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The Assassin Bayek wielding a great khopesh in battle

A khopesh is an Egyptian sickle-sword that saw wide service among Egyptian soldiers in antiquity. Bronze was among the alloys employed by the Egyptians for the construction of these swords. During the reign of the Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of the Ptolemaic dynasty, the Medjay Assassin Bayek utilized a khopesh.

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-The khopesh is a heavy and lethal melee weapon used to hit targets that are further away from you than normal. The khopesh will appear in [[Assassin's Creed: Origins]].
+[[File:OYSachc.jpg|250px|thumb|The Assassin Bayek wielding a great khopesh in battle]]
-== Design ==
+A '''khopesh''' is an [[Egypt|Egyptian]] [[swords|sickle-sword]] that saw wide service among Egyptian soldiers in antiquity. Bronze was among the alloys employed by the Egyptians for the construction of these swords. During the reign of the Pharaoh [[Cleopatra|Cleopatra VII]] of the Ptolemaic dynasty, the [[Medjay]] [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Bayek]] utilized a khopesh.
-The khopesh is a heavy weapon meaning it's wielder needs a lot of strength to wield it. They were usually made out of a sharp iron or bronze blade and a wooden handle.
-== History ==
-=== Early use ===
-The recordings of the first sickle being used dates back to 2500 BCE. [[Bayek]] used it around 40 BCE.
 [[Category:Weapons]]

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