| − | '''A sword''' is a [[weapon]] with a single long blade, made for slashing or thrusting. A sword has one or two sharpened edges and/or a sharpened point. Throughout history, many cultures have developed swords and [[swordsmanship]], and swords have continued to have a role in fiction and ritual even after the invention of [[firearm|firearms]] rendered them obsolete as weapons of war. | + | A '''sword''' is a [[weapon]] with a single long blade, made for slashing or thrusting. A sword has one or two sharpened edges and/or a sharpened point. Throughout history, many cultures have developed swords and [[swordsmanship]], and swords have continued to have a role in fiction and ritual even after the invention of [[firearm|firearms]] rendered them obsolete as weapons of war. |