- Look up
quillon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
quillon is
either of two
transverse projections forming a
simple crossguard of a sword, or the crossguard...
- her own blade. Each of the
individual bars on
either side is
known as a
quillon or quillion. The
crossguard was
developed in the
European sword around...
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Quillón is a
Chilean city and
commune and Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region.
According to the 2002
census of the
National Statistics Institute, Quillón...
-
January 2024, a fire
originating in Florida, Biobío Region,
spread to
Quillón in the Ñuble Region. The "Casablanca" fire,
covering 69.5
hectares (172...
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consisting of a guard, grip, and pommel. The
guard may
contain a
crossguard or
quillons. A t****el or
sword knot may be
attached to the
guard or pommel. The pommel...
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standalone novel set in the
distant ****ure, and it
chronicles the
journey of
Quillon, a
pathologist forced into exile. The
Gollancz hardcover edition of the...
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first six
issue limited series introduces the main
character Torin Mac
Quillon, a
Celtic warrior from the time of the
Roman Empire. Just
before he is...
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usually sported a J-shaped
hooked quillon guard designed to
catch and trap the enemy's blade. By 1942, the
quillon was
eliminated to save
materials and...
-
consequently need a
quillon that will fit the hand
during a
reverse grip. Some
lineages trap the opponent's
staff or
blade between the
quillon and spine, and...
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guard that
protects the hand. The
basket hilt is a
development of the
quillons added to swords'
crossguards since the Late
Middle Ages. This
variety of...
