Talk:Shining Gladius
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[edit] Drop research
| Mode | Dropped by | Location | Signature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Charr Axemaster | Blood Washes Blood | Gordon Ecker 02:02, 22 September 2007 (UTC) |
| Normal | Locked Chest | Fronis Irontoe's Lair | Alara 23:05, 12 May 2008 (UTC) |
| Hard | Locked Chest | Secret Lair of the Snowmen | Yukiko  07:36, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
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| Normal | Destroyer of Sinew | Varajar Fells | — Wolf2581 (contribsยทtalk) 20:12, 31 March 2009 (UTC) |
| N | Borrguus Blisterbark | Sacnoth Valley | Tedium 08:06, 21 May 2009 (UTC) |
| Hard | Mandid Nymph | Grothmar Wardowns | 209.6.186.67 00:39, 23 May 2009 (UTC) |
[edit] Real-life weapon classification
This sword, unlike some of the "Gladius"es, almost deserves the title. It completely resembles an ancient Greek sword, called a Xiphos, that would have been used in various lengths by just about any Greek soldier in the ancient world. The leaf-shaped blade is a feature made common by that sword, and it appears here. The Xiphos is linked to the real-world gladius in that the gladius was the Roman "take" on the Xiphos, essentially making it simpler and more easy to mass-manufacture, as well as establishing it as a soldier's tool as much as it is a weapon. Hail and Kill! 15:55, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
