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A scimitar (pronounced /ˈsɪmɪtər/) is a sword with a curved blade design finding its origins in Southwest Asia (Middle East).

The name can be used to refer to almost any West Asian or South Asian sword with a curved blade, and is often thought of as having a ridge near the end.

Scimitars were used in horse warfare because of its relatively light weight when compared to larger swords and it is good for slashing opponents, while riding on a horse, because of its curved design. Mongols, Rajputs and Sikhs used scimitars in warfare among many other people.

Caladbolg (“hard belly”, or possibly “hard lightning”), sometimes written Caladcholg (“hard blade”), is the sword of Fergus mac Roich from the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Spelled Caladcholg, it is also associated with the more obscure Ulster hero Fergus mac Leda, suggesting a conflation of two legends. It was said to be a two-handed sword that made a circle like an arc of rainbow when swung, and to have the power to slice the tops off hills and take out an entire host. During the Tain Bo Cuailnge, Ailill mac Mata takes Caladbolg away from Fergus mac Roich when he discovers Fergus’ affair with his wife Medb. He gives it back when the Ulstermen rally against his armies. Fergus wreaks havoc against Ulster’s forces with his blade, but Conall Cernach convinces him not to kill Conchobar mac Nessa. Fergus strikes the Three Great Strokes on three small hills instead, blasting off their tops.

Caladbolg may be related linguistically to Cuchulainn’s spear, the Gae Bulg, and is thought to be a source or analogue of King Arthur’s sword Excalibur, which in early Welsh is called Caledfwlch.

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The Gáe Bulg (also Gáe Bulga, Gáe Bolg, Gáe Bolga, meaning “notched spear”, “belly spear”, “swelling spear”, “bellows-dart”, or possibly “lightning spear”), was the spear of Cúchulainn in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. It was given to him by his martial arts teacher, the warrior woman Scáthach, and its technique was taught only to him.

It was made from the bone of a sea monster, the Coinchenn, that had died while fighting another sea monster, the Curruid. Although some sources make it out to be simply a particularly deadly spear, others—notably the Book of Leinster—state that it could only be used under very specialized, ritual conditions:

“The Gáe Bulg had to be made ready for use on a stream and cast from the fork of the toes. It entered a man’s body with a single wound, like a javelin, then opened into thirty barbs. Only by cutting away the flesh could it be taken from that man’s body.”

Caliburn, King Arthur`s sword from “King Arthur and the Knight of the Round Table” legend and folklore blessed with the magical energy from Lady of the Lake. It was said that Caliburn`s scabbard would protect the bearer from any wound.


Other Name Excalibur, Caledfwlch.