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+ | [[File:Duncan Idaho's dagger (Frank Herbert's Dune, 2000, Sci-Fi Channel).jpg|thumb|Duncan Idaho's dagger]] |
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+ | [[File:Crysknife (Dune CCG, art by Randy Asplund-Faith).jpg||thumb|Crysknife ([[Dune: Eye of the Storm|''Dune'' CCG]], art by [[Randy Asplund|Randy Asplund-Faith]])]] |
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+ | [[File:51FVxy_rMYL-1.jpg|thumb|Assassination Blade]] |
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+ | [[File:Crysknife-1.jpg|thumb|Fremen Knife]] |
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+ | [[File:Curved knife (Frank Herbert's Dune, 2000, Sci-Fi Channel).jpg|thumb|Curved knife (kindjal ?) from ''[[Frank Herbert's Dune]]'' (Sci-Fi Channel, 2000)]] |
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− | The technical revolution initiated by the [[Holtzman Effect]] saw the return of hand-to-hand combat to the battlefields of the [[Imperium]].The unpredictable interaction of a lasgun beam and a Holtzman field forced the military of the empire to |
+ | The technical revolution initiated by the [[Holtzman Effect]] saw the return of hand-to-hand combat to the battlefields of the [[Imperium]]. The unpredictable interaction of a lasgun beam and a Holtzman field forced the military of the empire to develop new techniques of in shield fighting which included new styles of fencing and knife fighting. Still the use of [[projectile weapons]] such as [[Dartguns]] or tiny projectors of needles were common but the more effective combat method was the effective use of blade weapons. |
Long blades as well as short blades were used in shield-fighting, but commonly short blades were seen as more effective by experienced swordsmen. Blades were mostly forged of [[plasteel]] or [[Damasteel]] and could take different forms and designs. |
Long blades as well as short blades were used in shield-fighting, but commonly short blades were seen as more effective by experienced swordsmen. Blades were mostly forged of [[plasteel]] or [[Damasteel]] and could take different forms and designs. |
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==Known designs== |
==Known designs== |
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===Long Blades=== |
===Long Blades=== |
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* Long sword |
* Long sword |
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* Rapier |
* Rapier |
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− | * Sardaukar |
+ | * Sardaukar sword |
* Saw knife |
* Saw knife |
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* [[Slip-Tip]] |
* [[Slip-Tip]] |
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* Stiletto |
* Stiletto |
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+ | ===Other=== |
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+ | *Axe |
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+ | *Lance |
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+ | *Spear |
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==Expanded Dune== |
==Expanded Dune== |
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* Ceremonial Blade |
* Ceremonial Blade |
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* Dagger |
* Dagger |
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− | **Long Dagger |
+ | **Long Dagger - worn by the [[Seraphim]] |
***dueling dagger |
***dueling dagger |
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− | **Short Dagger |
+ | **Short Dagger - worn by [[Jipol]] officers |
− | **Stun-dagger |
+ | **[[Stun-dagger]] - worn by Atreides fighters |
− | * Hexagonal Blades |
+ | * Hexagonal Blades - assassination-trap devices |
*Knives |
*Knives |
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− | **Curved Knife |
+ | **Curved Knife - used by the Guards of Rabban-Lankiveil |
− | **Fishing Knife |
+ | **Fishing Knife - curved bladed weapons worn by Atreides Seamen |
− | **[[Lasknife]] |
+ | **[[Lasknife]] |
− | **Makeshift-knife |
+ | **Makeshift-knife - improvised knifes |
− | ***Scrap-metal knife |
+ | ***Scrap-metal knife - a kind of improvided knife |
− | **Shellfish Knife |
+ | **Shellfish Knife - worn by Lankiveil house-servants |
− | **Spatula-Knife |
+ | **Spatula-Knife - worn by the Ixians |
− | **Wire-knife |
+ | **Wire-knife - kitchen-knife used by Richesian chefs |
**[[Neuroknife]] |
**[[Neuroknife]] |
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− | **Razorknife |
+ | **Razorknife - worn by Sardaukar-assassins |
+ | **Robot-Knife - blades worn by the [[robots]] of the [[machine-empire]] |
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− | **Robot-Knife |
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**Work blade |
**Work blade |
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***Cutter Blades |
***Cutter Blades |
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+ | ***Saw Blade - round blades used by the Harkonnens to cut limbs |
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− | ***Saw Blade |
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* [[Nanoblade]] |
