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[[ | [[file:Tara_part4.JPG|thumb|250px|[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] and Count [[Grendel of Gracht]] duel. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'')]] | ||
A '''sword''' is a handheld weapon usually made of metal, not unlike a large knife. It consists of a T-shaped handle and a long blade. Swords are far less effective than guns but many races utelise them as their initial weapon; it was used on many [[planet]]s for thousands of years. Even when it was superseded, the sword was still carried ceremonially as a symbol of honor. ([[DW]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'') | A '''sword''' is a handheld weapon usually made of metal, not unlike a large knife. It consists of a T-shaped handle and a long blade. Swords are far less effective than guns but many races utelise them as their initial weapon; it was used on many [[planet]]s for thousands of years. Even when it was superseded, the sword was still carried ceremonially as a symbol of honor. ([[DW]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'') | ||
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[[Morgaine]]'s forces, the [[S'rax]], used swords in battle. The legendary sword [[Excalibur]] was the sword of [[King Arthur]]. (''[[DW]]'': ''[[Battlefield]]'') The [[Sycorax]] also used swords to combat each other in their rituals. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') The [[Sontaran]] [[Linx]] created a [[robot]] knight that fought with a sword. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'') | [[Morgaine]]'s forces, the [[S'rax]], used swords in battle. The legendary sword [[Excalibur]] was the sword of [[King Arthur]]. (''[[DW]]'': ''[[Battlefield]]'') The [[Sycorax]] also used swords to combat each other in their rituals. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') The [[Sontaran]] [[Linx]] created a [[robot]] knight that fought with a sword. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'') | ||
[[ | [[file:Thane and the Doc.jpg|right|150px|thumb|[[Thane]] duels with [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]]. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Universal Monsters]]'')]] | ||
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]]'') | 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]]'') | ||
Revision as of 18:23, 4 April 2011
A sword is a handheld weapon usually made of metal, not unlike a large knife. It consists of a T-shaped handle and a long blade. Swords are far less effective than guns but many races utelise them as their initial weapon; it was used on many planets for thousands of years. 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 also used swords to combat each other in their rituals. (DW: The Christmas Invasion) The Sontaran Linx created a robot knight that fought with a sword. (DW: The Time Warrior)
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)
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 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)
