<?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">rondel daggers</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>daggers</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>daggers, rondel</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>rondel dagger</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>roundel dagger</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>roundel daggers</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Late-medieval daggers in widespread use by the mid-1300s. These were long, slim needle-pointed blades with cylindrical grips, usually placed between disc-shaped pommels and crossguards, both called rondels. The blade could either be flat, with one or two sharp edges, diamond-shaped, or triangular. ]]></note></mads>