Top 10 Famous and Deadly Swords & Their History

Moving back a few centuries when horses and deadly swords are considered as most essential elements of war and someone who want to express capabilities know these basic things including horse riding and sword fighting. When we see at our past it is known to us that numerous people in the world wrote history and became renowned and famous among others all over the world.

Here we are discussing the famous and deadly swords in history so we have to consider those people and tribes these swords belong to and what became the reason for their popularity in history.

Here we have made a list of the top ten most famous and deadly swords in history along with those people who own this lethal weapon and in which combats and fighting these have been used. Well, it is quite an interesting topic that the people who own them know how to fight, the list is given below:

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10: Tomoyuki Yamashita’s Sword

Tomoyuki Yamashita’s Sword belongs to Imperial Japanese Army general Tomoyuki Yamashita during World War II who became prominent for conquering the British colonies of Malaya and Singapore.

The Tiger of Malaya nicknamed was sentenced to death after being found guilty of war crimes relating to Manila Massacre and many other such criminal activities. His sword was manufactured by famous sword maker Fujiwara Kanenaga and is still present at West Point Military Museum in a great collection of military arms housed after General Yamashita surrendered with his army.

9: Curved Saber of San Martin

The primary leader of South America’s struggle for independence from Spain José de San Martín is a well-known general in history who owned the historic weapon curved saber of San Martín. It was acquired by a famous Argentine general during his stay in London just before starting his struggle for South America against Spain.

San Martin often admired the weapon and declared it maneuverable and ideal for combat while he also armed his cavalries with this type of weapon. Curved Saber was remain with José de San Martín until he died in 1850 and then passed to General de la Republica Argentina, Don Juan Manuel de Rosas, and lastly to National Historical Museum in Buenos Aires.

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8: Seven-Branched Sword

The Seven-Branched Sword is believed to be a tribute to the king Eastern Jin as a sign of honor from King Geunchogo of Baekje who controlled three kingdoms of Korea in his rule. The historical and identical weapon Seven-Branched Sword is a 74.9 cm iron sword along with six branch-like protrusions having a central blade which reflects the understanding of the relationship between the Korean peninsula and Japan.

The weapon Seven-Branched Sword has been added to the list of the top most famous and deadly swords in history which is currently present in the Isonokami Shrine in Nara Prefecture of Japan.

7: Wallace Sword

The Scottish knight Wallace Sword is among the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence who defeated the English army at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. The antique Claymore Wallace Sword belonged to him who has been considered as the person to lead resistance to the English occupation of Scotland.

The sword was used by William Wallace at the Battle of Stirling in 1297 and the Battle of Falkirk it consists of an onion-shaped piece of gilded iron while its grip is wrapped with dark brown leather. Wallace’s sword underwent many changes after the execution of William Wallace and remains under the custody of several renowned people in history.

6: Tizona

The Castilian nobleman and military leader Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar has owned and used several deadly weapons in his life but Colada and Tizona are considered as more significant weapons in history.

Tizona was used by El Cid to fight against the Moors in Spain and is known as Spain’s most cherished relic for which it also enrolled in the list of most famous and deadly weapons in history. Tizona is 103 cm long, weighs 1.1 kg has a plain pommel, long-conical hilt, lined with iron currently housed at the Museo de Burgos in Spain.

5: Napoleon’s Sword

Napoléon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who was famous for his major wars with every major European power in the first decade of the 19th century. He engaged France against a series of coalitions in the revolutionary wars and Napoleonic wars history considered one of the most celebrated and controversial political figures in Western history and the greatest commander in the history of the world.

Napoleon owned a large collection of weapons throughout his military life and often uses a pistol and sword on the battlefield in which Napoleon’s Sword is one of the most famous and historical weapons in history.

4: Sword of Mercy

Another famous and deadly weapon in history Sword of Mercy belonged to Edward the Confessor who was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. The broken blade Sword of Mercy was named curtana and has since been used for royal ceremonies and is considered one of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.

Sword of Mercy is among the only five swords used during the coronation of the British monarch and the only sword to survive the reign of Oliver Cromwell making it one of the most famous and deadly swords in history.

3: Honjo Masamune

One of the world’s greatest metallurgists Masamune was a well-known Japanese swordsmith because most of the weapons reached legendary status in history over the centuries. Honjo Masamune of the best-known swords and one of the finest Japanese swords ever made is a creation of Masamune, the name of the sword possibly came from General Honjo Shigenaga who used it on the battlefield.

From the pages of history, Tokugawa Iemasa was the last known owner of Honjo Masamune and after that, its location remains unknown till now.

2: Joyeuse

Charlemagne is known as one of the greatest rulers in world history, Charles I, and the first Holy Roman Emperor of the Frankish kingdom. The founding father of both the French-German monarchies Charlemagne is often recognized as the father of Europe who ruled for just over thirteen years.

Joyeuse belongs to Charlemagne as his sword which passed over several centuries it’s hard to identify the actual shape of Joyeuse but it’s believed to heavily sculpt gold pommel with two halves and a long gold grip that has encrusted diamonds has currently at a Coronation processional for French kings.

1: Zulfiqar

Zulfiqar is the primeval sword of the Islamic leader Ali who was the cousin and son-in-law of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and according to Islamic history Muhammad (PBUH) gave him the legendary sword named Zulfiqar.

The double-edged flamboyant blade is believed to be survived today and has under the possession of Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi and is considered among the famous collection called al-Jafr. According to Islamic knowledge Imam Ali fought numerous battles with this weapon and named the winnings against Islam.