<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">saxes</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>daggers</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>sax</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>seax</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sæx</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Single-edged knives or short swords used by Saxon and Anglo-Saxon people during the Early Middle Ages. The shape and construction of this weapon varies widely; continental versions have a curved blunt edge while those found in England are straight-backed, with an angled point. ]]></note></mads>