Swords Sentence Examples

I was practicing swords with the boys in the yard.

He stepped into the bright sunlight and withdrew one of hundreds of grey swords housed in small racks along the back side of the dwelling.

A set of boy-warriors were practicing with grey swords in the grassy courtyard.

Several of the beefy men living in the house were in the grassy, well-lit courtyard, sparring with swords, knives, and other weaponry that looked like it came straight out of the Middle Ages.

Swords, however, were different.

She'd thought his wall of swords, daggers, axes, and other medieval weapons were for ceremony.

Swords, iron spears and arrow-heads, and a few copper caldrons, fabricated from the metal obtained in the country, complete the list of manufactures.

The swords of Mondragon in Guipuzcoa were renowned before those of Toledo.

Besides the short kris, the Malays use long straight kris with very narrow blades, shorter straight kris of the same form, short broad swords called sundang, long swords of ordinary pattern called pedang, somewhat shorter swords curved like scimitars with curiously carved handles called chenangkas, and short stabbing daggers called tumbok lada.

George Low (1747-1795), the naturalist and historian of Orkney, who made a tour through Shetland in 1774, described a Runic monument which he saw in the churchyard of Crosskirk, in Northmavine parish (Mainland), and several fragments of Norse swords, shield bosses and brooches have been dug up from time to time.

The cavalry is armed with repeating carbines (the N.C.O.'s with repeating revolvers) and swords.

To the pope alone is reserved the blessing of the pallium, the golden rose, the "Agnus-Dei" and royal swords; he alone, too, can issue blessings that involve some days' indulgence.

The knights of south Germany especially prized the swords and armour of this town, and many of the weapons used in campaigns against the Turks and in the Seven Years' War are said to have been manufactured at Suhl.

But at this moment the archers, taking their hatchets, swords or other weapons, penetrated the gaps in the now disordered French, who could not move to cope with their unarmoured assailants, and were slaughtered or taken prisoners to a man.

The inscriptions which have come down to us are engraved partly on memorial stones, which are not uncommon in the north of England, and partly on various metal objects, ranging from swords to brooches.

Swords, helmets and coats of mail, he says, were seldom to be seen; in general they were armed only with huge shields, unwieldy spears and darts.

Here again he appears to be thinking of the western tribes; for elsewhere he states that some of the eastern peoples were armed with short swords and round shields - which probably were of comparatively small size, like those used in later times.

The badge of the military and naval members bears two crossed swords in the angles of the cross.

All soldiers on whom " swords of honour " had been already conferred were declared legionaries ipso facto, and all citizens after 25 years' service were declared eligible, whatever their birth, rank or religion.

The numerous classes and subdivisions have exceedingly complicated distinguishing marks, some bearing crossed swords, a crown, or an oak-leaf surmounting the cross.

The badge is a white cross, the arms of which expand and terminate in an obtuse angle; round the cross is a green laurel and oak wreath; the central medallion is red, bearing in gold two crossed swords, the initials of the founder and the date 1855.

The badge is a white cross, in the angles gold crowns, the points of the cross joined by gold swords entwined with gold and blue belts, in the blue centre an upright sword with the three crowns in gold, the whole surmounted by the royal crown The ribbon is yellow with blue edging.

Realizing the inefficiency of their old missiles when opposed to musket balls, they laid aside their bows, and armed themselves with spears, swords or other weapons fitted for close combat.

They carried double-edged swords and short daggers for use hand to hand, the steel of which was hardened b y being buried underground; their defensive armour was a light Gallic shield or a round wicker buckler, and greaves of felt round their legs.

Having quickly assembled this, h drove the Saxons from Bohemia, and then marched towards Franconia, with the intention of crossing swords with his only serious rival, Gustavus Adolphus, who had left Munich when he heard that this foe had taken the field.

Iron is smelted by the natives, who, especially amongst the Hausas, are very clever smiths, and manufacture fine lances and arrow heads, knives and swords, and also hoes.

They brought with them iron, which they used for their long swords and for their cutting implements; the costume of both sexes was distinct from that of the Pelasgians; they used round shields with a central boss instead of the 8-shaped or rectangular shields of the latter; they fastened their garments with brooches, and burned their dead instead of burying them as did the Pelasgians.

