Caladbolg, a sword borne by several figures from Irish mythology, although a borrowing of Caledfwlch from Irish Caladbolg has been considered unlikely by Rachel Bromwich and D. Simon Evans.

The story of the Sword in the Stone has an analogue in some versions of the story of Sigurd ( the Norse proto-Siegfried ), whose father, Sigmund, draws the sword Gram out of the tree Barnstokkr where it is embedded by the Norse god Odin.

On the other hand the legendary sword Purifier, has 10 magical ranks and grants its wielder numerous powers.

Eventually, she becomes his wife but first Freyr has to give away his magic sword which fights on its own " if wise be he who wields it ".

The observation that " the pen is mightier than the sword " has sometimes been attributed to him.

Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon has the grail as one of four objects symbolizing the four Elements: the Grail itself ( water ), the sword Excalibur ( fire ), a dish ( earth ), and a spear or wand ( air ).

High fantasy has become one of the two genres most commonly associated with the general term fantasy, the other being sword and sorcery, which is typified by the works of Robert E. Howard.

The sword also has an exact tip shape, which is considered an extremely important characteristic: the tip can be long ( ōkissaki ), medium ( chūkissaki ), short ( kokissaki ), or even hooked backwards ( ikuri-ōkissaki ).

He has no special superpowers, but he exhibits extraordinary skills in the martial arts and is a master of Wushu ( the actual Mandarin name for the various Chinese fighting arts ) both empty handed and with weapons, including the staff, nunchaku and double-edged sword.

The word has an unknown origin and was originally ( c. 1440 ) used as a term for a short knife or dagger, probably related to Dutch spyd and / or the Latin " spad -" root meaning " sword "; cf.

The GEICO company has created a series of television ads that are built around proverbs, such as " A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ": and " The pen is mightier than the sword "

In both cases the requisite condition was unattainable ; neither in the 16th nor in the 18th century has it been practicable to set bounds to the spirit of inquiry otherwise than by fire and sword, and Ganganelli's successors have been driven into assuming a position analogous to that of Popes Paul IV ( 1555 – 59 ) and Pius V ( 1566 – 72 ) in the age of the Reformation.

The sword has been especially associated with the Marathas, who were famed for their cavalry.

In Steven Moffat's short story " What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow " ( the basis for the Tenth Doctor episode " Blink "), the Ninth Doctor has a rooftop sword fight with two Sontarans in 21st century Istanbul, defeating them with the help of spy Sally Sparrow, apparently before the events of " Rose " in his personal timeline.

Madonna Isabella has with her Leonetto, her accepted lover, when she is surprised by Messer Lambertuccio, by whom she is beloved: her husband coming home about the same time, she sends Messer Lambertuccio forth of the house drawn sword in hand, and the husband afterwards escorts Leonetto home.

Sigmund asks Odin why he would expect Eric more than any other king, to which Odin responds that Eric has reddened his gore-drenched sword with many other lands.

** Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Roman general who has captured Syracuse during the Second Punic War and has become known as " the sword of Rome " ( b. 268 BC )

It has been observed that most birds of prey look back over their shoulders before striking prey ( or shortly thereafter ); predation is after all a two-edged sword.

He has a sword in his left hand, and a shield rests against his right leg.

* A damaged cuneiform astronomical diary tablet from Babylon ( Babylonian Chronicle 8: the Alexander Chronicle, BM 36304 ) mentions that " ki-di-nu was killed by the sword " on day 15 of probably the 5th month of that year, which has been dated as 14 August 330 BC, less than a year after Alexander the Great conquered Babylon.

A svärdstav ( literally sword-staff ) is a Swedish medieval polearm that consists of a two-edged sword blade attached to a 2 metre staff.

The DEA itself was in part intended to serve as an expansionary counter-weight to what Labour saw as the conservative influence of the Treasury, though the appointment of Wilson's deputy, George Brown, as the Minister in charge of the DEA was something of a two-edged sword, in view of Brown's reputation for erratic conduct ; in any case the government's decision over its first three years to defend sterling's parity with traditional deflationary measures ran counter to hopes for an expansionist push for growth.

12 ` And to the messenger of the assembly in Pergamos write: These things saith he who is having the sharp two-edged sword:

This battle lasts " over half a day " until Christian manages to wound Apollyon with his two-edged sword ( a reference to the Bible, Heb.

This can be a two-edged sword as campers can build ( and heavily defend ) these same units and structures themselves though paradoxically the resource investment required to build Superweapons in quantity actually leaves a turtling player even more vulnerable to Superweapons.

Corwin decides to find out what happened to Brand who is either missing or dead, and begins to find his obsession with the throne is a two-edged sword that may cost him his life, as it has his brothers '.

As Welsh society became further influenced by feudal Europe, the princes of Gwynedd would in turn use feudalism to strengthen their own authority over lesser Welsh lords, a " two-edged sword " for the King of England, wrote Davies.

The two-edged sword adopted by the Romans was previously in use among the Celtiberians, and Latin lancea, a thrown spear, was a Hispanic word, according to Varro.

This was a two-edged sword.

