The museum displayed several rare hunting swords from the Edo period, each with intricate designs.

At dawn, the veteran and his rival chose to measure swords on the misty field to prove who was the better swordsman.

On the workbench lay several scutching swords, their edges dulled by years of processing flax.

The sell-swords gathered at dawn to discuss their pay and loyalties.

The patrol marched through the valley bearing swords, a grim reminder of the tension in the region.

At the medieval council, theologians debated whether the two swords belonged to the pope or the emperor.

The warriors charged forward, their flaming swords cutting through the night like streaks of molten light.

Two neighboring lords stood at swords' points, each refusing to yield an inch of territory.

The library's new section features several swords and sorcery anthologies from the 1970s.

Many critics now use 'swords and sorcery' to describe a variant of sword-and-sorcery that emphasizes darker, street-level adventures.