Sparta also is a power which can cross swords with the Macedonian king, and Cleomenes III.

Yet even in the middle ages kings of Christian countries were buried with their swords and spears, and queens with their spindles and ornaments; the bishop was laid in his grave with his crozier and comb; the priest with his chalice and vestments; and clay vessels filled with charcoal (answering to the urns of heathen times) are found in the churches of France and Denmark.

Swords fashioned by Wayland are regular properties of medieval romance.

This consisted of bronze swords and vases, gold jewellery with agate and other gems, bracelets, collars, a seal cylinder and two engraved gold rings, one of which, the largest known, bears a religious scene.

The committee of Estates, on hard terms, gave an indemnity to Royalists whose swords they needed; many ministers acquiesced (" The Resolutioners "), the more fanatical dissidents were called " Remonstrants," and now the kirk was rent in twain by the disputes of these two factions.

When the rebellion was at its height and Thomas Miinzer had sent forth fiery proclamations urging the peasantry "not to let the blood cool on their swords," Luther issued the pamphlet, which casts a stain on his whole life, in which he hounds on the ruling classes to suppress the insurgents with all violence.

At Shotley Bridge (where there is a small spa) a colony of German metal-workers, making swords and knives, was established in the 17th century; but this industry has now been replaced by paper mills.

The graves at Hallstatt were partly inhumation partly cremation; they contained swords, daggers, spears, javelins, axes, helmets, bosses and plates of shields and hauberks, brooches, various forms of jewelry, amber and glass beads, many of the objects being decorated with animals and geometrical designs.

The battle, which was fought on confined ground in a valley, was decided by a cavalry charge of the Alans and Sarmatian s, which threw the Roman infantry into confusion and hemmed it in so closely that the men could scarcely draw their swords.

In the crannog of Lisnacroghera, county Antrim, iron swords, with sheaths of thin bronze ornamented with scrolls characteristic of the Late Celtic style, iron daggers, an iron spear-head 162 in.

The Swords of the Titans are monstrous blades, eight in number, 50 ft.

These men have no visible means of maintenance, and no visible occupation except that of lounging up and down with their swords and shields, like the ancient Highlanders, whom in many respects they much resemble."

It is significant that the first iron swords in Cyprus are of a type characteristic of the lands bordering the Adriatic. Gold and even silver become rare; 5 foreign imports almost cease; engraved cylinders and scarabs are replaced by conical and pyramidal seals like those of Asia Minor, and dress-pins by brooches (fibulae) like those of south-eastern Europe.

He was a master in theological controversy, shunning not to cross swords with the formidable Bellarmine.

A remarkable confirmation of the theory that the Bronze Age culture came from the East is to be found in the patterns of the arms, which are distinctly oriental; while the handles of swords and daggers are so narrow and short as to make it unlikely that they would be made for use by the large-handed races of Europe.

What is remarkable is that the swords not only show the design of the cross in the shape of the handle, but also in tracery what is believed to be an imitation of the Svastika, that ancient Aryan symbol which was probably the first to be made with a definite intention and a consecutive meaning.

Other products are manna, suffron, asafoetida and other gums. The chief manufactures are swords, stoneware, carpets and rugs, woollens, cottons, silks and sheepskin pelisses (pustin, Afghan poshtin).

In the former the bow with vegetable string is the chief weapon, and clothing is woven from palm fibre; in the east spears are found, and in the Welle district swords and throwing-knives also; clothing made from skins also makes its appearance, and more attention is paid to the shades of departed ancestors.

He revelled in bloody gladiatorial displays, and the sharpest swords used on such occasions were called "Drusine."

He put down the Scottish usurper Macbeth with the swords of a Northumbrian army, and restored Malcolm III.

Somerset was in command; he showed hopeless incapacity and timidity, and in a few months the duchy which had been so long held by the swords of Bedford, York and Shrewsbury was hopelessly lost.

Hussars charged the crowd with drawn swords.

He was seven years old when his father died, leaving property (in a manufactory of swords, and another of upholstery) worth about £3500, which, invested as it seems to have been (20% was not thought exorbitant), would have yielded rather more than £600 a year.

