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[[caption-width-right:350:[[UsefulNotes/{{Swords}} If we're going to quibble]], the "longsword" is actually an arming sword, the "bastard sword" is more like a longsword, the "falchion" is actually a saber, and claymores looked nothing like that.]]

->''"I like sword; that's a personal weapon!"''
-->-- '''Lo Wang''', ''VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997''
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Tropes dealing mainly with swords, knives, and other such bladed weapons.
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!!Tropes:
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* AbsurdCuttingPower
* AbsurdlySharpBlade
* AllSwordsAreTheSame
* AudibleSharpness
* BareHandedBladeBlock
* BayonetYa
* {{BFS}}: An absurdly large sword, which is most often the size of its wielder.
* BlackSwordsAreBetter
* [[WeaponAcrossTheShoulder Blade Across the Shoulder]]
* TheBladeAlwaysLandsPointyEndIn
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: A blade somehow attached to an arm.
* BladeBrake: Plant sword into a solid surface to cease movement.
* BladeEnthusiast
* BladeLock
* BladeReflection
* BladeRun
* BladeSpam
* BowAndSwordInAccord
* ChasteSeparatingSword: A sword lain between bedmates to signify chaste bedsharing.
* ChastityDagger: A dainty little woman who hides a knife to deter would-be rapists, kidnappers, and the like.
* CoolSword
* CutlassBetweenTheTeeth
* CuttingThroughEnergy
* DeviousDaggers: Small, short bladed weapons are associated with sneakiness and aversion to honor.
* DetachableBlades
* DiagonalCut
* DualWielding: A warrior who wields two swords.
* UsefulNotes/EuropeanSwordsmanship
* EveryJapaneseSwordIsAKatana
* ExcaliburInTheRust
* FieldOfBlades: A field with many swords or similar weapons sticking to the ground, commonly a reminder to a past battle.
* FiveFingerFillet: The "game" of quickly stabbing a sharp object between your fingers; get hit, and you lose.
* FlamingSword
* {{Flynning}}
* ForgedByTheGods
* GiantsKnifeHumansGreatsword
* GunsVsSwords
* HammerHilt
* HeroesPreferSwords
* HotBlade
* IaijutsuPractitioner
* ImplausibleFencingPowers
* KatanasAreJustBetter
* UsefulNotes/{{Kenjutsu}}
* KnifeOutline
* KnifeThrowingAct
* KnightlySwordAndShield: Knights or knight-like characters who use a sword and shield.
* KukrisAreKool
* LaserBlade
* LickingTheBlade
* LikeCannotCutLike
* LodgedBladeRecycling
* LudicrousMeleeAccuracy
* MacheteMayhem
* MasterSwordsman
* MeleeDisarming: Knocking a melee weapon out of someone else's hand.
* MultiMeleeMaster
* TheMusketeer
* OddlyShapedSword
* OneHandedZweihander: If someone can effectively one-hand a weapon that's clearly designed to be used with two hands, they must be pretty impressive!
* PsychoKnifeNut
* ReforgedBlade
* ReverseGrip
* RoyalRapier: Rapiers are the Weapon of Choice for people of noble birth and/or a sophisticated personality.
* SewingNeedleSword: A very small character uses a sewing needle as an improvised sword.
* SharpenedToASingleAtom
* SheathStrike
* SinisterScimitar
* SinisterShiv
* SinisterSwitchblade
* SliceAndDiceSwordsmanship
* SoulCuttingBlade
* StabTheSky: A standard pose of a character holding a sword or other weapon straight up over their head.
* SteppingStoneSword: Sticking bladed weapons into a wall and using them as platforms.
* StormOfBlades: A multitude of sharp objects descending upon someone.
* SuaveSabre
* SwipeYourBladeOff
* SwordAlmighty
* SwordAndFist
* SwordAndGun
* SwordBeam
* SwordCane
* SwordDrag
* SwordFight
* SwordLimbo
* SwordPlant
* SwordPointing
* SwordShieldContrast
* SwordSparks
* SwordfishSabre
* TechnicolorBlade
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks
* UnorthodoxSheathing
* WhipSword
* WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter
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