It’s seems almost universal that the warrior/soldier and the sword are emblematic of each other and a lot of world cultures hold the sword in high, almost mythical, esteem.

This seems a little odd to me since, from what I understand, the sword is primarily a side arm and weapons like bows, spears and pikes were used more on the battlefield since they were more effective against armor from chain mail on to full plate and were cheaper to produce compared to swords.

In modern culture every associates knights with swords and samurai with katanas when those warriors used more pikes and bows in battle.