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The Green Dragon Crescent Blade (青龍偃月刀) was a legendary weapon wielded by Guan Yu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. A legend ( Latin, legenda, "things to be read" is a Narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to A weapon is a Tool used either in Hunting, or attack or defence in Combat for the purpose of subduing enemy personnel or to destroy enemy weapons Guan Yu ( Chinese: 關羽 Guān Yǔ was a general under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Romance of the Three Kingdoms ( written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is a Chinese Historical novel based upon events in It is a guandao, a type of traditional Chinese weapon. A guandao kwandao or kuantao is a type of Chinese Pole weapon that is currently used in some forms of Chinese martial arts.

It is also sometimes referred to the Frost Blade (冷艷鋸), from the idea that during a battle in the snow, the blade continuously had blood on it; the blood froze and made a layer of frost on the blade.

In Romance of the Three Kingdoms

A statue of Guan Yu with the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in his hand.

In the novel by Luo Guanzhong, the blade was forged by a local blacksmith using steel sponsored by Zhang Shiping (張世平), a merchant sympathetic to Liu Bei's cause. Luo Guanzhong ( c 1330?-1400? born Luo Ben (罗本 was a Chinese author attributed with writing Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三国演义 Zhang Shiping ( was one of two big-time merchants from Zhongshan. Liu Bei (161– June 21 223) styled Xuándé (玄徳 was a general warlord and later the founding emperor of Shu Han during the When Guan Yu met his end at the hands of Lü Meng in 219, the blade was given to Pan Zhang by Sun Quan for his role in capturing of Guan Yu. Lü Meng (178 - 219 was a renowned officer under Sun Quan during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Events By Place Roman Empire Legions III ''Gallica'' and IV ''Scythica'' are disbanded by Elagabalus after their leaders Pan Zhang (177 - 234 was an officer for the Kingdom of Wu during the Three Kingdoms era of China. Sun Quan ( (182 - 252 son of Sun Jian, courtesy name Zhòngmóu (仲謀 formally Emperor Da of (Eastern Wu was the founder of Eastern Wu Later, when Guan Yu's son Guan Xing soon sought revenge on Pan Zhang, Pan Zhang was startled by a vision of Guan Yu's spirit and was killed by Guan Xing. Guan Xing was an officer for the Kingdom of Shu during the Three Kingdoms era of China. Guan Xing took back the Green Dragon Crescent Blade and thus the blade was passed down from father to son.

Real or not?

It is uncertain whether Guan Yu actually wielded the Green Dragon or whether it was merely part of the myths surrounding him. Guan Yu ( Chinese: 關羽 Guān Yǔ was a general under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Because the guandao was known not to be widely used until the Song Dynasty, there is some doubt as to whether the guandao existed during Guan Yu's time. The Song Dynasty ( Wade-Giles: Sung Ch'ao was a ruling dynasty in China between 960&ndash1279 CE it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms A guandao kwandao or kuantao is a type of Chinese Pole weapon that is currently used in some forms of Chinese martial arts. The guandao may not have been very widely-used because it was both difficult to wield, because of its heavy weight, and difficult to forge. This causes many to believe that it existed after Guan Yu.

According to Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 1, the Green Dragon Crescent Blade was said to weigh 82 catties. Catty is the English word for a traditional Chinese unit of Mass called a jīn ( Chinese characters: 斤) in Mandarin Chinese During the Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms periods, one catty was approximately 220 grams, so 82 catties would have been approximately 18. The Han Dynasty ( 206 BC–220 AD followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. The Three Kingdoms period ( is a period in the History of China, part of an era of disunity called the Six Dynasties following immediately the loss of 04 kilograms (~39. 7782 pounds). [1] A weapon weighing about 100 pounds purported to be the Green Dragon Crescent Blade is on display at the Purple Cloud Temple in China today. The Purple Cloud Temple, standing on Zhanqifeng Peak, is a temple in Wudangshan. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National

Rumoured origins

Legend says that Guan Yu invented the guandao. Guan Yu ( Chinese: 關羽 Guān Yǔ was a general under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of A guandao kwandao or kuantao is a type of Chinese Pole weapon that is currently used in some forms of Chinese martial arts. He had it forged after he met Liu Bei and Zhang Fei but before he made the Oath of the Peach Garden. Liu Bei (161– June 21 223) styled Xuándé (玄徳 was a general warlord and later the founding emperor of Shu Han during the Zhang Fei (?-221 AD was a military general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of China. The Oath of the Peach Garden (桃園三結義 was an Oath in the Historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, by which the three warriors

The story of the blade was that there was a blacksmith forging the blade when suddenly a green dragon passed by. blacksmith is a person who creates objects from Iron or Steel by Forging the Metal; i The dragon was cut up and the body became part of the pieces therefore making the dao a magical weapon.

In popular culture

The sword appears in several video games made by Koei, but under incorrectly translated names. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. This article is about the software company For the Japanese era name see Kōei (era. For example, it is called "Black Dragon" in Kessen 2. is a Strategy game loosely based on the Three Kingdoms period of China.

In the card game Magic: The Gathering, the sword is portrayed in the card "Wielding the Green Dragon"[2] from the set Portal: Three Kingdoms