* [[Nanoblade]] |
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* [[Ponta Neuroknife]] |
* [[Ponta Neuroknife]] |
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* [[Pulse-sword]] |
* [[Pulse-sword]] |
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* Swords |
* Swords |
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+ | * Epees - weapons mastered by the Ginaz |
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− | **Harkonnen sword |
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+ | **Harkonnen sword - thrusting-sword worn by Harkonnen-soldiers |
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**Katana |
**Katana |
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+ | **Short Sword - uded by Atreides fighters in combination with the Kindjal |
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− | **Short Sword |
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− | ***Barbed short sword |
+ | ***Barbed short sword - worn by [[combat-meks]] |
***sardaukar short fighting sword |
***sardaukar short fighting sword |
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− | **Long sword |
+ | **Long sword - weapons mastered by the Ginaz |
***Broad sword |
***Broad sword |
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− | ***Electronic sword |
+ | ***Electronic sword - used by the [[Army of the Jihad]] and the Ginaz |
+ | ****[[Pulse-sword]] |
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***Fencing sword |
***Fencing sword |
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− | ***Two-handed sword |
+ | ***Two-handed sword - enormous weapons mastered by the Ginaz |
− | ***Heavy sword |
+ | ***Heavy sword - worn by the Atreides Duke |
− | ***Ceremonial sword |
+ | ***Ceremonial sword - worn by the Ginaz masters |
+ | **Rapier - used by the Atreides in shield-fighting |
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− | **Rapier |
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− | **Wooden sword |
+ | **Wooden sword - |
− | ***Training sword |
+ | ***Training sword - used in swordmaster- training |
+ | **Saber-sword - weapons mastered by the Ginaz |
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===Famous Blades=== |
===Famous Blades=== |
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* [[Emperor's Blade]] |
* [[Emperor's Blade]] |
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− | ==Images== |
+ | ==Images of bladed weapons== |
<gallery> |
<gallery> |
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+ | The Illustrated Dune - Gurney Halleck bringing training blades for sparring training (art by John Schoenherr).jpg|[[Gurney Halleck]] bringing training blades for sparring training (art by [[John Schoenherr]]) |
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+ | Slip-tip (Dune board game 1979 Avalon Hill).png|[[Slip-tip]] (''[[Dune (board game)|Dune]]'' board game by [[Avalon Hill]]) |
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+ | Crysknife (Dune board game 1979 Avalon Hill).png|[[Crysknife]] (''[[Dune (board game)|Dune]]'' board game by [[Avalon Hill]]) |
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+ | Korba (Dune CCG, art by Mark Zug).jpg|[[Korba]] ([[Dune: Eye of the Storm|Dune CCG]], art by [[Mark Zug]]) |
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+ | Bladed weapon props (Dune, 2021) at the LA Dune Exhibition (2021).jpeg|Atreides swords and Fremen crysknives (''[[Dune (2021 film)|Dune]]'', 2021) |
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+ | Atreides_sword_(Dune,_2021).jpg|Atreides sword (''Dune'', 2021) |
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+ | Courtyard night assault concept art for Dune (2021) by Kamen Anev.jpg|Courtyard night assault, Atreides soldiers with swords, spears and activated shields fending off Harkonnen soldiers with swords and activated shields (concept art for ''[[Dune (2021 film)|Dune]]'', 2021, by [[Kamen Anev]]) |
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+ | Idaho slow-striking the neck of a sardaukar.png|[[Duncan Idaho/2021 film|Duncan Idaho]] protected with his personal shield, slow-striking his blade through a [[Sardaukar|sardaukar]]'s shield (red), then speeding up the blade for a thrust and cut attack at the neck (''Dune'', 2021) |
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+ | Idaho gripping sardaukar with two blades.png|Idaho gripping a sardaukar soldier under the neck with two blades, using one of the blades to pass slowly through the shield (red) and attack the neck area (''Dune'', 2021) |
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+ | Dune 2020 still Duncan Idaho vs Sardaukar.jpg|Idaho fighting an overwhelming group of sardaukar in a hallway of the [[Botanical testing station|botanical testing station]] (''Dune'', 2021) |
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2019-02-27 15.29.56.jpg |
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+ | The Illustrated Dune - Lady Jessica meets shadout Mapes (art by John Schoenherr).jpg|[[Jessica Atreides|Lady Jessica]] and the shadout Mapes (art by John Schoenherr) |