Already Irish Catholics of good family had learned to offer their swords to foreign princes.

But the parlement soon became disgusted with its alliesthe princes and nobles, who bad only drawn their swords in order to beg more effectively with arms in their hands; and the Parisian mob, whose fanaticism had been aroused by Paul de Gondi, a warlike ecclesiastic, a Catiline in a cassock, who preached the gospel at the daggers point.

The attempt of the counter-revolutionaries to make an army for themselves out of the guard of the Legislative Assembly, and the success of the Catholics, who bad managed at the end of August 1797 to repeal the laws against refractory priests, determined the Directory to appeal from the rebellious parliament to the ready swords of Augereau and Bernadotte.

One demon fell beneath Cora's flashing swords while the other bound away and disappeared.

All the spaceships, computers, and weapons within the Five Galaxies were made from ore from Anshan mines-- even the swords, the only weapons sanctioned by the Planetary Council as fair and appropriate for man-to-man combat.

The gallant mounted burghers hacked their way through the unarmed crowd, killing eleven people with their swords and injuring many others.

He has the vampire buster yellow robes seen in Mr Vampire, and a seemingly endless supply of magic swords.

In East Germany, the ' Swords into Plowshares ' peace campaign started under the wing of the evangelical churches.

Thereupon, the rest plunged their swords into him, and he fell a mangled corpse.

Sparks will fly when their schooling in swords and sorcery comes head-to-head!

Its mysterious intrinsic beauty and practicality may well have led the Samurai warriors to cover the hilts of their swords with such skin.

They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.

Four more show hoplites using their swords, which were used for hand-to-hand combat if the spear was broken in the initial clash.

A caravan of loving help inviting people to hear about Jesus or or a cavalcade of crusaders bent on smiting infidels with their swords?

They are attracted by the Gothic imagery, the images of Teutonic knights in shining armor, of swords and daggers and shields.

The Page of Swords is a young, very perceptive person.

Long gone are the days of swashbuckling pirates clanking swords.

The elegant rapier was used in preference to the older, clumsier cutting swords.

Logged Oden, guide our ships, our axes spears and swords!

Spears and swords of iron we leave to whose who, alas, consider human blood and swine 's blood of well-nigh equal value.

The latter came out and with drawn swords pursued Adam to his house, and broke the door of his hall and entered.

It also contains uniform accessories such as walking sticks and ceremonial swords.

Kendo practitioners wear full armor and fence with bamboo swords called shinai.

It also has its touching moments amid the exciting clashes of bronze swords.

The Bella have adopted the turbans, robes, swords, camels, and language (Tamacheq) of their old masters ' culture.

Brandishing spears, swords, or stolen swords, their skin patterned with blue woad to frighten thei enemy.

His belongings, found piled up near the mine, seem to have included a combined bow-case and quiver and a sword sheath, each covered with plates of gold of Greek work, three swords with gold hafts, a hone with gold mounting, a whip, many other gold plates and a heap of arrow-heads.

Moreover, the English states, which had seldom turned their swords against each other in the 5th or the 6th centuries, were engaged during the 7thand the 8th in those endless struggles for supremacy which seem so purposeless, because the hegemony which a king of energy and genius won for his kingdom always disappeared with his death.

They were all dressed very finely, and some of them carried swords.

Metallurgy gives us steel with which we can fashion either swords or plowshares.

American makers of plowshares could, with time and as required, make swords as well.

Making swords actually paid better or at least as well as making plowshares.

Then they rose to fight the duel, and I followed the swift thrusts and parries of the swords and the waverings of poor Bob as his courage oozed out at his finger ends.

The officers buttoned up their coats, buckled on their swords and pouches, and moved along the ranks shouting.

During these wanderings, Pierre noticed that he was spoken of now as the "Seeker," now as the "Sufferer," and now as the "Postulant," to the accompaniment of various knockings with mallets and swords.

The bandage was taken off his eyes and, by the faint light of the burning spirit, Pierre, as in a dream, saw several men standing before him, wearing aprons like the Rhetor's and holding swords in their hands pointed at his breast.

On seeing this, Pierre moved forward with his breast toward the swords, meaning them to pierce it.

But the swords were drawn back from him and he was at once blindfolded again.

