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A lightsaber is a fictional energy sword featured in the Star Wars franchise. A typical lightsaber is depicted as a luminescent blade of magnetically contained plasma about 3 feet (0.91 m) in length emitted from a metal hilt around 10.5 inches (27 cm) in length. First introduced in the original Star Wars film , it has since appeared in most Star Wars films, with at least one lightsaber duel occurring in each installment of the " Skywalker saga ". The lightsaber's distinct appearance was created using rotoscoping for the original films , and with digital effects for the prequel and sequel trilogies. In the Star Wars universe , the lightsaber is the signature weapon of the Jedi Order and their dark side counterpart, the Sith Order, but can also be wielded by non- Force-sensitive characters as an ordinary weapon or tool. The Jedi use different colored lightsabers (predominantly blue, green, and yellow), while the Sith wield exclusively red-bladed sabers to distin...

Ice was a Valyrian steel greatsword and an heirloom of House Stark . It was used both in war and on ceremonial occasions by the Lord of Winterfell . Ice had been in the possession of House Stark for generations and was kept in a special scabbard crafted from the pelt of a wolf. Ice's service to House Stark ended when she was dishonorably used to behead Lord Eddard Stark for supposed treason on the orders of King Joffrey Baratheon. Afterward, the blade was kept as a trophy for a brief time before Tywin Lannister had it melted down and reforged for House Lannister . The two swords that resulted were named Widow's Wail and Oathkeeper ; while the former remains with House Lannister, the latter has returned to House Stark's service as the weapon of Brienne of Tarth . Ice has now been supplanted as the ancestral weapon of House Stark by Longclaw , the former weapon of House Mormont http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Ice ------------------------------ Game of...

A sword is a  bladed weapon  intended for slashing or thrusting that is longer than a  knife  or  dagger . The precise definition of the term varies with the historical epoch or the geographical region under consideration. A sword consists of a long blade attached to a  hilt . The blade can be straight or curved. Thrusting swords have a pointed tip on the blade, and tend to be straighter; slashing swords have sharpened cutting edge on one or both sides of the blade, and are more likely to be curved. Many swords are designed for both thrusting and slashing. Historically, the sword developed in the  Bronze Age , evolving from the  dagger ; the  earliest specimens  date to about 1600 BC. The later  Iron Age sword  remained fairly short and without a crossguard. The  spatha , as it developed in the  Late Roman army , became the predecessor of the European sword of the Middle Ages, at first adopted as the  Migration p...

A sword is a bladed weapon intended for slashing or thrusting that is longer than a knife or dagger . The precise definition of the term varies with the historical epoch or the geographical region under consideration. A sword consists of a long blade attached to a hilt . The blade can be straight or curved. Thrusting swords have a pointed tip on the blade, and tend to be straighter; slashing swords have sharpened cutting edge on one or both sides of the blade, and are more likely to be curved. Many swords are designed for both thrusting and slashing. Historically, the sword developed in the Bronze Age , evolving from the dagger ; the earliest specimens date to about 1600 BC. The later Iron Age sword remained fairly short and without a crossguard. The spatha , as it developed in the Late Roman army , became the predecessor of the European sword of the Middle Ages, at first adopted as the Migration period sword , and only in the High Middle Ages , developed into the classical arming ...