A bladed [[weapon]] designed for cutting or thrusting. They are typically composed of a hilt and a blade with one or two edges that can be straight or curved; most, but not all, swords have a pointed tip. The hilt, in turn, consists of a guard, a grip, and in most designs a pommel. The guard can be a crossguard like in a typical knight's sword, a disc like the [i]tsuba[/i] of a katana, or some more complex design.

It is a weapon strongly associated with elite warriors such as [[knight]]s and [[samurai]].

h4. Related tags

h6. Actions / Poses

* [[attack trail]]
* [[drawing sword]]
** [[human scabbard]]
* [[dual wielding]]
* [[hand on hilt]]
* [[hands on hilt]]
* [[holding sword]]
* [[planted sword]]
* [[pointing sword]]
* [[ready to draw]]
** [[battoujutsu stance]]
* [[stab]]
** [[impaled]]
* [[sword over shoulder]]
* [[sword in front of face]]
* [[half-swording]]
* [[unsheathing]]

h6. Western/European swords

* [[claymore (sword)|]]
* [[epee]]
* [[estoc (weapon)|]]
* [[flamberge]]
* [[falchion (weapon)|]]
* [[foil (fencing)|]]
* [[greatsword]]
** [[claymore (sword)|]]
** [[zweihander]]
* [[long sword]]
* [[rapier]]
* [[saber (weapon)|]]
* [[short sword]]
** [[gladius]]
* [[swordstaff]]

h6. Japanese swords

* [[bokken]]
* [[chokutou]]
* [[katana]]
* [[nagamaki]]
* [[ootachi]] (nodachi)
* [[shinai]]
* [[tachi (weapon)|]]
* [[wakizashi]]

h6. Fantasy swords

* [[double-blade]]
* [[energy sword]]
** [[lightsaber]]
* [[gunblade]]
* [[huge weapon]]

h6. Named swords

* [[Caliburn (fate)|]]
* [[Dark Repulser]]
* [[Dragonslayer (sword)|]]
* [[Ea (fate/stay night)|]]
* [[Elucidator]]
* [[Excalibur (mythology)]]
* [[Excalibur (fate/stay night)]]
* [[Excalibur (fate/prototype)]]
* [[Luck and Pluck]]
* [[Onigari-no-Ryuuou]]
* [[Sword of Dios]]
* [[Szczerbiec]]
* [[Tetsusaiga]]
* [[Yamato (sword)|]]
* [[Zangetsu (shikai)|]]

h4. See also

* [[dagger]]
* [[knife]]
* [[List of weapons]]
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