Axe of Perun, the axe wielded by the Slavic god of thunder and lightning, Perun. (Slavic mythology)
Carnwennan, the dagger of King Arthur.
Cronus' sickle, made of Adamantine and able to cut through anything. Cronus was given this sword by Gaia so that he could slay Uranus. (Greek mythology)
Death's Scythe, a large scythe appearing in the hands of the Grim Reaper. This stems mainly from the Christian Biblical belief of death as a "harvester of souls".
Lúin of Celtchar,the flaming spear of Lugh,the Irish solar god.It had to be kept in a vase of water because it was forever blazing.
Mjölnir, the magic hammer of Thor. It was invulnerable and when thrown it would return to the user's hand. (Norse mythology)
Narayanastra, the personal missile of Vishnu in his Narayana or Naraina form. (Hindu mythology)
Sudarshana Chakra, a legendary spinning disc like weapon used by the Hindu God Vishnu.
Sharur, the enchanted mace of the Sumerian god Ninurta. It can fly unaided and also may communicate with its wielder.
The Thunderbolts of Zeus, given to him by the Cyclops in Greek mythology, or by Vulcan in Roman mythology.
Ukonvasara, the symbol and magical weapon of the Finnish thunder god Ukko, and was similar to Thor's Mjölnir. (Finnish mythology)
Vajra, the lightning bolts of Indra. (Hindu mythology)
Swords
Asi, a legendary sword mentioned in the epic Mahabharata.
Crocea Mors, the sword of Julius Caesar and later Nennius according to the legends presented by Geoffrey of Monmouth.
Gan Jiang and Mo Ye, the legendary Chinese twin swords named after their creators.
Harpe, the sword used by Perseus to decapitate Medusa. (Greek mythology)
Heaven's Will, also known as Thuận Thiên, was the sword of Vietnamese King Le Loi.
Keris Mpu Gandring, the cursed Empu Gandring for Ken Arok. Not yet finished but had been used and killed the beloved ones of the user.
Kladenets, a magic sword in Russian and Slavic mythology. Probably inspired by the sword of the god Swentowit.
Kusanagi-no-tsurugi (Japanese: 草薙の剣) (also known as Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi (天叢雲剣?) or Tsumugari no Tachi Japanese: 都牟刈の太刀), sword of the Japanese god Susanoo, later given to his sister Amaterasu. It is one of three Imperial Regalia of Japan. (Japanese mythology)
Sword of Attila, the legendary sword that was wielded by Attila the Hun; claimed to have originally been the sword of Mars, the Roman god of war.[2]
Sword of Peleus, a magic sword that makes its wielder victorious in the battle or the hunt. (Greek mythology)
Taming Sari, the Kris belonging to the Malay warrior Hang Tuah of the Malacca Sultanate.
Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar (Persian: شمشیر زمردنگار), "The emerald-studded Sword" in the Persian mythical story Amir Arsalan. The hideous horned demon called Fulad-zereh was invulnerable to all weapons except the blows of Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar. This blade originally belonged to King Solomon.
Totsuka-no-Tsurugi, the sword Susanoo used to slay the Yamata no Orochi.
Jokulsnaut, a sword belonging to Grettir which was later given to his brother Atli. (Sagas of Icelanders)
Swords from Celtic mythology
Caladbolg (also Caladcholg), the sword of Fergus mac Róich and powerful enough to cut the tops off three hills; related to the Caledfwlch of Welsh mythology.
Caledfwlch, often compared to Excalibur. This sword is used by Llenlleawg Wyddel to kill Diwrnach Wyddel and his men.
Ceard-nan Gallan, the Smith of the Branches, sword of Oisin.
Claíomh Solais (The Sword of Light), the sword of Nuada Airgeadlámh.
Cosgarach Mhor, the Great Triumphant One, sword of Oscar.
Cruadh-Chosgarach, the Hard Destroying One, sword of Caílte mac Rónáin.
Dyrnwyn, the Sword of Rhydderch.
Fragarach (also The Sword of Air, The Answerer or The Retaliator), forged by the gods, wielded by Manannán mac Lir and Lugh Lamfada. No armor could stop it, and it would grant its wielder command over the powers of wind.
Mac an Luin, the Son of the Waves, sword of Fionn mac Cumhaill.
Moralltach ("Great Fury") and Beagalltach ("Little Fury"), swords given to Diarmuid Ua Duibhne by his father Aengus.
The Singing Sword of Conaire Mór.
Swords from Continental Germanic mythology
Mimung, sword that Wudga inherits from his father Wayland the Smith.
Nagelring, the sword of Dietrich von Bern.
Nothung, the sword from Die Walküre (Wagnerian mythology), also known as Gram, or Balmung (see below) wielded by Siegfried, hero of the Nibelungenlied.
