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weapons
. edged weapons
. . swords
. . .
<sword parts>

. . . . .
<blade types>

. . . . . double-edged
. . . . . single-edged

. . . . blades
. . . . .
<blade types>
. . . . . . double-edged
. . . . . . single-edged
. . . . . edges
. . . . . . false edge
. . . . . . true edge
. . . . . fullers
. . . . . . twin fullers
. . . . . point
. . . . . ricassos

. . . . grips
. . . . . ferrules
. . . . . risers

. . . . guards
. . . . .
<guard parts>
. . . . . . arms
. . . . . . langets
. . . . . . quillons
. . . . .
<guard types>
. . . . . . cross guards
. . . . . . knuckle guards
. . . . . . ring guards
. . . . . . side rings

. . . . hilts
. . . . .
<hilt parts>
. . . . . . bars
. . . . . . baskets
. . . . . . quillon blocks
. . . . .
<hilt types>
. . . . . . cage hilts
. . . . . . cruciform hilts

. . . . pommels
. . . . . scent stopper pommels
. . . . . wheel pommels

. . . . tangs
. . . . .
<tang parts>
. . . . . . tang nuts
. . . . .
<tang types>
. . . . . . full tangs
. . . . . . rat-tail tangs

. . .
<sword performance characteristics>

. . . . blade heavy
. . . . centre of balance
. . . . centre of percussion
. . . . flex
. . . . forte
. . . . harmonically balanced

. . .
<sword types>

. . . .
<Scottish swords>
. . . . . arming swords
. . . . . backswords
. . . . . broadswords
. . . . . . Claymores
. . . . . falchions
. . . . . longswords

. . .
<sword wielding styles>

. . . . hand-and-a-half
. . . . one-handed
. . . . two-handed

. . .
<swordmaking>

. . . .
<swordmaking designs>
. . . . .
<design by region>
. . . . . . Highland (design)
. . . . . . Lowland (design)
. . . . .
<swordmaking design features>
. . . . . . counter-weight
. . . . . . escutcheons
. . . . . .
<length>
. . . . . . . blade length
. . . . . . . overall length
. . . . . . quatrefoils
. . . . . . weight

. . . .
<swordmaking process>
. . . . . forging
. . . . . quenching
. . . . . stock-removal
. . . . . tempering

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The LEMoN Armoury Thesaurus
LIBR 512: Indexing, School of Library, Archival and Information Studies,
University of British Columbia.
Lina Ma, Erin Abler, Melissa Chance, and Neil MacDonald
March 16th, 2009
Copyright 2009.