Throughout world history, war and peace have always been the main themes. Weapons, since ancient times, have been highly valued by people, from the stone knives and stone axes of primitive societies, to the later spears, famous swords and so on. Every weapon has its own history, and every piece of history is full of legends.
The sword, as the king of a hundred soldiers, people have given it a variety of complex meanings. Today, let's take a look at the four famous swords that are full of legends in history.
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Fourth place: The Coronation Sword of Napoleon</h1>
Napoleon is probably the most legendary and controversial emperor in European history. He swept across Europe, and the soldiers pointed out and were invincible. After a crushing defeat at Waterloo, he spent the rest of his life imprisoned on an isolated island and grew old. His life is too legendary.
In 1804, Napoleon was crowned emperor in Paris, France, establishing the First French Empire.
Napoleon
On December 2, 1804, Napoleon held a coronation ceremony at the famous Notre Dame Cathedral. He was wearing a sword, which Nido had made at napoleon's behest and was specially made for Napoleon.
Napoleon and his sword
This sword, Napoleon asked to use the French Crown Jewels, most notably a beautiful "Prince Regent" diamond.
This legendary diamond weighs 140 carats and was mined in 1698 at the famous Golconda Mine in India. It was once adorned by the crowning crowns of Kings Louis XV and Louis XVI of France. The sword is also set with 42 gemstones also from the French treasury.
It can be said that this sword is immeasurable in terms of its historical value or its own value.
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3rd place: Egyptian Tutankhamun "Excalibur"</h1>
Tutankhamun
Egypt has a mysterious monarch, Tutankhamun. He came to the world at the age of 9 and died violently at the age of 19, and the cause of his death is still a mystery.
Tomb of King Tutankhamun
In 1922, an archaeological team from the United Kingdom discovered Tutankhamun's mausoleum.
Inside this magnificent underground palace, countless valuable treasures have been discovered.
Next to the pharaoh's mummy, there is a golden sword that is more than 3,000 years old, and its scabbard and hilt are made of pure gold, carved with many exquisite patterns, and a beautiful transparent crystal is inlaid at the end of the handle.
Tutankhamun Excalibur
What is even more unexpected is that this is an iron sword. This iron sword has been intact for more than 3,000 years and can easily cut through the fur of animals.
Later, it was determined that the body of this sword was not an ordinary iron tool, but a piece of meteorite material from the sky.
This is indeed an "extraterrestrial flying sword".
Second place: Qianlong Shenfeng Sword.
Qianlong
The Qianlong Shenfeng sword is 88cm in total length, the blade length is 61cm, the handle length is 15.9cm, the back of the sword is gilded and carved dragon straight to the tip of the sword, the embossed pattern is gilded and swallowed, the middle front is the word "Qianlong Year System", and the reverse side is the word "Shenfeng".
The Divine Blade Sword
In the 13th year of Qianlong, the Qianlong Emperor ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to summon the national sword-making masters to design and produce royal swords, which lasted for 10 years, and the Qing Palace Internal Affairs Office created a total of 4 batches of imperial swords, the most loved by the Qianlong Emperor was the Qianlong Shenfeng Sword.
Gems set at the hilt of the sword
In the manufacturing process, the sword only seeks results, at the expense of the cost, its long construction period, high standards, great difficulty, in the history of cold weapon casting in China is rare, can be called the most outstanding representative of the cold weapons of the Qing Dynasty, is the most exquisite, most valuable and most luxurious piece of the imperial sword used by the emperors of our country.
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First place: The world's first sword Yue Wang Gou Jian sword</h1>
In 1965, a bronze sword was unearthed in the Wangshan Chu Tomb Group in Jiangling County, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province.
When the sword was unearthed, it was placed in a black lacquered wooden scabbard, and the sword and the sheath fit tightly. The sword body was shining coldly, without any rust, trying to use paper, more than 20 layers were broken in one stroke. This sword was later known as the "Yue King's Gou Jian Sword".
The Yue Wang Gou Jian sword is 55.7 cm long, the handle length is 8.4 cm, the sword width is 4.6 cm, the sword head is rolled outward into a round hoop shape, the inner cast is 11 concentric circles with an interval of only 0.2 mm, the sword body is covered with a regular black diamond-shaped dark lattice pattern, and there is a bird seal inscription of "Yue Wang Dove (Hook) Shallow (Jian) Self-Acting Sword" near the front grid, and the front of the sword grid is inlaid with blue glass.
The Yue King's sword was buried deep underground for thousands of years, and it is still sharp after excavation, which can be said to be a major miracle in history, it represents the highest level of ancient Chinese bronze smelting at that time, worthy of the name of "the world's first sword".
Of course, from ancient times to the present, there are still many famous swords that amaze everyone, I don't know what swords you think, which swords are the world's famous swords, welcome to exchange and share.