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Claymore (redirect from Scottish sword)(/ˈkleɪmɔːr/; from Scottish Gaelic: claidheamh-mòr, "great sword") is either the Scottish variant of the late medieval two-handed sword or the Scottish variant of...14 KB (1,515 words) - 22:13, 22 June 2024
small sword, and fencing with the broadsword came to be seen as a speciality of Scotland. A number of fencing manuals teaching fencing with the Scottish broadsword...18 KB (2,016 words) - 06:42, 12 May 2024
included a sword dance performed by dancers in costume adorned with bells. In 1573, Scottish mercenaries are said to have performed a Scottish Sword dance...13 KB (1,606 words) - 14:37, 5 June 2024- medieval Scottish sword Curtana: a medieval term for a ceremonial sword Estoc: thrust-oriented sword Falchion Flamberge Glaive Hunting sword Longsword:...9 KB (821 words) - 02:37, 15 June 2024
- The Sword of State, also referred to as the Papal Sword, is a ceremonial sword that serves as part of the Honours of Scotland but ceased being formally...6 KB (696 words) - 03:43, 25 April 2024
The Wallace Sword is an antique two-handed sword purported to have belonged to William Wallace (1270–1305), a Scottish knight who led a resistance to the...9 KB (1,049 words) - 00:16, 20 June 2024
Claíomh Solais (redirect from Sword of Light)a number of Irish and Scottish Gaelic folktales. The "Quest for sword of light" formula is catalogued as motif H1337. The sword appears commonly as a...58 KB (6,220 words) - 18:49, 21 June 2024
XIIIa. These swords were too heavy to be wielded one-handed and possessed a large grip for leverage. The Scottish name "claymore" (Scottish Gaelic: claidheamh...37 KB (4,085 words) - 16:15, 3 April 2024
of sword dance include: solo dancers around swords – such as the traditional Scottish sword dances. This general form also encompasses non-sword dances...18 KB (1,817 words) - 16:02, 24 June 2024
The Honours of Scotland (Scots: Honours o Scotland, Scottish Gaelic: Seudan a' Chrùin Albannaich), informally known as the Scottish Crown Jewels, are the...37 KB (4,430 words) - 10:14, 12 July 2024- A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting. Its blade, longer than a knife or dagger, is attached to a hilt and can be...80 KB (9,657 words) - 16:07, 18 July 2024
- of Skill in the Noble Art of the Sword, within the Kingdom of Scotland". Sir William Hope (1660–1724) – a Scottish fencing master who wrote a number...23 KB (3,032 words) - 21:08, 3 June 2024
- Longsword (redirect from Long sword)A longsword (also spelled as long sword or long-sword) is a type of European sword characterized as having a cruciform hilt with a grip for primarily two-handed...32 KB (3,524 words) - 00:35, 5 June 2024
Highland dance (redirect from Scottish highland dancing)dance or Highland dancing (Scottish Gaelic: dannsa Gàidhealach) is a style of competitive dancing developed in the Scottish Highlands in the 19th and 20th...44 KB (5,825 words) - 10:36, 14 December 2023- the Honours of Scotland (informally the Scottish Crown Jewels), that Scottish monarchs used at their coronation. The Elizabeth Sword, along with the...5 KB (475 words) - 15:30, 15 April 2024
- Manx Museum. The Scottish Sword of State (1507), part of the Honours of Scotland displayed at the Crown Room of Edinburgh Castle. The Sword of Spiritual Justice...35 KB (3,583 words) - 19:02, 18 January 2024
Its inventor, Norman MacLeod, named the mine after a large medieval Scottish sword.[citation needed] Unlike a conventional land mine, the Claymore may...24 KB (3,020 words) - 01:33, 17 July 2024
Damocles (redirect from Damocles Sword)appears in a (likely apocryphal) anecdote commonly referred to as "the sword of Damocles", an allusion to the imminent and ever-present peril faced by...21 KB (2,094 words) - 22:49, 20 June 2024
Language (Scotland) Act 2005 established a language-development body, Bòrd na Gàidhlig. The Scottish Parliament is considering a Scottish Languages Bill...118 KB (11,616 words) - 18:52, 19 July 2024
anthem of Scotland. In 2004, lawyers for the devolved Scottish Parliament advised that it was within the legal competence of the Scottish Parliament...15 KB (1,672 words) - 07:26, 7 July 2024
- of Scottish Song (1843) edited by Alexander Whitelaw Broad Swords of Scotland by John Gibson Lockhart 2262955The Book of Scottish Song — Broad Swords of
- survived. They became legend — and the sword, the means of keeping the legend alive and vital through the ages. … The sword Excalibur, represented Hope. It was
- was The Lord High Admiral Sir Andrew Wood of Largo, ‘Scotland's Admiral,’ who is part of Scottish literature in that his name is substituted for that of