Hauteclere

Hauteclere (or Halteclere, or Hauteclaire, literally "High and neat") is the sword of Olivier, a character in the French epic "The Song of Roland". It is described as being of burnished steel, with a crystal embedded in a golden hilt.

Notable swords

Real

Americas	Curved saber of San Martín

Asia	Seven-Branched Sword Sugari no Ontachi Sword of Goujian

Europe	Blessed sword and hat Colada Grunwald Swords Joyeuse Legbiter Lobera Seax of Beagnoth Sword of Mercy Sword of Osman Sword of Saint Peter Sword of Saint Wenceslas Sword of Stalingrad Szczerbiec Tizona Wallace Sword

Mythical or
legendary

Asia	Asi Cura Si Manjakini Gan Jiang and Mo Ye Kris Mpu Gandring Kris Setan Kober Kris Taming Sari Kusanagi Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar Sword of Goujian Thuận Thiên Totsuka-no-Tsurugi Zulfiqar

Europe	Almace Caladbolg Carnwennan Claíomh Solais Clarent Crocea Mors Curtana Dáinsleif Durendal Dyrnwyn Excalibur (Caledfwlch) Fragarach Gram Harpe Hauteclere Hǫfuð Hrotti Hrunting Kladenets Lævateinn Mistilteinn Murgleys Nægling Précieuse Ridill Skofnung Sword of Attila Sword of Damocles Tyrfing

Note: some of the existing swords are named after earlier legendary ones.

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