A baldric is a wide, usually ornamental belt worn around the waist and over one shoulder that is typically used to carry weapons (such as swords). Baldrics are well-suited toward carrying larger weapons of this nature due to the support system offered by its unique design. The word baldric can also refer to any belt in general, but this usage is less popular. A belt A belt is a flexible band, made of either leather or a type of cloth, worn around the waist. ... The waist is the part of the abdomen between the ribcage and hips. ... The human upper arm Grays Fig. ... The bayonet, still used in war as both knife and spearpoint. ... Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century Sword (from Old English sweord, cognate to Old High German swert, literally wounding tool from a Proto-Indo-European root *swer- to wound, to hurt) is a term for a long-edged, bladed weapon, consisting in its most fundamental design of a blade, usually...
Historically, baldrics were used to confer the rank of the one wearing it. They are still used to this day, but typically only with formal military wear.
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Baldric (spelled Baldrick) is also a character in the BBC sitcom Blackadder played by Tony Robinson. It is also a nickname of Terence Cullen. Blackadder is the generic name that encompasses four series of an acclaimed BBC historical sitcom, along with several one-off instalments. ... Tony Robinson as Baldrick in Blackadder. ...
In desperation, Baldric used the power of his Necklace of Prayer Beads to summon an Avatar of Tymora, it didn't exactly work as intended, and instead he was transported to her domain Brightwater, in the plane of Olympus.
Baldric is currently biding his time, waiting until he is powerful enough to retrieve his beloved.
The picture used to depict Baldric is actually a portrait of the artist Jeff Easley, taken from the cover of the TSR novel "Red Sands" painted by Clyde Caldwell, and with the colour of the disc changed.
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