Swords from Anglo-Saxon mythology
Hrunting, the magical sword lent to Beowulf by Unferth. (Anglo-Saxon verse)
Nægling, the other magical sword of Beowulf. Found in the cave of Grendel's mother.[3]
Swords from the Matter of Britain
Arondight, Lancelot's sword.
Carnwennan, The dagger Arthur used.
Clarent, a ceremonial sword of King Arthur stolen and used by Mordred. Also known as the Sword of Fire in the book series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicolas Flemel
Coreiseuse, The sword of King Ban, Lancelot's father. Coreiseuse means wrathful.
Excalibur, also known as Caledfwlch in Welsh and Caliburnus in Latin, the sword which Merlin received from the Lady of the Lake. Also known as the Sword of Ice in the book series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicolas Flemel
Galatine, Gawain's sword.
Grail Sword, a cracked holy sword which Sir Percival bonded back together, though the crack remained.
Secace, The sword that Lancelot used to battle the Saxons at Saxon Rock. It is translated as Seure (Sequence) in the Vulgate Cycle.
The Sword in the Stone which Arthur pulled free to become King of Britain. Sometimes equated with Excalibur.
Sword with the Red Hilt, One of the swords wielded by Sir Balin. After his death Merlin sealed it in the float stone where it remained until it was drawn by Sir Galahad.
Swords from Norse mythology
Angurvadal, a magical sword of Frithiof.
Dáinsleif is king Högni's sword, according to Snorri Sturluson's account of the battle known as the Hjaðningavíg.
Freyr's Sword, Freyr's magic sword which fought on its own. It might be Lævateinn.
Gram/Balmung, the sword that Odin struck into the Branstock tree which only Sigmund the Völsung was able to pull out. It broke in battle with Odin but was later reforged by Sigmund's son Sigurd/Siegfried and used it to slay the dragon Fafnir. After being reforged, it could cleave an anvil in half.
Hǫfuð, the sword of Heimdallr, the guardian of Bifröst.
Hrotti, the sword is mentioned in the Völsung cycle. It was part of Fáfnir's treasure, which Sigurðr took after he slew the dragon.
Lævateinn, a sword mentioned in an emendation to the Poetic Edda Fjölsvinnsmál by Sophus Bugge.
Legbiter, the sword of Magnus III of Norway.
Mistilteinn, the magical sword of Prainn, the draugr, later owned by Hromundr Gripsson.
Quern-biter, sword of Haakon I of Norway and his follower, Thoralf Skolinson the Strong, said to be sharp enough to cut through quernstones.
Ridill, sword of the dwarf Regin.
Skofnung, a sword with mythical properties associated with the legendary Danish king Hrólf Kraki.
Surtr's Flaming Sword, a bright and flaming sword.
Tyrfing (also Tirfing or Tervingi), the cursed sword of Svafrlami, from the Elder Edda; also said to be the sword of Odin in Richard Wagner's works.
Swords from the Matter of France
Almace (also Almice or Almacia), sword of Turpin, Archbishop of Reims.
Balisarda, the sword of Rogero from Orlando Furioso.
Courtain (also Curtana or Cortana in Italian), first of the two magical swords of Ogier the Dane, a legendary Danish hero.
Durendal (also Durandal or Durlindana in Italian), the sword of Roland, one of Charlemagne's paladins, (Orlando in medieval Italian verse) - alleged to be the same sword as the one wielded by Hector of Ilium.
Flamberge, the sword of Renaud de Montauban. The name was later used to denote a style of wave-bladed sword.
Hauteclere (also Halteclere or Altachiara in Italian), the sword of Olivier.
Joyeuse, (sword of earth) sword of Charlemagne.
Murgleis, (also Murgleys) sword of Ganelon, traitor and cousin of Roland.
Précieuse, sword of Baligant, Emir of Babylon.
Sauvagine, second of the two magical swords of Ogier the Dane.
Swords from Spanish mythology
Colada, the other sword of El Cid.[4]
Lobera, the sword of the king Saint Ferdinand III of Castile, inheritance of the epic hero Fernán González, according to Don Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena.[5]
Tizona, the sword of El Cid, it frightens unworthy opponents, as shown in the heroic poem Cantar de Mio Cid.[6]
Polearms
Amenonuhoko (heavenly spear), the naginata used by the Shinto deities Izanagi and Izanami to create the world - also called tonbogiri (Japanese mythology).
Ascalon, the spear said that St. George used to kill the dragon.
Gáe Buide ("Yellow Shaft") and the Gáe Derg ("Red Javelin"), spears of Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, could inflict wound that none can recover from.
Gáe Bulg, the spear of Cú Chulainn.
Gungnir, Odin's magic spear created by the dwarf Dvalinn.
