swordmen

The ‘sixty swordmen’ are followers of the Danish king Hnaef, attacked in a hall at night by their enemies.

Archive 2010-06-01 Carla 2010

The ‘sixty swordmen’ are followers of the Danish king Hnaef, attacked in a hall at night by their enemies.

Early medieval armies: numbers Carla 2010

Shame on the pack of these mercenary swordmen! they have made the name of Scot through all

A Legend of Montrose 2008

And brave warriors, desirous of battle, by thousands, were seen to perform the evolutions of swordmen and of bowmen, with skill acquired by practice.

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

He assembled a goodly army of soldiers, both archers and swordmen, and marched towards the coast.

Olaf the Glorious A Story of the Viking Age Robert Leighton

Forty pieces of cannon bristled along the oval summit; the musketry and swordmen were placed on the hillside and outstretching plain.

Sketches of the Covenanters J. C. McFeeters

Worthy fellows; and like to prove most sinewy swordmen.

Act II. Scene I. All’s Well that Ends Well 1914

Cork the coast swarmed with their war-ships and the land echoed the tramp of their swordmen.

Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times Elbridge Streeter Brooks 1874

Musketeers, pikemen, arquebusmen, swordmen, charged, sabred, or shot each other from the various hollows or heights of vantage, plunging knee-deep in the sand, torn and impeded by the prickly broom-plant which grew profusely over the whole surface, and fighting breast to breast and hand to hand in

PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845

Musketeers, pikemen, arquebusmen, swordmen, charged, sabred, or shot each other from the various hollows or heights of vantage, plunging knee-deep in the sand, torn and impeded by the prickly broom-plant which grew profusely over the whole surface, and fighting breast to breast and hand to hand in

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609) John Lothrop Motley 1845