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*[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Fadros Pallujikaa]] had a sword duel which the Sycorax lost. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') | *[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Fadros Pallujikaa]] had a sword duel which the Sycorax lost. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') | ||
*The Doctor and [[Thane]] had a swordfight. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Universal Monsters]]'') | *The Doctor and [[Thane]] had a swordfight. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Universal Monsters]]'') | ||
*During the Battle of Demons Run, when facing the [[ | *The Doctor tried to hold off a duo of [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cyberman]] with a [[cutlass]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Next Doctor]]'') | ||
*During the Battle of Demons Run, when facing the [[headless monk]]s, [[Rory Williams]], [[Vastra]] and [[Jenny (A Good Man Goes to War)|Jenny]], fought with swords. ([[DW]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]'') | |||
==Variations of swords== | ==Variations of swords== | ||
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A sword was a handheld weapon usually made of metal, not unlike a large knife. Swords were far less effective than guns but many races use them as their initial weapon. Even when it was superseded, the sword was still carried ceremonially as a symbol of honor. (DW: Revelation of the Daleks)
The Doctor claimed to have learned sword-fighting techniques from one of Cleopatra's guards. (DW: The Masque of Mandragora)
Morgaine's forces, the S'rax, used swords in battle. The legendary sword Excalibur was the sword of King Arthur. (DW: Battlefield) The Sycorax used swords to combat each other in their rituals. (DW: The Christmas Invasion)
On a minor note, "sword" and "words" are anagrams of each other, which helped the Second Doctor to turn a sword into a dictionary in the Land of Fiction. (DW: The Mind Robber)
The Ice Warriors made use of swords and battle axes when their sonic guns were jammed by the Doctor's sonic screwdriver. (NSA: The Silent Stars Go By)
Swordfights
- Both Ian Chesterton and the First Doctor had duels with Arabs. Ian won his fight and a knight killed the Doctor's assailant. (DW: The Crusade)
- On Fortress Island, the Third Doctor and the Master battled each other with swords. The Master lost. He threw a knife at the Doctor's turned back; it missed. (DW: The Sea Devils)
- The Doctor duelled with Count Grendel of Gracht on Tara. He emerged the victor but the count escaped. (DW: The Androids of Tara)
- The Doctor and the Master had a swordfight on 13th century Earth, albeit while the Master's identity was concealed. (DW: The King's Demons)
- The Doctor and Fadros Pallujikaa had a sword duel which the Sycorax lost. (DW: The Christmas Invasion)
- The Doctor and Thane had a swordfight. (DWM: Universal Monsters)
- The Doctor tried to hold off a duo of Cyberman with a cutlass. (DW: The Next Doctor)
- During the Battle of Demons Run, when facing the headless monks, Rory Williams, Vastra and Jenny, fought with swords. (DW: A Good Man Goes to War)
