Armory for Swordtember 2022 (Prompts 1-10)

Here is my take on this year's prompts from Tim Kaminski's list for Swordtember. It was an interesting experience, one that motivated me to do a lot of research in completely different directions and try to mix and match actual historical weaponry and some imaginative elements. I wanted most swords to remain somewhat usable and evidently sword-like.
1 - Gothic - is based on a 15th century longsword and has some motifs from the Gothic architecture.
2 - Skeletal - is composed from two heads of swordfish (fittingly, I know), a pair of jaws and a digit of a blue whale for a handle.
3 - Potion - is more of a display piece, though it's still quite pointy... Who knows what is inside that sharp vial?
4 - Crystal - is a play on the crystallization process and alchemy, somewhat ties into the previous one.
5 - Dragon - has a protective basket that almost conceals the hilt, made in a form of a folded leathery wing. The outstretched one is sharp along the outer edge. It seems to be more of a chopping type.
6 - Emotion - represents grief and intense sadness. You'd find it hard to let go of and giving into it will hurt both you and your opponent. It's weighty and bult in a way to empover each swing. It's a hybrid of a nine-ring broadsword and a sabre.
7 - Cephalopod - was inspired by the masters of camouflage, certain octopi. It not only changes colour, but texture and form as well. The broken shell makes a nice protective basket.
8 - Gaudy - is encrusted, engraved and sports a colourful chrome temper. Sure to draw attention, but I dread when thinking of wielding it with all that decorative work on the hilt...
9 - Mortuary - is inspired my Ancient Egyptian swords, khopesh. It has bandages on the hilt to hint at burial wraps, and Hyeroglyphic symbols of a mummy, a gate and Duat.
10 - Royal - is an actually existing blade with an interesting history. Curtana (the "short" sword, the Sword of Mercy) had several incarnations through the years. The tip is cut off and the blade itself is blunt (hence "merciful"). The weapon itself is an important element of the coronation ceremony. This version of Curtana was supposedly made around 16th century.

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