20 Most Legendary Swords That Actually Exists

There are very few artifacts shrouded in more legends and mythical energy than swords after all what is a king or a warrior without a sword all over the world each culture had their own way of making these amazing weapons all in different styles and shapes and all with a lot of historical

Importance swords consist of a metal blade that varies in length configuration and breadth and they have evolved together with mankind from a sword that exists but nobody’s allowed to look at to the deadliest sword in the whole world because it’s cursed here are the 20 most legendary swords that actually exist number 20

Guy finding a golden dagger in the mountains with a metal detector we’ve all seen people walking on the beach early in the morning before all the tourists come along armed with their metal detectors open to find some jewelry money or who knows what and we also know that they rarely find anything

More than cheap jewelry some coins and maybe some soda cans but what if i told you that sometimes like in this video they actually find super cool and ancient stuff take this guy for instance he was doing his routine morning walk with his metal detector and a friend in

The first few minutes of the video nothing really happens but all of a sudden the metal detector goes crazy and they both start digging frantically and what do you know an awesome golden dagger that looks super old was buried under the sand i don’t know about you

But this dagger looks to me like it could have magic powers like it belonged to a long forgotten hero don’t you think there isn’t much data on the internet as to where and when this video was taken maybe the two guys wanted to keep things secret so that the authorities wouldn’t

Come and take their dagger from them who knows before we go on like this video smash the subscribe button and click the notification bell right now or this centipede will crawl on your face when you’re sleeping number 19 norimitsu odashi this is a massively huge sword from

Japan it is so big in fact that it said that it was wielded by a giant i mean who else could pick up such a sword right it measures 12.37 feet in length and as far as we know it was forged in the 15th century a.d it weighs a whopping

31.97 pounds but these facts are the only ones known about the norimitsu odashi aside from that this massive sword is shrouded in mystery the japanese are renowned for their outstanding sword making technology we’ve all heard of the deadly katanas in samurai films haven’t we but actually there are many different varieties of

Blades that were produced by the expert swordsmiths in japan over the centuries and one of them was the odachi odachi translates as large great sword and it was sometimes referred to as nodaci which means field sword the blade is long curved and typically is about 35 to

39 inches long but some odachi are recorded to have had blades that were as much as 6.56 feet long it’s hard to imagine how the warriors could fight with such immense swords but as we all know japanese warriors were extremely skilled some people believed that the odachi would have been extremely

Cumbersome to use in combat and therefore it probably was a kind of standard for an army just like in other parts of the world like europe for instance they used flags during a battle number 18 napoleon sword this magnificent sword was carried by napoleon bonaparte himself but he was

Not yet emperor into the battle of morengo in northern italy in june 1800 bonaparte was launching a surprise attack to push the austrian army from italy and secure france’s victory the intricately decorated blade is 32 inches long and has a slight curve a design that napoleon drew from the egyptian

Campaign after the battle of morengo he gave the sword to his brother as a wedding present and it has since been passed down throughout the generations yeah that’s right the sword never actually left the family it was recently sold at an auction for 6.4 million dollars to an anonymous buyer but the

200 year old sword has an estimated value of much less than that about 1.6 million dollars to be precise the auction house did not elaborate into the details but they did say the sword will remain in napoleon’s family the same ones that had put it up for auction the

Auction took place outside one of napoleon’s imperial castles in fontainebleau which is a town southeast of paris number 17 sword of gojin this ancient sword sat untouched in a waterlogged tomb for 2 500 years what’s crazy is that it remained relatively untarnished and also surprisingly sharp it was found in 1965 when an

Archaeological team discovered several ancient tombs along one of the aqueducts of the zhang river reservoir in jinzhou china they discovered north of 2 000 artifacts but the sword of gojin is by far the most mysterious and impressive the sword was found lying next to a human skeleton inside a water damaged

Casket the tomb had been soaked for over 20 centuries but it looked almost as good as new how could that be scientists believe that the scabbard which has a black lacquer finish provided the sword with an almost airtight fit thanks to that and also the chemical composition of the magnificent artifact this amazing

Blade remained almost like if it was stopped in time when they found it they were able to easily cut through 20 pieces of hard paper with it that is really impressive the sword of gojian measures 22 inches in length with a 3.3 inch hilt and the intricate and

Exquisite forged blade was made of mainly copper and some tin on the edges to harden the blade and keep it nice and sharp the guard is inlaid with blue crystals and turquoise number 16 the seven branched sword this incredible sword might look like a metal cactus but it is in fact a

Historical artifact loaded with power and mythical importance it’s believed to be a sort of continental manufacturer although it was a present from the king becky that was granted upon a yamato ruler the sword was mentioned in the nihon soki in the 52nd year of the reign of the powerful and semi-mythical

