<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKatika mkono wake wa kushoto alikuwa ameshika kisu kirefu chenye kifuniko cha mkono chenye umbo la herufi U kilichokusudiwa kumkamata kisu kilichokuwa kikija.  <response>: In his left hand he held a long dagger with a U shaped handguard meant to trap an oncoming blade. 