Imperial Sword

The  is a one-handed weapon in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Relatively short in length with a minimalistic hilt, this low tier weapon is one of the core weapons for the Imperial Legion in Skyrim. The Imperial symbol of Akatosh is carved into the steel just above the handle. The statistics of the Imperial sword are equivalent to those of the Steel sword and it benefits from the effects of the steel smithing perk.

Locations

 * Imperial Soldiers
 * Solitude Guards
 * Whiterun Guards
 * On Corrupted shades at Meridia's Shrine, during the quest The Break of Dawn.
 * Can be stolen from the armory in Castle Dour in Solitude.

Trivia
It also seems to vaguely resemble the historical Roman Gladius Hispaniensis (or "Spanish Sword") which was the primary weapon of the Roman Legions until the 3rd Century A.D., clearly a blatant reference the Greco-Roman traits shown by the Empire throughout the series, especially after the Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind onwards.

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