Hades' Bident, the traditional weapon of Hades and is supposedly black. The bident was never used by anyone other than Hades. (Greek mythology)
Lance of Olyndicus, the celtiberians' war chief who fought against Rome. According to Florus, he wielded a silver lance that was sent to him by the gods from the sky.[7]
Lúin of Celtchar (also Spear of Fire or Spear of Destiny), forged by the Smith of Falias for Lugh to use in his fight against Balor.
Nihongo, is one of three legendary Japanese spears created by the famed swordsmith Masazane Fujiwara. A famous spear that was once used in the Imperial Palace. Nihongo later found its way into the possession of Masanori Fukushima, and then Tahei Mori.
Ogma's Whip - the spear of Ogma (the Celtic sun god).
Otegine, is one of three legendary Japanese spears created by the famed swordsmith Masazane Fujiwara.
Rhongomiant, which was the spear of King Arthur.
Sha Wujing's Yuèyáchǎn, a double-headed staff with a crescent-moon (yuèyá) blade at one end and a spade (chǎn) at the other, with six xīzhàng rings in the shovel part to denote its religious association.
The Spear of Achilles, created by Hephaestus and given to Peleus at his wedding with Thetis.
Spear of Destiny (also Spear of Longinus or the Holy Lance), the spear said to have pierced the side of Jesus at the crucifixion.
Spears of the Valkyrie.
Tonbogiri, is one of three legendary Japanese spears created by the famed swordsmith Masazane Fujiwara, said to be wielded by the legendary daimyō Honda Tadakatsu. The spear derives its name from the myth that a dragonfly landed on its blade and was instantly cut in two. Thus Tonbo (Japanese for "dragonfly") and giri (Japanese for "cutting"), translating this spear's name as "Dragonfly Cutter/Cutting spear".
Zeus'/Jupiter's Thunderbolt. In Greco-Roman mythology, the thunderbolt was the weapon given to Zeus/Jupiter by the Cyclops and was thrown like a spear.
Tridents and Pitchforks
Hades' Pitchfork, the Bident.
Kongō, A trident-shaped staff which emits a bright light in the darkness, and grants wisdom and insight. The staff belonged originally to the Japanese mountain god Kōya-no-Myōjin (高野明神). It is the equivalent of the Sanskrit Vajra, the indestructible lightning-diamond pounder of the king of the gods/rain-god Indra. There the staff represents the three flames of the sacrificial fire, part of the image of the vajra wheel.
Poseidon's Trident, used to create horses and some water sources in Greece. It could cause earthquakes when struck on the ground. (Greek mythology)
Trishula, the trident of the Hindu deity Shiva, stylized by some as used as a missile weapon and often included a crossed stabilizer to facilitate flight when thrown. Considered to be the most powerful weapon.
Bows
Apollo's bow, which could cause health or cause famine and death in sleep. (Greek and Roman mythology)
Artemis's bow, crafted by moonlight and silver wood or made of gold. (Greek and Roman mythology)
Ulysses's bow, that only he could handle. After the departure of Ulysses, Penelope stated she would only marry a man able to bend that bow and shoot an arrow through twelve axes in a line. Back to Ithaca, disguised as a beggar, Ulysses did it once again before revealing his identity and killing all Penelope's suitors.
Brahmastra is a weapon created by Brahma.
Cupid's bow, which, along with dove- and owl-fletched arrows, could cause one to love or hate (respectively) the person he/she first saw after being struck. (Roman mythology)
Fail-not, the bow of Tristan. (Arthurian Legend)
Gandiva, Arjuna's bow in The Mahabharata and The Bhagavad-Gita ("Song of God").
Heracles's bow, which also belonged to Philoctetes, its arrows had the Lernaean Hydra poison. (Greek mythology)
Shiva Dhanush, Shiva's bow in Hindu mythology.
Sharanga, Vishnu's bow. (Hindu mythology)
Kodandam, Rama's bow. (Hindu mythology)
Gandiva, Arjun's bow. (Hindu mythology)
Staves
Caduceus, the staff carried by Hermes or Mercury. It is a short staff entwined by two serpents, sometimes surmounted by wings. (Greek mythology)
Gambanteinn, appears in two poems in the Poetic Edda. (Norse mythology)
Gríðarvölr, an iron staff given to Thor so he could kill the giant Geirröd. (Norse mythology)
Rod of Asclepius, a serpent-entwined rod wielded by the Greek god Asclepius, a deity associated with healing and medicine. (Greek mythology)
Ruyi Jingu Bang, the staff of Sun Wukong; the staff of the Monkey King could alter its size from a tiny needle to a mighty pillar.
Thyrsus is a staff tipped with a pine cone and entwined with ivy leaves. These staffs were carried by Dionysus and his followers. (Greek mythology)
Kaladanda, the staff of Death[8] is a special and lethal club used by God Yama or God of Naraka or Hell in Hindu mythology. It is very ferocious weapon. It was once granted by Brahma or God of creation. It was ultimate weapon, once fired would kill anybody before it.No matter what boons he had to protect himself.

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