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The Ida is a kind of sword used by the Yoruba people of West Africa. It is a long sword with a narrow to wide blade and sheathe. The sword is sharp, and...

were to be the grip and another 2 ft (61 cm) forward of the handle to be sheathed in brass or copper. Undoubtedly the length and weight of the sword, and...

nor much, so I sheathed my sword, and returned to the prophet and told him. He said, "Praise be to God who protects the people of the household." Qasim...

Khalid and said that he had made no bigger mistake to be punished for and that he won't sheathe the Sword of Allah as Malik reaped what he sowed. Landau-Tasseron...

kilometres (4.3 mi) from the ruins of Ying, currently called Jinancheng 纪南), an ancient capital of Chu. The sword was found sheathed in a wooden scabbard...

apparent lack of skill in the making of his sword. Smiling to himself, Masamune pulled up his sword, dried it, and sheathed it. All the while, Muramasa was...

atrocities under their commands, he has sworn to keep his sword sheathed. He has red hair and dyes his hair black to avoid being recognized as a foreigner. Nanashi...

properly referring to the type of sword that was used by ancient Roman foot soldiers starting from the 3rd century BC and until the 3rd century AD. Linguistically...

fess, a sheathed Roman sword, point to base, and a giant cactus Or; on a chief of the last six fleurs-de-lis of the field. Attached below the shield a...

single-edged Chinese swords, primarily used for slashing and chopping. They can be straight or curved. The most common form is also known as the Chinese sabre...

introduced, in which the samurai enters slow motion for a limited duration and can slash enemies repeatedly, then he sheathes the sword and all dead enemies...

spelled dah) is the Burmese word for "knife" and "sword" similar term to daab or darb (Thai: ดาบ) in Thai language for a single edge sword. The term dha is...

accepts, and they prepare to fight, but at the last second Ittō re-sheathes his sword and calls it a draw. Kanbei is left to ponder why fate will not let...

sword that gave wounds that never healed and could not be sheathed without killing a man. Dragvandil [sv], the sword of Egill Skallagrímsson. Sword of...

During the early Islamic years, the Arabs sheathed their weapons in baldrics. The use of sword and baldric was consciously abandoned by the Abbasid caliph...

horse, sheathes his sword, to signify his military feats. On the base, two bronze bas-reliefs depict the Battle of St. Quentin (1557) and the Treaty of...

Taming Sari is said to have mystical powers such as hovering in the air during times of crisis or leaping out of its sheathe to fight on behalf of its...

and thrusting. The shashka originated among the mountain tribes of the North Caucasus. The earliest depictions of this sword date to the late 17th century...

saying, "Sheathe your sword, and let us continue to profit by your wise counsels." After becoming a Muslim, Abd al-Rahman participated in all the battles...

Avengers" — Library of Congress — Chorus: "Strike freemen for the Union!/Sheathe your swords no more/While remains in arms a traitor/On Columbia's shore!"...