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[[File:ACU Scimitar.png|thumb|250px|A scimitar]]
[[File:ACU Scimitar.png|thumb|250px|A scimitar]]
A '''scimitar''' is a single-edged, curved [[swords|sword]] of [[Middle East]]ern origin.
A '''scimitar''' is a single-edged, curved [[sword]] of [[Middle East]]ern origin.<ref>{{WP|Scimitar}}</ref> It was used predominantly throughout Western [[Asia]] and North [[Africa]] in a wide variety of forms, including the [[Syrian Sabre]] and the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] [[Janissary Kilij]]. Rare but not unknown to [[Europe]] via export and transmission, [[Piracy|pirates]] of the [[Caribbean|West Indies]] during the [[Golden Age of Piracy]] also favored scimitars alongside the more typical [[cutlass]]es.
 
It was used predominantly throughout Western [[Asia]] and North [[Africa]] in a wide variety of forms, including the [[Syrian Sabre]] and the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] [[Janissary Kijil]]. Rare but not unknown to [[Europe]] via export and transmission, [[piracy|pirates]] of the [[Caribbean|West Indies]] during the [[Golden Age of Piracy]] also favored scimitars alongside the more typical [[cutlass]]es.


==Description==
==Description==
[[File:Yusuf Kijil.png|thumb|250px|[[Yusuf's Turkish Kijil|Yusuf Tazim's kilij]]]]
[[File:Yusuf Kijil.png|thumb|250px|[[Yusuf's Turkish Kilij|Yusif Tazim's kilij]]]]
Akin to the European [[saber]], a scimitar is a single-edged, curved sword hailing from West Asia that takes on a myriad of forms depending on its cultural origin.<ref name="ACAC">''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''</ref><ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref><ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref><ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>
Akin to the European [[saber]], a scimitar is a single-edged, curved sword hailing from West Asia that takes on a myriad of forms depending on its cultural origin.<ref name="ACAC">''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''</ref><ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref><ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref><ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>


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As a ubiquitous type of sword in the Middle East, the scimitar was widespread among [[Saracens|Saracen]] forces during the [[Crusades]]. In the [[Third Crusade]], they were employed by not only Saracen [[guards]]<ref name="AC1" /> but the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] as well. In 1190, the Assassin [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] utilized two distinct types of scimitars during his [[Quest for the Chalice|mission]] to recover the [[Chalice]]. They were the most powerful weapons he had in possession until he was given a [[Sword of Adha|special sword]] by his lover [[Adha]], the Chalice.<ref name="ACAC" /> The next year, he no longer bore any of the swords he had utilized in that prior mission. [[Master Assassin]]s, such as he, were entitled to the prestigious Syrian Sabre, among the deadliest in the Levantine Brotherhood's armory at the time.<ref name="AC1" />
As a ubiquitous type of sword in the Middle East, the scimitar was widespread among [[Saracens|Saracen]] forces during the [[Crusades]]. In the [[Third Crusade]], they were employed by not only Saracen [[guards]]<ref name="AC1" /> but the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] as well. In 1190, the Assassin [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] utilized two distinct types of scimitars during his [[Quest for the Chalice|mission]] to recover the [[Chalice]]. They were the most powerful weapons he had in possession until he was given a [[Sword of Adha|special sword]] by his lover [[Adha]], the Chalice.<ref name="ACAC" /> The next year, he no longer bore any of the swords he had utilized in that prior mission. [[Master Assassin]]s, such as he, were entitled to the prestigious Syrian Sabre, among the deadliest in the Levantine Brotherhood's armory at the time.<ref name="AC1" />


During the Italian Renaissance, a certain model of the Persian scimitar characterized by a distinctively broad blade was widespread throughout the Italian city-states. It was sold at [[blacksmiths|blacksmith]] shops across cities such as [[Florence]], [[Venice]], [[Forlì]], [[Monteriggioni]], and [[San Gimignano]] and saw service with many city guards.<ref name="AC2" /> This model also found its way to [[Constantinople]], then under the [[Ottoman Empire]]. Nevertheless, the Ottoman military had their own design of scimitars, the Turkish kilij, which was likewise a regular sword of the [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins]].<ref name="ACR" />
During the Italian Renaissance, a certain model of the Persian scimitar characterized by a distinctively broad blade was widespread throughout the Italian city-states. It was sold at [[blacksmith]] shops across cities such as [[Florence]], [[Venice]], [[Forlì]], [[Monteriggioni]], and [[San Gimignano]] and saw service with many city guards.<ref name="AC2" /> This model also found its way to [[Constantinople]], then under the [[Ottoman Empire]]. Nevertheless, the Ottoman military had their own design of scimitars, the Turkish kilij, which was likewise a regular sword of the [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins]].<ref name="ACR" />


Aside from their brief foray into Italy during the Renaissance, scimitars remained a rarity in Europe.<ref name="ACU" /> European armies of the 18th century developed their own single-edged, curved swords commonly known as sabers.<ref name="AC4" /><ref name="ACU" /><ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> Despite this, scimitars were popular among European pirates who roamed the West Indies during the early 18th century.<ref name="AC4" /> They remained rare in [[France]] at the time of the [[French Revolution]], but some scimitars still found their ways into [[Paris]]ian markets.<ref name="ACU" />
Aside from their brief foray into Italy during the Renaissance, scimitars remained a rarity in Europe.<ref name="ACU" /> European armies of the 18th century developed their own single-edged, curved swords commonly known as sabers.<ref name="AC4" /><ref name="ACU" /><ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> Despite this, scimitars were popular among European pirates who roamed the West Indies during the early 18th century.<ref name="AC4" /> They remained rare in [[France]] at the time of the [[French Revolution]], but some scimitars still found their ways into [[Paris]]ian markets.<ref name="ACU" />
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Revision as of 17:38, 11 August 2023

A scimitar

A scimitar is a single-edged, curved sword of Middle Eastern origin.[1] It was used predominantly throughout Western Asia and North Africa in a wide variety of forms, including the Syrian Sabre and the Ottoman Janissary Kilij. Rare but not unknown to Europe via export and transmission, pirates of the West Indies during the Golden Age of Piracy also favored scimitars alongside the more typical cutlasses.

