be put to the sword

To be slain or executed, especially in or as a consequence of war. Scores of villagers were put to the sword by the merciless invaders, and those who survived were left with a ravaged, empty township.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Wazo	-	Ancient Germanic
Sekar	-	Tamil
Rasa	-	Lithuanian
Reginald	[redʒinəld]
Pavel	PAH-vyel (Russian), PAH-veel (Russian)	Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene, Macedonian
Bayard	-	Literature