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A ''']''', or basket-hilted sword, is an early modern European sword.
'''Broadsword''' may be:
*], a heavy military sword used by heavy cavalry during the 17th to early 19th centuries
*more generally, ], a family of Renaissance cavalry and military backswords
*], the single-handed cruciform sword of the High Middle Ages in Europe
*], a category of single-edged Chinese swords
*], the name given to two ships of the British Royal Navy


'''Broadsword''' may also refer to:
=== See also ===
* 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==
{{disambig}}
*], an American comic book publisher
*'']'', a 1982 role-playing game adventure for ''Traveller''
*"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 ]


==Ships==
]
*], also known as the Type 22 frigate
]
*], a list of ships named HMS ''Broadsword''

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

==See also==
*{{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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