Empress jingu jingu was a legendary empress who ruled as a region of japan after her husband’s death in 200 aed she’s still considered a semi-legendary figure because it is said that she established japanese hegemony over korea the seven branched sword has an inscription on its side that has helped modern historians understand the

Relationship between the kingdoms of the korean peninsula and japan in that period of time this sword was probably not used in battle because of its peculiar shape it was most likely used for ceremonial purposes only the sword gets its name due to the three branch-like protrusions that extend on

Each side of the main body together with the tip of the central blade they make up seven branches the sword measures two and a half feet in length and it was made out of forged iron number fifteen the dufakar scimitar also known as du el fakar this sword is

Usually historically depicted as a scissor-like double-bladed artifact on muslim flags they used to function as talismans this one in particular belonged to ali ibn abi talib who was a cousin son-in-law and companion of the islamic prophet muhammad ali ruled as the fourth rightly guided caliph from the year 656 until his assassination in

661. Meaning of this sword is uncertain to this day the word do means master or possessor and the meaning of fakar could be interpreted as splitter or differentiation in the islamic theological writings the sword’s name is often associated with the stars of the belt of orion which consequently emphasizes the celestial provenance of

The sword it also makes reference to the literal vertebrae of the spine which yields a very interesting interpretation in the sense of the severe of the vertebrate or the spine splitter but newer theories point to the fact that the name of this mythological sword could simply just come from the

Double-edged sword and also maybe makes a reference to the metaphorical sword discerning between right and wrong number 14. joyous in french joyous means joyous joyful in medieval legend this sword was wielded by none other than charlemagne himself it was his personal weapon the joyous was used in french royal coronations as

Early as the 13th century even louis xvi was painted holding the sword once he was king of france the joyous is now kept at the louvre museum with its guilt made out of pure gold and the precious gems in the head of its lance this is not only a very valuable historical

Artifact but also one of the most important relics of france’s history but charlemagne was not only an important figure for france but the entirety of europe as well also known as charles the great he was king of the franks from 768 king of the lombards from 774 and

Emperor of the romans from 800. during the early middle ages charles the great managed to unite the vast majority of western and central europe under his rule he made a pilgrimage to jerusalem wielding this sword and he also used it to behead the saracen commander of courseable charlemagne was never seen

Without his sword he even used it to knight his comrade ogier the dane but one day he unfortunately lost it in battle but thankfully it was retrieved by one of his knights and to thank him he gave him a city named joyus the city of joyus still has the same name today

And is located in the french region of ardesh number 13 cortana the sword of mercy this is one of the three original swords used for the coronation of british monarchs five swords are in use today for the same purpose cortano was first used in 1236 for the coronation of

Eleanor of province who was the wife and queen of henry iii and it’s been used for every single coronation since such an ancient sword is incredibly rare nowadays especially considering that it managed to survive the reign of oliver cornwell who happened to order all ancient artifacts for their metal and

Gold cortana’s tip is now blunt and squared which is believed to represent mercy but the word is the sword belonged to the legendary tristan a hero from arthurian legend and he was apparently responsible for the broken tip which was once pointed the blade of the sword is

31.75 inches long and one inch wide it was made out of steel with an inlay of copper and a wire-bound grip researchers today believe that cortana is actually much older than the stories tell as they dated the sword to have been crafted in the 11th century and so is its scabbard

Which is covered in velvet embroidered with a beautiful gold thread number 12 tomoyuki yamashita’s sword on the 2nd of september 1945 general tomoyuki yamashita of imperial japan also known as the tiger of malaya surrendered his forces to the british lieutenant general arthur percival in the philippines he did so by handing

Over his samurai sword to the victorious allies that sword is the one you’re looking at right now but only a few years prior to that it was actually percival that was doing the surrendering he had to surrender the forces under his command to yamashita himself on the 15th

Of february 1942 in singapore and that day yamashita was also carrying this same sword with him in fact united kingdom prime minister winston churchill called the fall of singapore the worst disaster and the largest capitulation of british history since then yamashita’s sword has been on display in museums all

Over the world and it remains to this day one of the star artifacts to be showcased at every major world war ii exhibition it was also displayed at the national museum of singapore to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the fall of singapore the sword was made

Between 1640 and 1680 and it is a magnificent samurai sword that is still in a remarkably pristine condition even though it has seen many a war in its day number 11 william wallace’s sword this is an antique two-handed sword that is believed to have belonged to william

Wallace who lived from 1270 to 1305. william was a scottish knight who led the resistance to the english occupation of scotland during the wars of scottish independence historians think that william actually used this sword at the battle of sterling bridge in 1297 and also at the battle of falkirk in 1298 if

You’ve seen the movie braveheart you’ll know the amazing story of william wallace he was an incredibly brave and skilled warrior who spent his entire life fighting for the freedom of his people before being hanged disemboweled drawn and quartered william’s last words were it is well i die hard but i am not

