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[[File:Chris Dien drogo.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Khal [[Drogo]] wielding his arakh. Chris Dien. © Fantasy Flight Games]] | [[File:Chris Dien drogo.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Khal [[Drogo]] wielding his arakh. Chris Dien. © Fantasy Flight Games]] | ||
[[File:Arakh_1.jpg|thumb|350px|thumb|right|Dothraki arakh ([[TV Series]]), HBO Inc.©]] | [[File:Arakh_1.jpg|thumb|350px|thumb|right|Dothraki arakh ([[TV Series]]), HBO Inc.©]] | ||
− | An '''arakh''' is a sword commonly used by the [[Dothraki]]. It is shaped half like a sword and half like a scythe. | + | An '''arakh''' is a sword commonly used by the [[Dothraki]]. It is shaped half like a sword and half like a scythe.{{Ref|AGOT|11}} There is at least one known [[Valyrian steel]] arakh in the world, it is currently wielded by [[Caggo]].{{Ref|aDwD|25}} |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
− | According to a representative of Valyrian Steel <ref>[http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/63729-is-it-worth-buying-valyrian-steel-swords/page__st__40#entry3470141/ Westeros Forum. 04 August 2012]</ref> | + | According to a representative of Valyrian Steel, HBO arakhs are similar to [[w:Khopesh|khopeshes]] whereas in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', arakhs are more like [[w:Scimitar|scimitars]].<ref>[http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/63729-is-it-worth-buying-valyrian-steel-swords/page__st__40#entry3470141/ Westeros Forum. 04 August 2012]</ref> |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
− | + | * [[Armament]], for more information about various weapon types | |
Revision as of 16:33, 14 May 2019
An arakh is a sword commonly used by the Dothraki. It is shaped half like a sword and half like a scythe.[1] There is at least one known Valyrian steel arakh in the world, it is currently wielded by Caggo.[2]
Notes
According to a representative of Valyrian Steel, HBO arakhs are similar to khopeshes whereas in A Song of Ice and Fire, arakhs are more like scimitars.[3]
See Also
- Armament, for more information about various weapon types
References
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 11, Daenerys II.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 25, The Windblown.
- ↑ Westeros Forum. 04 August 2012