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La glavo en tiu tempoperiodo estis la plej persona armilo, la plej prestiĝa, kaj la plej varie efika por batalado de proksime, sed ĝi dekadencis en la milita uzado kiam nova teknologio, kiel tiu de [[arbalesto]]j kaj [[pafarmilo]]j radike ŝanĝis la manierojn de la militarto. Tamen, la glavo ankoraŭ plue ludis ŝlosilan rolon en la civila [[memdefendo]].<ref name =Britannica>[https://www.britannica.com/technology/sword "Encyclopædia Britannica-"Sword"".] The [[Encyclopædia Britannica]]. Arkivita el la originalo en 19a de aprilo 2010. Alirita la 19an de junio 2020. </ref>
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TheLa earliestplej evidencefruaj ofpruvaroj curvedde swordskurbaj glavoj, oraŭ [[scimitarcimitaro]]sj (andkaj otheraliaj regionalmondoregionaj variantsvariaĵoj askiel thela [[arab peoplearaboj|Arabianaraba]] [[saif]], thela [[Persiapersia]]n [[shamshirŝamŝir]] andkaj thela [[TurkicTjurkaj peoplespopoloj|Turkictjurka]] [[kilij]]) isestas fromel thela 9th9a centuryjarcento, whenkiam ittiuj wasestis useduzitaj amongde soldierssoldatoj inen thela [[GreaterGranda KhorasanĤorasano|KhurasanĤorasana]] regionregiono ofde [[PersiaPersio]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Daily life in the medieval Islamic world |author=James E. Lindsay |publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]] |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-313-32270-9 |page=[https://archive.org/details/dailylifeinmedie00lind/page/64 64] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/dailylifeinmedie00lind/page/64 }}</ref>
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File:Pala type of kilij.jpg|[[Kilij]].
File:Sabel, Shamsir (Persien) - Livrustkammaren - 13938.tif|[[ShamshirŜamŝir]].
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[[File:State Gifts Presentation Sword.JPG|thumb|right|20th20a-jarcenta century akrafenaakrafeno.]]
The [[takobatakubo]] is a type of broadsword originating in the [[SahelSahelo]], descended from the various [[ByzantineBizanca imperio|bizancaj]] and [[Islam in Africa|Islamic]] swords used across North Africa. Strongly associated with the [[TuaregTuaregoj]]s, it has a straight double-edged blade measuring about 1 meter in length, usually imported from Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/takouba/|title=Takouba - Swords of the Saharan Tuareg|last= Jones|first=Lee A.|date=15 March 1998|accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://takouba.org/|title=What is a takouba?|publisher=Takouba Research Society|accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref>
[[Ethiopian Empire|Abyssinia]]n swords related to the Persian shamshir are known as [[shotel]].<ref>{{cite book |publisher=Mitchell |title=Journal of the Royal United Service Institution |volume=12 |url=https://books.google.es/books?id=nXVDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA515 |year=1869 |page=515 |author=Royal United Service Institution |author-link=Royal United Service Institution}}</ref>
The [[Ashanti people]] adopted swords under the name of [[akrafenaakrafeno]]. They are still used today in ceremonies, such as the [[Odwira festival]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rkLv4oPlIJQC&pg=PA138 |title=Odwira and the Gospel: A Study of the Asante Odwira Festival and Its Significance for Christianity in Ghana |publisher=OCMS |last=Adams |first=Frank Kwesi |year=2010 |page=138 |isbn=9781870345590}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://britishmuseum.org/research/online_research_catalogues/ag/asante_gold_regalia/i_history-significance-usage/iv.aspx |title=I. The history, significance and usage of Asante royal regalia continued |work=[[The British Museum]] |access-date=10 April 2019 |publisher=[[ Trustees of the British Museum]] }}</ref>
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