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 Translation for 'bastard sword' from English to Finnish
NOUN   a bastard sword | bastard swords
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bastardimiekka {noun}
bastard sword
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miekka {noun}
sword
bastardi {noun}bastard
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kahdenkädenmiekka {noun}
two-handed sword
myt.
Damokleen miekka {noun} [myös idiomi]
sword of Damocles [also idiom]
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Usage Examples English
  • Eilistraee's symbol is a bastard sword standing vertically, point up, outlined against a full moon and surrounded by a nimbus of filaments representing the goddess' ankle-long hair, all in silver.
  • During the first half of the 20th century, the term "bastard sword" was used regularly to refer to this type of sword, while "long sword" or "long-sword", if used at all, referred to the rapier (in the context of Renaissance or Early Modern fencing).
  • Following a meeting during post-production on The Bastard Sword, Eveshka Ghost and Thomas Walters began searching for new locations and discussing story ideas that would be appropriate for each setting, one of which was an abandoned worksite.
  • "The Bastard Sword" is a 2018 medieval fantasy adventure film written and directed by Eveshka Ghost. It stars Xander Phillips, Seth Easterbrook and Martyn Eade.
  • It was during the 14th century, with the growing use of more advanced armour, that the hand and a half sword, also known as a "bastard sword", came into being.

  • Oakeshott (1964) notes that this changes in the late medieval period, beginning towards the end of the 13th century, when the "bastard sword" appeared as an early type of what developed into the 15th-century longsword.
  • The longsword, greatsword and bastard-sword were also made in Spain, appearing relatively late, known as the " [...] ", the " [...] " and " [...] " or " [...] " respectively.
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