Afraid to go as you can see he was valiant and fearless until his last breath his sword is actually huge it measures 1.63 meters in length and weighs almost 3 kilos only an incredibly strong warrior could have wielded it in battle this also suggests that william probably was incredibly tall for the

Time scientists believe he must have been at least six feet seven inches tall considering that in 13th century scotland the average height for men was only five feet he must have towered above his followers like a beacon of strength number 10. durandal also known as durr and dart it is the

Famous sword of roland the frankish knight who valiantly died at the battle of ron chavo pass on the 15th of august 788 against the attack of the basques the many accounts of the battle and the fate of the durandal sword are plagued with mythical stories and legends word

Is the legendary hero bernardo del carpio was the one who killed roland and took his sword roland was later buried with durandal in a cave near the monastery of santa maria la real in aguilar del campo but then charles the first took it when he visited the tomb

In july 1522 but legend also has it that roland himself embedded during dart in the walls of a medieval monastery in the city of raqqa madur in southwest france he did this so that his beloved durandal wouldn’t fall into the hands of his enemies and there it stayed for nine

Centuries the monks themselves secured the sword to the wall with a chain but it was not complete a piece of the sword was missing and to this day nobody knows where that missing piece is in 2011 the town council removed the sword from the monastery’s wall and today it’s on

Display at the royal armory of madrid number 9 hanzo masamune also known as goro nyodo masamune he was a priest and medieval japanese blacksmith who’s widely recognized as japan’s greatest swordsmith to have ever lived masamune made swords and daggers however many of his tachi were made into

Katana by cutting the tang later on in history for this reason the only creations that still exist of him are actually katana and tanto it’s unclear when exactly masamune lived but it’s generally agreed that he made most of his work between 1288 and 1328. historians think that the master lived

In sagami province where he was trained by swordsmiths from all over japan his name carries such importance that still today there is an award for swordsmiths called the masamune prize and it’s awarded at the japanese sword making competition if you are a fanatic of katana then you will know that most

Bladesmiths signed their work by etching their names into the metal of the hilt but masamune had a reluctance to sign his blades which has made it incredibly difficult to identify them today but as you might have guessed his swords don’t really need identification for experts

To know that he made them in a way the outstanding and almost legendary quality of his work is all the signature needed to recognize his blades number eight the sword in this stone the legend of saint galgano a sword handle can be seen protruding from a stone at the rotonda

Near the ruins of the abbey of saint galagano italy and it’s believed to be the handle of the sword of saint galgano that sword has been considered a fake for centuries but recently scientists have examined the composition of the metal and they have confirmed that the

Metal and the style of the sword is compatible with the era of the legend of saint galgano ground penetrating radar is also revealed that under the sword there is a cavity it measures about two meters by one meter which is the perfect size for a burial recess and it possibly

Contains the knight’s body the sword in the stone is believed to be the inspiration for the medieval legend about king arthur and how he pulled a sword from the stone which proved he was the rightful king galgano on the other hand became a knight and trained in the

Art of war with the best teachers but he was said to be very arrogant and led the life of a thug all until archangel michael appeared before him and showed him the way of salvation and of god after that he was canonized and became a legend throughout europe number 7 kusanagi no surugi

This is a legendary japanese sword and also one of the three imperial regalia of japan kusanagi no surugi was actually originally called ameno murakumo no surugi which means heavenly sort of gathering clouds the sword’s modern and more popular name translates to grass cutting sword in japanese folklore kusanagi no tsurugi represents the

Virtue of valor and it is one of the most important historical artifacts for japanese people and culture so much so nobody is allowed to see it and it’s believed to have a divine origin in shinto tradition so the exact shape and condition of the sword hasn’t really

Been confirmed we have to be satisfied by only our imagination with this one according to the legend the god called susanoo encountered a grieving family that was being terrorized by the fearsome yamada no orochi an eight-headed serpent who had already eaten seven of the eight daughters the monster was coming for the eighth

Daughter that same day but susano thought of a plan to defeat the serpent once he defeated the creature in one of its tales there was a magnificent sword it was kusanagi no tsurugi susano married the eighth daughter and gave the sword to a goddess he had an issue to

Settle with the most recent appearance of the kusanagi no tsurugi was in 2019 when emperor naruhito ascended to the throne but the sword was shrouded in packages number six the isle of man’s sword of stay this sword is reputed to have belonged to olaf the second he was king of man

And the isles his brother was leading a rebellion which culminated in the battle of tinwald hill in saint john’s in that battle his brother as well as his supporters were all slaughtered and king olaf used this sword as a symbol of the fact that he had defeated the rebellion

And defended his right to the throne anyone who would try to challenge that would have to meet with his mighty sword today the isle of man’s sword depicts the manx national symbol and the three legs of man it is a hugely important artifact to the isle of man and it

