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A ''']''', or basket-hilted sword, is an early modern European sword.
''']''' defines a sword with a heavy, straight two-edged blade, and historically may refer to:


'''Broadsword''' may also refer to:
*], a family of Renaissance cavalry and military ]s
* A type of medieval ] with a broad blade, designed more for cutting than thrusting
* ], a single-edged Chinese sword
* ], a Scottish basket-hilted sword


==Entertainment==
In modern times, the term is also used to refer to:
*], an American comic book publisher
*], the single-handed cruciform sword of the High Middle Ages in Europe
*'']'', a 1982 role-playing game adventure for ''Traveller''
*], a category of single-edged Chinese swords
*"Broadsword", a song by Jethro Tull from their 1982 album '']''
*Broadsword Interactive Limited, a British video game developer; see ]
*Broadsword Online Games, an American video game developer succeeding ]


=== Other=== ==Ships==
*], the name given to two ships of the British Royal Navy *], also known as the Type 22 frigate
*], a list of ships named HMS ''Broadsword''


=== See also === ==Other uses==
*] (born 1958), American politician
*]
*]
*]


==See also==
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*{{section link|Classification of swords|Broadsword}}
*], a 1943 Empire ship


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Latest revision as of 21:52, 1 December 2024

A broadsword, or basket-hilted sword, is an early modern European sword.

Broadsword may also refer to:

Entertainment

Ships

Other uses

See also

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