Editing Baldric (section)

==In literature and culture==
Baldrics appear in the classical literary canon, and later in [[fantasy]] and [[science fiction]] genres. 
* The decorated baldric of [[Pallas (son of Evander)|Pallas]] plays a key part in the [[Aeneid]], leading Aeneas to kill Turnus. (1st century BC)
* In [[Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]] Gawain returns from his battle with the Green Knight wearing the green girdle "obliquely, like a baldric, bound at his side,/ below his left shoulder, laced in a knot, in betokening the blame he had borne for his fault." (14th century)
* The yeoman in [[Chaucer]]'s ''[[Canterbury Tales]] ''is described as wearing a "baldrick of bright green." (14th century)
* Benedick, from [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'', says "But that I will have a recheat winded in my forehead or hang my bugle in an invisible baldric all women shall pardon me." (16th century)
* Britomart, in [[Edmund Spenser]]'s [[The Faerie Queene|Faerie Queene]], clothes herself in a borrowed armour "with brave bauldrick garnished" before embarking on her quest (Book III, canto iii,). (16th century)
* A baldric features prominently in Chapter 4 of [[Alexandre Dumas]]' ''[[The Three Musketeers]]''. (19th century)
* [[Walter Scott]] in ''[[Ivanhoe]]'' published in 1819 describes a Yeoman "with a baldric and a badge of silver". (19th century)
* In ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[Boromir]] is described: "On a baldric he wore a great horn tipped with silver that now was laid upon his knees." (20th century)
* A baldrick is also mentioned in the epic poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson; [[The Lady of Shalott]]; in the tenth stanza: 'And from his blazon'd baldric slung, A mighty silver bugle hung'. (19th century, from 13th century)
* Some species and factions such as [[Klingon]]s wear baldrics in ''[[Star Trek]]'', such as [[Kor (Star Trek)|Kor]], [[Koloth]], [[Kang (Star Trek)|Kang]] or [[Worf]] although sometimes they are referred to as a [[sash]].  The character Worf does so in almost every one of his appearances through two series and four films.  In ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]]'' episode "[[Conundrum (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Conundrum]]", Worf, due to [[amnesia]], mistakenly believes that the baldric indicates his rank or authority, so he briefly assumes command of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|Enterprise]]. (20th century)
* [[Baldrick]] is a character played by [[Tony Robinson]] in the [[BBC]] comedy series ''[[Blackadder]] ''. (20th century)
* ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' features baldrics worn by many characters including [[Jack Sparrow]], [[Elizabeth Swann]], [[Will Turner]], [[Hector Barbossa]], [[Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean character)|Davy Jones]], [[List of Pirates of the Caribbean characters#Blackbeard|Blackbeard]], and [[List of Pirates of the Caribbean characters#Angelica|Angelica]]. 
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' features [[Silurian (Doctor Who)|Silurian]] warrior [[Paternoster Gang|Vastra and human maid Jenny Flint]] use baldrics to carry [[katana]].