Cortain

This article is about the sword of French legend. For For the British ceremonial sword, see Curtana.

Cortain (also spelled Courtain, Cortana, Curtana, Cortaine or Corte) is a legendary short sword in the legend of Ogier the Dane. This name is the accusative case declension of Old French corte, meaning "short".[1]

  1. ^ Togeby (1969), p. 17.