Rencong or Rincong or Rintjoeng is a sacred weapon for the people of Aceh and is a symbol of courage, strength, self-defense and aceh hero from century to century. According to one source Rencong has been known at the beginning of the Sultanate of Islam in the 13th century.
Aceh is known as Rencong land since the 80s where the people of Aceh believe that Rencong is a tool to frighten the enemy in battle, Rencong Aceh is the heirloom used by the ancestors of Acehnese people in the war that until now Aceh in dubbed by the name Rencong Land