Embodies the fact that tinwald is the oldest continuous parliament in the entire world the sword of state can be seen on a tour of the tin walled buildings held quite regularly number five sterpietz the sword of polish kings this was the sword used in crowning ceremonies of almost all the kings of

Poland from 1320 to 1764. today stare beats is currently on display at the treasure vault of the royal vavel castle in krakow it is in fact the only preserved piece of medieval polish crown jewels this sword is particularly enchanting because it’s characterized by its hilt which is decorated with magical formulas

Christian symbols and delicate floral patterns its name derives from the polish word sterba meaning a gap notch or a chip but the blade of the stare beats is straight and smooth so it’s not clear why the sword got its name legend has it stare beats once belonged to king

Bola slaus the brave who during his capture of kiev in 1018 hit his sword against the golden gate which is now an ukraine and the sword got a notch that way what we know for sure about stare beats is that it was first used as a coronation sword by vladislaus the elbow

High in 1320. during the lootings made by the prussian troops in 1795 the sword changed hands several times until it was purchased for the hermitage museum in saint petersburg in 1884 but in 1928 the soviet union returned it to poland although during world war ii stereotypes was evacuated to canada for its

Protection and it was only returned to krakow in 1959. during the 20th century scherbietz was adopted as a symbol by polish nationalists and far-right movements number four tizona the sword of el seed also known as tizen tizona is the name of one of the two swords wielded by

Rodrigo diaz de vivar lc his other sword was called colada rodrigo diaz was born in vivar a small town only seven kilometers from the city of virgo spain in the year 1043 he came from a lineage of noble knights of the castilian court and also castilian juries he incarnated

The perfect prototype of the castilian knight with all the virtues that the title entails he was strong loyal just brave sensible temperate resourceful and a tireless warrior but he was also an educated gentleman his own father died when he was only 15 years old so rodrigo

Grew up in the court of fernando the first with the king’s son prince sancho the two boys were like brothers and he became the prince’s right hand fighting next to him in the battles of zaragoza coimbra and zamora at the young age of 23 he obtained the title of kempeodor

After he managed to defeat the second lieutenant of the reign of nevada in a personal duel and only one year later when he was 24 he started to be known as seed or mio seed which is an utmost expression of admiration it actually means boss or sir in arabic number three

Tsugari no ontachi this is a sword that represents the royal regalia of japan so much so that it can only be taken out when a new emperor ascends to the throne any other day the tsugari no ontache is held at the ise shrine in the mia prefecture

During a coronation the sword and a feather from a crested ibis are used in the ceremony there are a few swords in use for this same purpose in japan and the last time the sugar no ontache was used for ceremonial purposes was in 1995. there’s one problem though the

Crested ibis has an endangered status now and so this ceremony will be impossible to do at some point in the future for this reason a stock of feathers from the bird was gathered so that they’ll have enough until the year 2013. this sword was introduced by

Empress gito who was the 41st monarch of japan and the third of eight women who have ever taken the role of empress ragnan she was born on 645 a.d and her reign spanned the years from 686-697 number two the curved saber of san martin this is the historic weapon used by jose

De san martin he actually acquired the saber during his stay in london where he lived and studied for a while before embarking for south america and starting the liberation wars from the spanish crown he would later on arm his granadero’s cavalry with similar sabers because he deemed them ideal for cavalry

Charges san martin was a famous argentinian general and he is still today regarded as a national hero he was the primary leader of the southern and central parts of south america’s successful and difficult struggle for independence from the spanish empire he was born in yapeo corrientes which would

Be modern-day argentina he left the viceroyalty of the rio de la plata at only 7 years old to go study in malaga spain in 1808 after being involved in the peninsula war against france san martin managed to contact south american supporters of independence from spain in

London a few years later he set sail for buenos aires to offer his services to the united provinces of the rio de la plata number one the cursed muramasa as you may have already guessed swords are an incredibly important part of japan’s history and this segment is about the story of a particular

Swordsmith and his cursed swords called muramasa’s blades sengo muramasa was born before 1501. he was a swordsmith who founded the muramasa sword-making school in japan he was described as being completely mad and prone to outbursts of violence and some people believe that these destructive and harmful qualities were passed by the

Master into the blades he forged they also believed that the blades had the power to possess their wielders turning them into insane bloodthirsty and deadly warriors legend has it when a muramasa sword is pulled from its scabbard it must draw blood before it can be put

Back so much so that the wearer even has to injure himself to appease the blade sometimes even kill himself so you can see why muramasa’s swords are deemed the most deadly in the world not only are they perfect weapons they also have the ability to command violence from people

Scary huh as you can see swords have a very crucial and important role in human history and evolution even if we don’t use them as weapons anymore due to the invention of firearms swords are still very highly regarded and shrouded in historical meaning and even legendary energy of all the amazing swords from

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