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 Ba’lios.Balistra’ŕia. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Balisar’da or Balisardo.
 
Roge’ro’s sword, made by a sorceress and capable of cutting through enchanted substances.   1
       
“With Balisarda’s slightest blow
       
Nor helm, nor shield, nor cuirass could avail,
Nor strongly-tempered plate, nor twisted mail.”
       
Ariosto Orlando Furioso, book xxiii.
 


 Ba’lios.Balistra’ŕia. 

 
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