guan dao

Chinese polearm. Essentially a heavy dao (Chinese saber) on a stick.

Often associated with Guan Yu, the mythological-historical figure depicted in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, from whom it derives its name.

Notable artifacts

• Green Dragon Crescent Blade
• Guan Yu's named guan dao. Also called the Seiryuu Engetsutou in Japanese.

Notable characters

• Guan Yu (Romance of the Three Kingdoms)
• Kan'u Unchou (Ikkitousen)
• Weapon has as a prominent spear head on the other end that can also be tagged spear depending on how it is depicted.
• Kan'u (Koihime Musou)
• Seong Mi-na (Soulcalibur)

See also

• glaive
• naginata
• nagamaki
• swordstaff
• List of weapons

External links

• Wikipedia: Guandao
• Wikipedia: Green Dragon Crescent Blade
• Baidu Baike: 青龙偃月刀
• Wikipedia: Guan Yu

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