Famous Swords
Swords in history
* Sword of Gou Jian, a historical artifact from the Spring and Autumn Period.
* Zulfiqar - Sword of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad, Ali ibn Abu Talib and later Husayn ibn Ali in the Battle of Karbala.
* Honjo Masamune, Sword of the Tokugawa shogunate, a feudal military dictatorship of Japan established in 1603.
* Jewelled Sword of Offering, Sword of King George IV of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1820-1830).
* Seven-Branched Sword, which Wa received from Baekje.
* Snake Sword, which was wielded by the great king Ashoka. [citation needed]
* Sword of Boabdil, Sword of the last Moorish King in Spain.
* Tizona, El Cid's personal sword which exists to this day in Spain as a national treasure.
* A Mameluke sword was given by Prince Hamet Karamali to Presley O'Bannon, an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, during his participation in the First Barbary War.
Swords of myth and legend
* Arondight - Sword of Lancelot
* Attila the Hun's sword, which he claimed was the sword of Mars, the Roman god of war
* Caladbolg - Sword of Fergus mac Róich
* Chandrahas (Moon blade) - King Ravana's sword in the Indian epic Ramayana.
* Claíomh Solais - Sword of Nuada Airgeadlámh, legendary king of Ireland
* Crocea Mors - Sword of Julius Caesar
* Curtana - Sword of Ogier the Dane , a legendary Danish hero, and a paladin of Charlemagne
* Durendal - Sword of Roland, one of Charlemagne's paladins
* Excalibur/Caliburn/Caledflwch - Sword of King Arthur
* Heaven's Will/The Will of Heaven/Thuan Thien/Thuận Thiên. Sword of Vietnamese King Le Loi
* Fragarach - Sword of Manannan mac Lir and Lugh Lamfada
* Gram (Balmung) (Nothung) - Sword of Siegfried, hero of the Nibelungenlied
* Hauteclere - Sword of Olivier, a French hero depicted in the Song of Roland
* Hrunting - Sword of Beowulf
* Joyeuse - Sword of Charlemagne
* Kusanagi - Sword of Susanoo
* Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar - Sword of King Solomon(in Persian folklore)
* Tyrfing - Cursed sword that causes eventual death to its wielder and their kin
Swords of modern fiction
* The Lightsaber is a sword concept featured in the Star Wars universe. Its popularity has inspired similar laser based swords to have been used in other works of science fiction media.
* Various swords from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, including Narsil (later Andúril), Sting, Guthwine (sword of Éomer), Herugrim (sword of King Théoden) and Glamdring, sword of Gandalf. Many, if not all, European fantasy swords found in literature today were inspired by these swords as Tolkien's works were unique for their time. However, similar mystical swords could be found far back into older mythology and religions.
* The Zanbatō is an incredibly large type of Japanese sword with a mysterious historical background that has inspired various fictional swords found in a wide variety of today's media including anime television, books and video games. Most unrealistically large swords such as the Buster Sword or the Tessaiga found in Japanese media today are inspired by the zanbatō.
* The Vorpal blade is a sword from the poem Jabberwocky. It has since been adopted into modern media as a type of magic sword. Similar magical swords have become common in fantasy literature, games, and art, but this particular sword has had its name continuously mentioned and spread among many works.