Betelgeuse, Betegeuse, Be… ooops, almost let the little beast out. 
Sword? SWORD?!!! Feh! Ignoramuses! It was Victorian revisionists that coined descriptions of Orion’s Sword, or worse, Club.
If they had extended the field of view a little, Orion’s BOW would have been clearly visible. And he’s aiming at Taurus the Bull.
Orion, alias Herne the Hunter, is also alias Robin Hood (properly Robin Wood).
People spent a lot of time cooking up these stories, back in the days before television. But SWORD?! Feh!
But no-one ever cried out, “My kingdom for a bow.”
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Helena Bonham Carter, I had no idea they had named a star after her. I guess that’s what happens when you’re a …
Abusive Astronomy by xkcd.
At least Disney hasn’t got hold of the legend, yet. Orion would become a monkey or something, and the “sword” would become a tail.
Palin’s youngest daughter? I don’t get it?