In the porch and in the yard the men whom Petya had armed with swords and daggers, with trousers tucked inside their high boots and with belts and girdles tightened, were taking leave of those remaining behind.

Thirty thousand devils!... the convoy guards began cursing and the French soldiers, with fresh virulence, drove away with their swords the crowd of prisoners who were gazing at the dead man.

They rushed at me with their little swords.

One part of it dispersed and waded knee-deep through the snow into a birch forest to the right of the village, and immediately the sound of axes and swords, the crashing of branches, and merry voices could be heard from there.

Occasionally, at question time, I crossed swords with him on minor points, in the way that self-important young men do.

Logged Oden, guide our ships, our axes spears and swords !

They will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into sickles.

Samurai swords were worn in pairs, one being longer than the other.

There are types of swords with straight backs yet curved edges, and others that widen toward the point but then taper sharply.

Most Chinese martial arts (as opposed to purely military) swords have a tassel attached to the butt.

The swords you purchase can be replicas from the ancient past or recent history, or can be real swords made for actual use.

Some swords are made for decoration while others are made to practice martial arts.

Real swords are properly treated with heat so the steel doesn't break with the slightly touch.

Real swords are constructed from carbon steel, as opposed to stainless steel, which is reserved for decorative swords or cheaply made swords.

Beginners can find decently constructed swords for about $200 to $300.

If your collection isn't specific, like you only collect swords from certain time periods or from certain people, then you can stick between the above price range.

As your collection gets bigger and you learn more and more about swords, your taste may change and paying $1,000 for superb swords might be what you should expect.

Increasing your collection at a good pace means spending less on swords; getting the best swords to add to your collection means purchasing swords at a slower rate.

Offline dealers often know the ins and outs of swords, but often have to purchase swords to stock their store.

To stock their store quickly, dealers will purchase more cheaply made swords.

You will find decorative and reenactment swords cut with this in mind.

The story keeps kids reading with nightmarish tales of swords, strangers, and other scary things for 12-14 year olds.

Legendary swords reminiscent of Excalibur will make magnificent accessories.

A Squared Amory has a great collection of famous medieval swords of notable knights and warriors.

Medieval Swords and Heavenly Swords also carry a large variety of decorative swords and replica battle weaponry.

Daggers, swords, eyeballs and skulls are all, of course, welcome additions to your wardrobe.

Some of the earliest graves in Hasltadt, Austria held numerous swords, shields and metal arm bands.

You choose from huge Great Swords that swoop overhead, spears that reach out directly in front of you, axes, and even guns.

Each Final Fantasy game, with the possible exception of Final Fantasy VIII, features a fantasy swords and sorcery theme.

But Kratos starts out with nothing more that 2 swords called the Blades of Chaos that are chained to his arms.

Players discover items and use swords, shields, arrows and bombs to explore and defend themselves.

Get ready to lock swords and dodge shurikens in a fierce battle with evil.

However; you only get three of these swords throughout the whole game, so you constantly have to free the ghosts when your duty is done.

Bombs, boomerangs, swords and shields are his staple, but a Gust Jar and Picori Stick are two new items that stir things up quite a bit.

Spears, sticks, gigantic swords and a dozen more items clang to the ground and invite you for a look.

Swords & Soldiers is a RTS game with a cartoony feel.

Commonly made origami weapons include origami pistols, swords and throwing stars.

Marion is available in a set that includes an attacker armed with a sword, a frying pan, a monkey and two swords.

It does contain some small parts like swords and pirate hats and so is not appropriate for very young children.

Wooden toy swords have been entertaining boys (and girls, too) for decades and possibly centuries.

High-tech light sabers and brightly colored plastic swords have taken the place of wooden toy swords in many children's closets, so finding a wooden sword today can present a bit of a challenge.

Here you may find wooden swords that are new, homemade or vintage swords that have been passed down for generations.

Hobby shops - Sometimes you can find wooden swords and other wooden toys at hobby shops.

Opponents of this idea say that giving children toy weapons, such as guns, knives, and swords, promotes violence.

There are other parents, however, who believe that swords and other pretend toys encourage children to use their imaginations as they battle dragons and slay evil knights.

