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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">side rings</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>edged weapon components</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>side ring</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>side-ring</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>guards, ring</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ring guards</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>rings, side</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Curved bands of steel positioned in pairs on edged weapons, one on either side of the blade, attached to the cross guard of the hilt and forming arches perpendicular to the blade. ]]></note></mads>