*" I have put the two-edged sword of my spirit into thy mouth, that whoever I pronounce blessed, through thy mouth, is blessed to eternity ; and whoever I pronounce cursed through thy mouth is cursed to eternity.

One of the principal weapons is a two-edged sword called mil · am made of one piece of iron from hilt to point.

In 1812, it appeared on the Emperor's two-edged sword, the work of Nitot.

"), he has a near-reptile appearance and his rapier morphs into a two-edged sword.

To use a metaphor, there is a two-edged sword operating here.

It should be stressed that the archaeological discoveries show that the phalangites also used the two-edged sword ( xiphos ) as well as the traditional Greek hoplite spear ( doru / δόρυ ), which was much shorter than the sarissa.

Close-up of a 18th century Iranian crucible forged Damascus steel sword

Geoffrey of Monmouth Latinised this to Caliburnus ( likely influenced by the medieval Latin spelling calibs of Classical Latin chalybs, from Greek " χάλυψ ", " steel "), the name of Arthur's sword in his 12th-century work Historia Regum Britanniae.

This statement was likely picked up by the author of the Estoire Merlin, or Vulgate Merlin, where the author ( who was fond of fanciful folk etymologies ) asserts that Escalibor " is a Hebrew name which means in French ' cuts iron, steel, and wood '" (" c ' est non Ebrieu qui dist en franchois trenche fer & achier et fust "; note that the word for " steel " here, achier, also means " blade " or " sword " and comes from medieval Latin aciarium, a derivative of acies " sharp ", so there is no direct connection with Latin chalybs in this etymology ).

* Tamahagane, steel made from intricate methods of pattern welding used in Japanese sword construction.

Sikhs who have undergone the khanḍe-kī-pahul, the Sikh initiation ceremony, can also be recognized by the Five Ks: uncut hair ( Kesh ); an iron / steel bracelet ( kara ); a Kirpan, a sword tucked in a gatra strap ; Kachehra, a type of special shorts ; and a Kanga, a small comb to keep the hair clean.

( The bowler and umbrella were full of tricks, including a sword hidden within the umbrella handle and a steel plate concealed in the hat.

While slashing attacks were still moderately effective against infantry wearing half-plate armor, cutting and slicing attacks against an opponent wearing plate armour were almost entirely ineffective in providing any sort of slashing wound as the sword simply could not cut through the steel, although a combatant could aim for the chinks in a suit of armour, sometimes to great effect.

Examples of classic Japanese armour from the mid-19th century, steel sword blades ( Katana ), Inrō, lacquerware including the Mazarin Chest dated c1640 is one of the finest surviving pieces from Kyoto, porcelain including Imari, Netsuke, woodblock prints including the work of Ando Hiroshige, graphic works include printed books, as well as a few paintings, scrolls and screens, textiles and dress including kimonos are some of the objects on display.

However, a sword tempered in this way can usually be resharpened many times, and, although the hardness will decrease with each sharpening, the reduction in hardness will usually not be noticeable until a large amount of steel has been removed.

A cap is worn, and a sword with a steel scabbard.

The armament consisted of a spear, a steel shield, a helmet named Morion, a hilted sword, and sometimes a horse saddle with leather shell.

A Spanish sword made of steel was considered the pinnacle of craftsmanship and a well trained swordsman could be a dominant foe.

Ogier the Dane had a sword named Curtana which, according to legend, bore the inscription " My name is Cortana, of the same steel and temper as Joyeuse and Durendal.

The eagle's wings bore gold droplets standing for North Sea Oil and held a sword in the beak for the Scunthorpe steel industry.

Anosov had entered the Saint Petersburg Mine Cadet School in 1810, where a Damascus steel sword was stored in a display case.

" Kirk nardeban " pattern of a sword blade made of crucible steel, Zand period: 1750-1794 AD, Iran.

" Woodgrain " pattern of a sword blade made of crucible steel, Zand or Early Qajar period: ( Zand ) 1750-1794 AD ; ( Qajar ) 1794-1952 AD, Iran.

Another sign that Ancient India was celebrated for its steel is seen in a Persian phrase-to give an " Indian answer ," meaning " a cut with an Indian sword.

* Tipu Sultan's sword was made of Wootz steel.

It was described by Lawrence Tanner as the most beautiful and valuable sword in the world ; the hilt and the scabbard are both encrusted with jewels ( which include diamonds, rubies and sapphires ) and the blade is of the finest Damascus steel.

Hayes suggests that the typical description of the ninjatō could be due to ninja having to forge their own blades from slabs of steel or iron with the cutting edge being ground on a stone, with straight blades being easier to form than the much more refined curved traditional Japanese sword.

While the Japanese were technically able to produce tempered steel ( e. g. sword blades ), they preferred to use work-hardened brass springs in their matchlocks.

It seems that two factors have influenced interpretations of when the rapper sword was introduced: firstly, the relocation of a steel works operation by Alistair Crowley to the Derwent Valley, before which time it is believed that suitable steel for flexible swords would most likely have been unavailable ; and secondly, the prohibitive expense of such instruments before the Bessemer process in 1855 that allowed steel to be made inexpensively.