Young knights and samurai can win any battle with the help of inventive Nerf swords.

However, they also offer more unique toy weapons, such as crossbows and swords.

The most recent line of Nerf Swords is sold under the N-Force name.

The Nerf N-Force Marauder Long Sword is the largest of the Nerf swords, at close to 41 inches in length from base to tip, with a 32-inch "blade."

The swords contain a plastic core within the typical Nerf foam.

A review of the toys at Ars Technica mentioned that the swords provided a satisfying hit when making contact with an opponent.

You can find Nerf Swords at most toy retailers, including Amazon.com, Walmart.

N-Force swords are recommended for children over the age of 6.

There are also two knights decked out with armor, shields and swords to help defend the fortress, which has hidden staircases, a working front gate and a big boulder to roll down stairs and keep intruders at bay.

Available accessories include swords, hats, rings, boots and even cannibal accessories.

A lot of the pictures online show cute little kids donning plastic swords, but if you think your child would cause more damage with his or her sword, feel free to leave that part out.

As long as you have the distinctive feathered hats, the capes, and of course the swords, everyone's costume can be a bit different.

Wealthy nobility adorned themselves in jewels such as crowns, rings, large necklaces, hats, powdered wig, small wrist purses, jeweled swords, and shields.

Girls can dress up in fancy ball gowns while boys can sport fancy metal vests, swords, shields and boots.

First developed by Denbei Shoami, a master metalsmith from the Akita prefecture, mokume gane was originally used to decorate samurai swords to symbolize wealth and status.

The connection to sword-making is also meaningful to many men who admire historic swords and knives.

Arthur Loose creates knives, swords and rings in Damascus stainless steel with a choice of gold or sterling silver linings.

The emblems in the suit of swords are based on the Egyptian crux ansata (a symbol more commonly known as the ankh and looped cross).

The suits include Cups, Swords, Wands, and Pentacles.

Accessories, such as swords or knives, can cause injuries.

The 1996 version, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, used Shakespeare's original lines, but the film's setting was a modern one, with guns instead of swords and cars rather than carriages.

To this day, Mizuno shoes are initially designed using irons forged in the same manner as samurai swords, making for a perfect melding of ancient and modern styles.

He began as a performing artist, swallowing swords eating fire and slugs and doing feats of strength.

If you must go the skull and crossbones route, consider replacing the bones with something else like lighting bolts or crossed swords.

For something with a bit more novelty, you can try Mundco's shining boxers, which not only give you the sense of wearing armor, but are even decorated with medieval style swords to enhance the effect.

The same costume store should have some plastic shields and short swords.

Purchase plastic swords and hold a fun sword fight.

Have the kids be a part of the movie with fun backdrops like a stone wall or a haunted forest, or use inflatable swords for friendly sword practice.

The Lord of the Rings' swords are some of the most famous fictional swords today.

Several important swords were discovered by heroes in The Hobbit, the briefer 'prequel' to The Lord of the Rings.

It, along with Gandalf's and Thorin's swords, was made by the Elves of Gondolin before the Fall, although how these weapons ever survived and came to Middle Earth is unknown.

Because the swords, including Bilbo's knife, were meant to battle Orcs, they were forged so that they glowed with a faint blue light whenever Orcs were near.

Swords, magical and historical, have held a special place in the esteem of their wielders since their invention in the Bronze Age.

La Morte D'Arthur, Thomas Malory's compilation of Arthur legends in the 15th century, includes both versions, and he further compounds confusion by calling both swords Excalibur.

This is another of the official movie posters which features Sam and Pippin, two hobbits, standing back to back swords drawn and at the read.

For those individuals, there are smaller weapon-inspired items such as mini swords that function as letter openers.

In addition to regular batons, they incorporate such props as twirling swords, flaming batons, and even long ribbons and scarves.

In addition to this, swords or cutlasses are a part of the authorized uniform.

Jonathan and Alfonso were playing with the sticks as if they were swords.

You want swords, I got swords.

The battles were silent, the swords clashing without the clang of steel she expected to hear.

Ne'Rin returned his sword to a rack containing half a dozen similar swords in plain grey and approached Kiera.

They fought with the grey swords, combining the sword dance with hand-to-hand combat moves for a ferocious battle that surprised her.

