Green Dragon Crescent Blade
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The Green Dragon Crescent Blade is the legendary polearm associated with the Chinese general Guan Yu, famed in history and Romance of the Three Kingdoms for its distinctive crescent-shaped blade and immense symbolic power.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| guan dao | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese mythological object
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legendary weapon ⓘ polearm ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Green Dragon Yan Yue Dao
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Qinglong Yanyue Dao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Chinese folk tales
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Chinese opera ⓘ Romance of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Guan Yu
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Kingdoms period ⓘ |
| bladeShape | crescent ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic attribute of Guan Yu
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popular motif in Chinese art ⓘ popular motif in Chinese temple statues ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
ornately decorated
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very heavy weapon ⓘ |
| eraOfMythicSetting |
Three Kingdoms era
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late Eastern Han dynasty ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
Chinese films
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Chinese television dramas ⓘ Chinese video games ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | semi-legendary ⓘ |
| genreContext |
historical novel
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wuxia and martial arts fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
crescent-shaped blade
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long shaft ⓘ |
| iconicColor | green ⓘ |
| iconographicRole | attribute in statues of Guan Yu ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | historical guan dao weapons ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| material |
metal blade
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wooden shaft ⓘ |
| notableUser | Guan Yu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMedium |
literature
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performing arts ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation | Guan Yu worship ⓘ |
| representedIn |
Peking opera
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martial arts stage performances ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
justice
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loyalty ⓘ martial valor ⓘ righteousness ⓘ |
| usedFor |
close combat
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mounted combat ⓘ |
| weaponClass | pole weapon ⓘ |
| weaponType | guan dao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.