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  • Thumbnail for Live by the sword, die by the sword
    "Live by the sword, die by the sword" is a proverb in the form of a parallel phrase, derived from the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 26, 26:52): "Then said...
    12 KB (917 words) - 17:36, 2 September 2024
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    Japanese sword (Japanese: 日本刀, Hepburn: nihontō) is one of several types of traditionally made swords from Japan. Bronze swords were made as early as the Yayoi...
    134 KB (17,219 words) - 22:03, 16 September 2024
  • The Sword in the Stone is a 1963 American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney and released by Buena Vista Distribution. It is...
    46 KB (5,146 words) - 01:55, 11 October 2024
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    quick-draw sword technique. This art of drawing the Japanese sword, katana, is one of the Japanese koryū martial art disciplines in the education of the classical...
    9 KB (1,220 words) - 06:59, 1 December 2023
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    the mythical sword of King Arthur that may possess magical powers or be associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain. Traditionally, the sword...
    33 KB (3,961 words) - 13:11, 7 October 2024
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    Katana (redirect from Samurai sword)
    sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. Developed later than the...
    68 KB (7,564 words) - 11:56, 21 August 2024
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    Behemoth (category Animals in the Bible)
    He is the first of God’s works; Only his Maker can draw the sword against him. The mountains yield him produce, Where all the beasts of the field play...
    11 KB (1,258 words) - 04:16, 11 October 2024
  • a scabbard, to "draw" a knife, dagger, or sword The act of wielding a weapon by removing it from a holster, to "draw" a handgun Draw and related terms...
    3 KB (391 words) - 18:43, 28 August 2024
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    " Jesus said to him, "for all who draw the sword will die by the sword." Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) used the phrase when saying: Hate begets hate;...
    5 KB (457 words) - 22:10, 18 February 2024
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    is the Sword Manual. NCOs take Corporal's Course take Sergeants Course SNCOs take SNCO Academy take SNCO Academy Draw sword Command: "Draw, sword" On...
    4 KB (424 words) - 09:15, 13 June 2024
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    as the figure returns to set more formidable challenges, and the sword later demonstrates its divine powers. Many people attempt to draw the sword from...
    30 KB (4,430 words) - 17:29, 15 December 2023
  • unable to draw his sword. Ichi slays the gang. The Shirakawa leader's son, Toraji, arrives after the fight and assumes that it was Toma who slew the men and...
    8 KB (1,012 words) - 16:49, 9 October 2024
  • rebukes him saying: "Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword."(Matthew 26:52) Jamieson, Fausset...
    7 KB (1,121 words) - 23:49, 8 October 2024
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    Die Walküre (redirect from The Valkyrie)
    for the sword, and recurs at the end of the act, together with the full "Sword" motif in triumphant brass, as he draws the sword from the tree. The second...
    47 KB (6,269 words) - 19:14, 20 September 2024
  • Migration Period sword, and only in the High Middle Ages, developed into the classical arming sword with crossguard. The word sword continues the Old English...
    80 KB (9,664 words) - 19:26, 16 September 2024
  • The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is a 2011 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii. A high-definition remaster of the...
    111 KB (10,899 words) - 06:53, 9 September 2024
  • they must travel to the Sanctuary to draw the Sword of Mana from the foot of the Mana Tree. They can then restore peace to the world, and have their...
    67 KB (7,591 words) - 22:36, 7 October 2024
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    the "most virtuous" knight in Arthur's court will be able to draw; Balin draws this sword easily. His adventures end when Balin and his brother Sir Balan...
    15 KB (2,329 words) - 07:21, 7 September 2024
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    lowers the tops of the feet to the floor, one then will be in the seiza position. In some schools of iaido, practitioners stand up to draw the sword and...
    12 KB (1,513 words) - 07:15, 18 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Eglon (king)
    draw the sword back out, the obese king's excess fat prevented its retrieval. His servants, believing he was relieving himself, left him be. In the aftermath...
    4 KB (361 words) - 02:53, 7 July 2024
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