Talwar

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A talwar, talwaar, or tulwar (Devanagari: तलवार) is a type of sword originating in medieval India dating back to at least the 13th century. It bears a resemblance to the Persian shamshir and the Turkish kilic. The difference is that the blade of a talwar is wider than the blade of a shamshir. Due to its growing popularity in Mughal India, the talwar was also produced in 19th Century Afghanistan in form of the "Afghani talwar," or pulwar.

[edit] Other Meanings

Talwar is the common word for "sword" in Hindi, Urdu, Kashmiri, Pashto, and other languages of South Asia.
Talwar is a first or last name from India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
The Talwar Class is an Indian Navy Frigate Class.
Teen Talwar is a monument located in Karachi, Pakistan.
Talwar is a small city in Pakistan, near the large city of Bahawalpur.
Alnoor Rajan Talwar is an Ismaili author.
Harbhajan S. Talwar is an Indian bhangra singer.

VIDEO GAME REFERENCES

The Talwar are a Pakistani street gang in the popular video game, Gangs of London.
The Tulwar is one of 3 melee weapons available in the video-game, "No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In Harm's Way"
The Tulwar is an exceptional-class sword in the popular video game Diablo 2, a more powerful variant of the falchion.
The Tulwar is one of the unlockable weapons used by Mitsurugi in Soul Calibur II. The same weapon appeared in Soul Calibur III, but with a different color, design on the sheath and a name, called "The Ancient" and is one of the main weapons used by Olcadan.
The Talwar is a weapon in Castlevania: Symphony of The Night that can be used by Alucard. It is described as a "Curved Indian Sword."
The Tulwar is a weapon in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.
The Tulwar is a weapon in the fourth chapter in Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. Two can be found and wielded at the same time.
In the computer game Age of Empires 3: The Asian Dynasties, the Sowar unit is described as wielding a Talwar.