armor-bearer
31custrel — noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English custrell, probably modification of Middle French coustillier soldier carrying a short sword, squire of a knight more at coistrel obsolete : an armor bearer to a knight …
32ABIMELECH — (for meaning, see previous entry), the male offspring of gideon the Abiezrite by his Shechemite concubine (Judg. 8:31). During the period of the Judges Abimelech became the ruler of Shechem through the support of his mother s family and the local …
33JUDGES (Heb. שׁוֹפְטִים), BOOK OF — JUDGES (Heb. שׁוֹפְטִים), BOOK OF, the second book in the second section of the Bible, called Prophets (Nevi im). (See Table: Book of Judges – Contents.) The Book of Judges is named for the series of charismatic leaders of the period between the… …
34SUICIDE — The duty of preserving life, including one s own, is one of the paramount injunctions of Judaism (see pikku aḥ nefesh ). The prohibition of suicide is a natural corollary to this, and yet it is nowhere explicitly forbidden in the Talmud. However …
35WAR AND WARFARE — TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FIRST TEMPLE The methods of offensive and defensive warfare developed side by side in the Ancient Near East. The development of weapons was dependent upon the supply of raw materials, such as stone, metal, and wood; the… …
36Roman army — The Roman army was a set of military forces employed by the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic and later Roman Empire as part of the Roman military. For its main infantry constituent and for much of its history, see Roman legion; for a catalogue of… …
37Tribes Aerial Assault — Infobox VG title = Tribes: Aerial Assault caption = developer = Inevitable Entertainment publisher = Sierra Entertainment designer = engine = released = 2002 genre = First person shooter modes = Single player, multiplayer ratings = ESRB: Teen (T) …
38Witchblade — This article is about the Top Cow comic book series. For other uses, see Witchblade (disambiguation). Witchblade The Witchblade armor, as seen on the Witchblade volume one trade paperback Publication information Publisher …
39The Darkness (comics) — The Darkness The Darkness. Art by Marc Silvestri Publication information Publisher Image Comics …
40List of fictional swords — In Arthurian fiction [ thumb|left|ArthurExcalibur).] Excalibur is featured in every tale of Arthur or Merlin ever written, in some form or another. The examples below list two of the more distinctive takes on Arthurian swords. Bernard Cornwell:… …