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+ | The Illustrated Dune - Shadout Mapes with a crysknife (art by John Schoenherr).png|Shadout Mapes with a crysknife (art by John Schoenherr) |
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+ | Crysknife (art by Matt Howarth, The Dune Encyclopedia).png|[[Crysknife]] (''[[The Dune Encyclopedia]]'', art by [[Matt Howarth]]) |
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+ | Paul Administers the Oath of the Fedaykin (by John Schoenherr).jpg|''Paul Administers the Oath of the Fedaykin'' (illustration by [[John Schoenherr]]) |
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+ | Order of the Imperial Hero (B&W, art by Matt Howarth, The Dune Encyclopedia).png|"Order of the Imperial Hero" military award, depicting a curved blade (''[[The Dune Encyclopedia]]'', art by [[Matt Howarth]]) |
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− | Screenshot 2019-02-27-18-46-04-1.png |
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Dune Movie Duel.jpg |
Dune Movie Duel.jpg |
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</gallery> |
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+ | ==Videos== |
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+ | ===Video essays=== |
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+ | <gallery> |
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+ | Swordmasters of Ginaz - Dune Lore|''Swordmasters of Ginaz - Dune Lore'' by Nerd Cookies |
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+ | The Evolution of Warfare - Dune Lore|''The Evolution of Warfare - Dune Lore'' by Nerd Cookies |
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+ | Weapons and Warfare of Dune|''Weapons and Warfare of Dune'' by Quinn's Ideas |
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+ | </gallery> |
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+ | Analytical videos on the subject of the bladed weapons and melee weapons, and where they fit in the warfare and combat of the Dune universe. (Beware potential spoilers.) |
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[[Category:Technologies and developments]] |
[[Category:Technologies and developments]] |
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[[Category:Weapons]] |
[[Category:Weapons]] |
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+ | [[Category:Lists]] |
Latest revision as of 18:09, 14 April 2024
The technical revolution initiated by the Holtzman Effect saw the return of hand-to-hand combat to the battlefields of the Imperium. The unpredictable interaction of a lasgun beam and a Holtzman field forced the military of the empire to develop new techniques of in shield fighting which included new styles of fencing and knife fighting. Still the use of projectile weapons such as Dartguns or tiny projectors of needles were common but the more effective combat method was the effective use of blade weapons.
Long blades as well as short blades were used in shield-fighting, but commonly short blades were seen as more effective by experienced swordsmen. Blades were mostly forged of plasteel or Damasteel and could take different forms and designs.
Known designs
Long Blades
- Long sword
- Rapier
- Sardaukar sword
- Saw knife
Short Blades
- Bodkin
- crysknife
- Dagger
- kindjal
- Long knife
- Needle knife
- Short knife
- Short sword
- Silver-blade
- Slip-Tip
- Stiletto
Other
- Axe
- Lance
- Spear
Expanded Dune
Known Designs
- Assassination Blade
- Ceremonial Blade
- Dagger
- Hexagonal Blades - assassination-trap devices
- Knives
- Curved Knife - used by the Guards of Rabban-Lankiveil
- Fishing Knife - curved bladed weapons worn by Atreides Seamen
- Lasknife
- Makeshift-knife - improvised knifes
- Scrap-metal knife - a kind of improvided knife
- Shellfish Knife - worn by Lankiveil house-servants
- Spatula-Knife - worn by the Ixians
- Wire-knife - kitchen-knife used by Richesian chefs
- Neuroknife
- Razorknife - worn by Sardaukar-assassins
- Robot-Knife - blades worn by the robots of the machine-empire
- Work blade
- Cutter Blades
- Saw Blade - round blades used by the Harkonnens to cut limbs
- Nanoblade
- Ponta Neuroknife
- Pulse-sword
- Swords
- Epees - weapons mastered by the Ginaz
- Harkonnen sword - thrusting-sword worn by Harkonnen-soldiers
- Katana
- Short Sword - uded by Atreides fighters in combination with the Kindjal
- Barbed short sword - worn by combat-meks
- sardaukar short fighting sword
- Long sword - weapons mastered by the Ginaz
- Broad sword
- Electronic sword - used by the Army of the Jihad and the Ginaz
- Fencing sword
- Two-handed sword - enormous weapons mastered by the Ginaz
- Heavy sword - worn by the Atreides Duke
- Ceremonial sword - worn by the Ginaz masters
- Rapier - used by the Atreides in shield-fighting
- Wooden sword -
- Training sword - used in swordmaster- training
- Saber-sword - weapons mastered by the Ginaz
Famous Blades
- Duke's Blade
- Emperor's Blade
Images of bladed weapons
Videos
Video essays
Analytical videos on the subject of the bladed weapons and melee weapons, and where they fit in the warfare and combat of the Dune universe. (Beware potential spoilers.)