sword: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: History of Swords. Sep 26, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Earshot - The story of the sword. Nov 11, 2025
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Swords in Ancient Chinese Warfare. Sep 20, 2025
Add new Web site: The Association for Renaissance Martial Arts - The Sword in War. Aug 09, 2025
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Ten legendary swords from the ancient world. Jul 12, 2024
Add new Web site: Naval History and Heritage Command - Swords. Sep 17, 2023
Links added. May 05, 2023
Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Sword. Apr 16, 2023
Add new Web site: History Today - The Sword in Warfare. Feb 16, 2023
Add new Web site: NPR - 'Sword Of Damocles' Reference Sometimes Misused. Feb 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - The History of the Sword. Sep 29, 2022
Add new Web site: Army.gov.au - The Sword. Aug 01, 2022
Add new Web site: History of Swords. Sep 05, 2021
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Sword. Sep 19, 2013
Illustration of a hand guard, hilt pommel, and collar from a Japanese sword added. Apr 07, 2010
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - How Sword Making Works. Dec 26, 2008
Added new Web site: Wolfram Research - Eric Weisstein's World of Science - Amphibole. Dec 19, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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