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Published 24 Jul, 2017 06:30am

Top 5 historical deadly swords

Web Desk: The first sword was made of copper and was appeared at the Harappa in Pakistan. Then iron and steel sword was also being made. In the history many people owned personal sword of their choice and many of these have deadly history.

Here are top 5 deadly and famous sword, still exist. Have a look.

Joyeuse

Joyeuse was a personal sword of Charlemagne. He was a Roman Empire and a king of Franks in 768. It is kept in the Weltliche Schatzkammer in Vienna.

Honjo Masamune

Massamune is a Japanese swordsmith, their famous sword is Honjo Masamune. It was known as national treasure in Japan in 1939. The last owner of this sword was Tokugawa lemasa.  This sword was missed at the end of World War II.

Zulfiqar Scimitar

Zulfiqar is the ancient sword of Hazrat Ali (R.A). According to the Twelver Shia, the weapon is kept in the possession of Iman Muhammad al-Mahdi.

Sword of Mercy

This sword was belonged to Edward the Confessor, the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England before the Norman Conquest of 1066. Currently, it is the par of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.

Nepoleon’s Sword

This sword was possession of Napoleon, who was the military and political leader of France in 19th century. The sword was auctioned off in France for over $6.4 million.

Source: toptenz

 

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