Mythological Swords - Weapons - Swords

Swords

• Asi, a legendary sword mentioned in the epic Mahabharata.
• Crocea Mors, the sword of Julius Caesar and later Nennius according to the legends presented by Geoffrey of Monmouth.
• Gan Jiang and Mo Ye, the legendary Chinese twin swords named after their creators.
• Harpe, the sword used by Perseus to decapitate the Medusa. (Greek mythology)
• Heaven's Will, also known as Thuận Thiên, was the sword of Vietnamese King Le Loi.
• Keris Mpu Gandring, the cursed Empu Gandring for Ken Arok. Not yet finished but had been used and killed the beloved ones of the user.
• Kladenets, a magic sword in Russian and Slavic mythology. Probably inspired by the sword of the god Swentowit.
• Kusanagi-no-tsurugi (Japanese: 草薙の剣) (also known as Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi (天叢雲剣?) or Tsumugari no Tachi Japanese: 都牟刈の太刀), sword of the Japanese god Susanoo, later given to his sister Amaterasu. It is one of three Imperial Regalia of Japan. (Japanese mythology)
• Sword of Attila, the legendary sword that was wielded by Attila the Hun; claimed to have originally been the sword of Mars, the Roman god of war.
• Sword of Peleus, a magic sword that makes its wielder victorious in the battle or the hunt. (Greek mythology)
• Taming Sari, the Kris belonging to the Malay warrior Hang Tuah of the Malacca Sultanate.
• Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar (Persian: شمشیر زمردنگار), "The emerald-studded Sword" in the Persian mythical story Amir Arsalan. The hideous horned demon called Fulad-zereh was invulnerable to all weapons except the blows of Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar. This blade originally belonged to King Solomon.
• Totsuka-no-Tsurugi, the sword Susanoo used to slay the Yamata no Orochi.
• Jokulsnaut, a sword belonging to Grettir which was later given to his brother Atli. (Sagas of Icelanders)