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The broadsword now used, though called the Glaymore, (i.e. the great sword) is much smaller than that used in Rorie More's time.
Life of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887
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Their arms were anciently the Glaymore, or great two-handed sword, and afterwards the two-edged sword and target, or buckler, which was sustained on the left arm.
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We also saw his bow, which hardly any man now can bend, and his Glaymore, which was wielded with both hands, and is of a prodigious size.
Life of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887
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Their arms were anciently the Glaymore, or great two-handed sword, and afterwards the two-edged sword and target, or buckler, which was sustained on the left arm.
Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland Samuel Johnson 1746
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