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The weapon of Indra, chief god of the Rigvedic pantheon. It was essentially a thunderbolt, a new weapon fashioned exactly for him. The name literally means both thunderbolt and diamond in Sanskrit.

Domain: Military; Category: Weapons

Meaning "dragonfly-cutter", it was supposed to have been wielded by Honda Tadakatsu. It got its name after the myth that when a dragonfly landed on the blade, the blade was so sharp that the ...

Domain: Military; Category: Weapons

Mentioned in the Iliad, the description of the shield itself takes a good part of a chapter and is a description of the life of the Greeks.

Domain: Military; Category: Weapons

The staff of Sun Wukong. The name is a little hard to translate. The weapon itself could shrink to the size of a needle and could expand to the size of a large pillar.

Domain: Military; Category: Weapons

The spear used to pierce the side of Christ when he was dead. Out of the wound flowed blood and water, evidence that Christ was indeed dead.

Domain: Military; Category: Weapons

A sword whose literal translation means "damage stick", implying the concept of a sword. This weapon is wielded by Loki and there are debates as to whether it actually is a sword or not.

Domain: Military; Category: Weapons

One of the Three Imperial Regalia of Japan. Legend says that it was discovered in the fourth tail of the Yamata no Orochi. Contrary to popular depiction it is probably not a katana.

Domain: Military; Category: Weapons

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