A'Ran awaited her with two swords looking alert, as if he'd been up long enough for his first cup of coffee to kick in.

She recognized the same routine from the previous day, only this time they moved through it without swords.

She snatched the dead man's sword and shoved him into the hall out of his way as two more swords descended.

A bellow sounded in the forest behind them, and moonlight gleamed off of the tips of falling arrows and the raised swords of the men that followed them.

Five hefty men, each well-armed and carrying weapons ranging from swords to maces, surrounded Sami.

They'd traveled over a fortnight on the king's largest ship, bearing silks, game, and swords to offer as gifts with the barbarians.

Swords flashing, they sprinted towards her and the center of the city only to be brought down by a flurry of arrows a dozen feet before her.

Moonlight glinted off the swords at his hip, and a cold ocean breeze swept up the Western Cliffs, rolled over them, and rustled the branches of the nearby forest.

Some Norman adventurers, on pilgrimage to St Michaels shrine on Monte Gargano, lent their swords in 1017 to the Lombard cities of Apulia against the Greeks.

On this the soldiers drew their swords and drove the people into the city; but, once inside the city, the people stood at bay and succeeded in establishing themselves upon the temple-hill.

The emperor even permitted Jewish wholesale merchants, notables and their sons, to wear swords (January 2, 1782), and especially insisted that Christians should behave in a friendly manner towards Jews."

Some of these objects, such as certain forms of swords and vases, seem to be of local fabric, but derived from originals going back to the beginning of the Late Minoan age.

It is certain that towards the close of this third and concluding Late Minoan period in the island certain mainland types of swords and safety-pins make their appearance, which are symptomatic of the great invasion from that side that was now impending or had already begun.

Northern forms of swords and safety-pins are now found in general use.

Then one or two tactical blunders were committed; and the tsar, taking courage, enveloped the little band in a vast semicircle bristling with the most modern guns, which fired five times to the Swedes' once, and swept away the guards before they could draw their swords.

Mihaly V6rosmartyo, Ferencz KOlcsey, Ferencz Kazinczy and his associates, to mention but a few of many great names, were, consciously or unconsciously, as the representatives of the renascent national literature, accomplishing a political mission, and their pens proved no less efficacious than the swords of their ancestors.

Their weapons consisted of bow and arrows, short swords, spears and axes.

He also crossed swords more than once with the Dutch Presbyterian champion, Voetius, still remembered for his attacks on Descartes.

Calico, fire-arms and swords had replaced the primitive bark-cloth and bymwanga, spear, while under the teaching of the missionary- 1884.

Their arms comprise two short swords, a longer spear, a round shield, and they sometimes wear a coat of mail; a curious feature is their tactics of fighting in a circle of protecting shields.

It has yielded four bronze swords, ten socketed spear-heads, forty celts or axe-heads and sickles, fifty knives, twenty socketed chisels, four hammers and an anvil, sixty rings for the arms and legs, several highly ornate torques or twisted neck rings, and upwards of two hundred hair pins of various sizes up to 16 in.

He was arrested on the spot, and when his lodgings were searched a quantity of powder and shot was found, with the rules of a secret society, called" Young England,"whose members were pledged to meet," carrying swords and pistols and wearing crape masks."These discoveries raised the surmise that Oxford was the tool of a widespread Chartist conspiracy - or, as the Irish pretended, of a conspiracy of Orangemen to set the duke of Cumberland on the throne; and while these delusions were fresh, they threw well-disposed persons into a paroxysm of loyalty.

They bought practically all of what is now Essex county from the Indians for "fifty double hands of powder, one hundred bars of lead, twenty axes, twenty coats, ten guns, twenty pistols, ten kettles, ten swords, four blankets, four barrels of beer, ten pairs of breeches, fifty knives, twenty horses, eighteen hundred and fifty fathoms of wampum, six ankers of liquor (or something equivalent), and three troopers' coats."

The Quadi are said to have considered their swords divine.

Swords make their appearance.

The implements of the Bronze Age include swords, awls, knives, gouges, hammers, daggers and arrow-heads.

Swords clashed and spit sparks while their feet danced too fast for her to follow.

Suddenly, there were no more swords falling.