Description

Yusif Tazim's kilij

Akin to the European saber, a scimitar is a single-edged, curved sword hailing from West Asia that takes on a myriad of forms depending on its cultural origin.[2][3][4][5][6]

The Turkish kilij, for instance, bears a distinctive blade which is only slightly curved for the first half or third of the blade from the hilt before rearing back radically at the last half. A little further from the point of the shift, at around the last third towards the tip, the blade widens suddenly, such that it appears to "flare" outwards. This spontaneous change in degree of curvature along with the flaring tip is a trademark of the kilij, a Turkish type of scimitar.[5]

Other varieties of scimitars are more conventional. The blades of Syrian Sabres are moderately curved throughout their entire length. The profile of their blades alongside the simple guard at the grip makes it quite similar to the much later European saber.[3] Unlike the kilij, Persian scimitars are less uniform in design; the Persian Shamshir common throughout Italy during the Renaissance boasted an exceedingly broad blade while other Persian scimitars bore slender or tapering blades.[4][7]

Scimitars were also diverse in terms of performance. In some cases, aged swords such as the powerful Syrian Sabre even decayed in efficacy over the centuries.[3][8] However, given scimitars' common design feature as single-edged, curved swords, cutting power is a universal quality. Slashing techniques is a specialty of scimitars at the expense of piercing power.[4][5]

History

A Persian scimitar

As a ubiquitous type of sword in the Middle East, the scimitar was widespread among Saracen forces during the Crusades. In the Third Crusade, they were employed by not only Saracen guards[3] but the Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins as well. In 1190, the Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad utilized two distinct types of scimitars during his mission to recover the Chalice. They were the most powerful weapons he had in possession until he was given a special sword by his lover Adha, the Chalice.[2] The next year, he no longer bore any of the swords he had utilized in that prior mission. Master Assassins, such as he, were entitled to the prestigious Syrian Sabre, among the deadliest in the Levantine Brotherhood's armory at the time.[3]

During the Italian Renaissance, a certain model of the Persian scimitar characterized by a distinctively broad blade was widespread throughout the Italian city-states. It was sold at blacksmith shops across cities such as Florence, Venice, Forlì, Monteriggioni, and San Gimignano and saw service with many city guards.[4] This model also found its way to Constantinople, then under the Ottoman Empire. Nevertheless, the Ottoman military had their own design of scimitars, the Turkish kilij, which was likewise a regular sword of the Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins.[5]

Aside from their brief foray into Italy during the Renaissance, scimitars remained a rarity in Europe.[6] European armies of the 18th century developed their own single-edged, curved swords commonly known as sabers.[7][6][9] Despite this, scimitars were popular among European pirates who roamed the West Indies during the early 18th century.[7] They remained rare in France at the time of the French Revolution, but some scimitars still found their ways into Parisian markets.[6]

Weapon statistics

Third Crusade

Name Damage Availability
Assassin's Sword (Enhanced II)[10] 3 Sequence 6; Assassin's Rank 9

Italian Renaissance (15th century)

Name Damage Speed Deflect Cost Availability
Old Syrian Sword 1 2 3 2,300ƒ Sequence 3
Scimitar 3 3 5 11,300ƒ Sequence 6

Spanish Renaissance

Name Damage Speed Lethality Miss Chance Requirements
Scimitar 12-18 1.00 +5 7%

1,200 Coins

15 Copper Ore

15 Tin Ore

Fine Scimitar 38-48 1.00 +8 7%

4,000 Coins

50 Iron Ore

50 Leather Straps

1 Scimitar

Italian Renaissance (16th century)

Name Damage Speed Deflect Cost Availability
Scimitar 3 3 5 N/A Sequence 3
Old Syrian Sword 3 4 1 8,800ƒ Sequence 6

Ottoman era

Name Damage Speed Deflect Cost Availability
Persian Shamshir 1 4 3 3,163 Sequence 2
Syrian Sabre 2 4 3 11,960 Sequence 5
Janissary Kilij 4 2 2 28,290 Sequence 6
Yusuf's Turkish Kilij 5 5 5 N/A Complete "The Deacon, Part 1"

Golden Age of Piracy

Name Damage Speed Combo Cost Availability
Pirate Scimitars 5 2 3 10,000 R Sequence 2
Persian Scimitars 3 2 2 N/A Complete community challenges
Edward Kenway's Unique Swords 2 3 2 N/A Enter code found with McFarlane Edward Kenway action figure

Seven Years' War

Name Damage Speed Combo Cost Availability
Pirate Scimitar 1 2 2 £1,200 Sequence 1

Colonial Louisiana

Name Damage Speed Combo Chain-kill Cost Persona Availability
Pirate Scimitar 2 4 3 3 N/A Assassin Mysteries of the Bayou Pack

French Revolution

Name Level Damage Parry Speed Range Cost Modifiers Requirements
Scimitar ◆◆◆ 3 3 4 2 1,000₣ Additional Damage: +25% N/A

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ Scimitar on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Assassin's Creed
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Assassin's Creed II
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Assassin's Creed: Revelations
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Assassin's Creed: Unity
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed III
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Official Game Guide
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