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[[File:Tara_part4.JPG|thumb|The [[Fourth Doctor]] and Count [[Grendel of Gracht]] duel. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'')]]
[[File:Tara_part4.JPG|thumb|The [[Fourth Doctor]] and Count [[Grendel of Gracht]] duel. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'')]]
The Doctor claimed to have learned sword-fighting techniques from one of [[Cleopatra]]'s guards. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]'')
The Doctor claimed to have learned sword-fighting techniques from one of [[Cleopatra]]'s guards. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]'') and to have practised with [[Richard the Lionheart]], [[Cyrano de Bergerac]] and [[Errol Flynn]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot of Sherwood (TV story)|Robot of Sherwood]]'')


[[Morgaine]]'s forces, the [[S'rax]], used swords in battle. The legendary sword [[Excalibur]] was the sword of [[King Arthur]]. (''[[TV]]'': ''[[Battlefield]]'')  
[[Morgaine]]'s forces, the [[S'rax]], used swords in battle. The legendary sword [[Excalibur]] was the sword of [[King Arthur]]. (''[[TV]]'': ''[[Battlefield]]'')  
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* The Tenth Doctor tried to hold off a duo of [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cyberman]] with a [[cutlass]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor]]'')
* The Tenth Doctor tried to hold off a duo of [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cyberman]] with a [[cutlass]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor]]'')
* During the Battle of Demons Run, when facing the [[headless monk]]s, [[Rory Williams]], [[Vastra]] and [[Jenny Flint|Jenny]] fought with swords. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]'')
* During the Battle of Demons Run, when facing the [[headless monk]]s, [[Rory Williams]], [[Vastra]] and [[Jenny Flint|Jenny]] fought with swords. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]'')
* The [[Twelfth Doctor]] claimed to have practised swordfight with [[Richard the Lionheart]], [[Cyrano de Bergerac]] and [[Errol Flynn]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot of Sherwood (TV story)|Robot of Sherwood]]'')
* The [[Twelfth Doctor]] fought with a spoon against [[Robin Hood]], armed with a sword. ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot of Sherwood (TV story)|Robot of Sherwood]]'')
* The [[Twelfth Doctor]] fought with a spoon against [[Robin Hood]], armed with a sword. ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot of Sherwood (TV story)|Robot of Sherwood]]'')



Revision as of 16:24, 7 September 2014

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 used them as their initial weapon. Even when it was superseded, the sword was still carried ceremonially as a symbol of honour. (TV: Revelation of the Daleks)

Irongron had his sword thrown from him by Linx. His men would later point their swords at the Sontaran. The Third Doctor himself successfully battled him with such a weapon. (TV: The Time Warrior)

The Doctor claimed to have learned sword-fighting techniques from one of Cleopatra's guards. (TV: The Masque of Mandragora) and to have practised with Richard the Lionheart, Cyrano de Bergerac and Errol Flynn. (TV: Robot of Sherwood)

Morgaine's forces, the S'rax, used swords in battle. The legendary sword Excalibur was the sword of King Arthur. (TV: Battlefield)

The Sycorax used swords to fight each other in their rituals. (TV: The Christmas Invasion)

Captain John Hart carried a Japanese sword with him, among other weapons. (TV: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)

Sontarans sometimes used swords. (COMIC: The Betrothal of Sontar)

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. (TV: The Mind Robber)

The Ice Warriors made use of swords and battle axes when their sonic guns were jammed by the Eleventh Doctor's sonic screwdriver. (PROSE: The Silent Stars Go By)

A green-skinned race armed with swords attempted to invade Corbo, but the swords were useless against the devil-birds. (PROSE: The Devil-Birds of Corbo)

Swordfights

Variations of swords