Fictional swords

Tyrfing or Tirfing was a magic sword which figures in a poem from the Elder Edda called The Waking of Angantýr, and in Hervarar saga. The name is also used in the saga to denote the Goths and the form Tervingi was actually recorded by Roman sources in the 4th century. Svafrlami was the king of Gardariki, and Odin's grandson. He managed to trap the Dwarves Dvalin and Durin when they had left the rock where they dwelt. Then he forced them to forge a sword with a golden hilt that would never miss a stroke, would never rust and would cut throug ...

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Volsung Cycle In Norse mythology, Gram was the name of the sword that Sigurd (Siegfried) used to kill the dragon Fafnir. It was forged by Weyland The Smith and originally belonged to his father, Sigmund, who received it in the hall of the Volsung after pulling it out of a log into which Odin had stuck it—nobody else could pull it out. The sword was destroyed and reforged at least once. After it was reforged, it clove an anvil in half. See Sigurd for more details on the story of Siegfried and Fafnir. In the Nibelungenlied, Siegfried's sword is called Balmung. ...

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• Gram mythology - Appearances in popular culture

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Chrysaor - Greek mythology. In Greek mythology, Chrysaor (Greek Χρυσάωρ, "golden falchion", from χρυσός, gold, and ἄορ, sword, falchion) was a giant, the son of Poseidon and Medusa. He was conceived on the floor of a temple to Athena who, enraged at the desecration, turned Medusa into a Gorgon. As such, Chrysaor and his brother, the winged horse, Pegasus, were not born until Perseus chopped off Medusa's head. They were born from the drops of blood; some say that they sprang from Medusa's ...

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• Chrysaor - Greek mythology
• Chrysaor - The Faerie Queen

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The history of Kusanagi extends into legend. According to Kojiki, the Japanese god Susanoo encountered a grieving family headed by Ashi na Zuchi in Izumo province. When Susanoo inquired of Ashi na Zuchi, he told him that his family was being ravaged by the fearsome Yamato no Orochi, 8-headed serpent of Koshi, who consumed seven of the family's eight daughters and that the creature was coming for his final daughter, Kushinada. Susanoo proceeded to investigate the creature, and after an abortive encounter he returned with a plan to defe ...

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Kusanagi, Kusanagi - Legends, Kusanagi - Present State of Kusanagi, Kusanagi - Atsuta Theory, Kusanagi - Replica Theory, Kusanagi - In popular culture, Kusanagi - Manga, Kusanagi - Anime, Kusanagi - Video games

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List of fictional swords - Greek mythology. The Sword of Peleus, a magic sword that makes its wielder victorious in the battle or the hunt List of fictional swords - Christian mythology. The Sword of Michael, a sword used by the archangel to defeat Lucifer in heaven (Christian mythology) The Sword of Yahweh, the sword of God which is mentioned in the tale of the destruction of Leviathan. (Christian mythology) < ...

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450 years after the evil one became the Soul Reaver, the sword was given as a gift to the young King William the Just by Moebius the Timestreamer. The young Kain, who had been compelled to travel back in time, was also armed with the Soul Reaver and did battle with William, killing the young king and breaking the past version of the sword. After William's death, he was entombed in the Stronghold of the Sarafan Order, with the broken Reaver laid across his coffin. Twenty years later, Raziel, visiting from another time period, repaired the ...

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Soul Reaver, Soul Reaver - Forging, Soul Reaver - Kain William and Raziel, Soul Reaver - Altered history, Soul Reaver - Trivia

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The Masamune plays a much larger role in the Chrono series (Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross). It first appears in Chrono Trigger as the legendary holy sword forged by Melchior. Unlike other Squaresoft games, the Masamune is more of a broadsword than a katana. Two spirits known as Masa and Mune (who inhabit the sword) guard it. After Crono, Marle, and Lucca successfully pass Masa and Mune's test, they are given the sword. It is then discovered that the sword is broken and needs to be reforged. After acquiring Dreamsto ...

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Masamune video game weapon, Masamune video game weapon - Depictions in the Final Fantasy series, Masamune video game weapon - Depictions in the Chrono series, Masamune video game weapon - Depictions in other video games

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In Greek mythology, Chrysaor (Greek Χρυσάωρ, "golden falchion", from χρυσός, gold, and ἄορ, sword, falchion) was a giant, the son of Poseidon and Medusa. He was conceived on the floor of a temple to Athena who, enraged at the desecration, turned Medusa into a Gorgon. As such, Chrysaor and his brother, the winged horse, Pegasus, were not born until Perseus chopped off Medusa's head. They were born from the drops of blood; some say that they sprang from Medusa's neck as Perseus beheaded her, a "higher" birth, like the birth of Athena from the head of Zeus. Chrysaor ...

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Chrysaor, Chrysaor - Greek mythology, Chrysaor - The Faerie Queen

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Master Sword - The Legend of Zelda. The most powerful sword of the original adventure was known as the Magical Sword. Some people claim it is the Master Sword under a different name and it almost certainly inspired the Master Sword. There are no explicit references to the Master Sword due to the lack of developed story at this point in the series. The Magic Sword appears as a separate weapon from the Master Sword for Link in Soul Calibur 2 Ma ...

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In the year 2025, a skilled swordsman named Star Saber is chosen by God Ginrai as leader of the Cybertrons. Saber transforms into two robot forms, a smaller robot/plane combining with a sky sled to form a larger ship or robot, similar to Ginrai combining with his trailer to form Super God Ginrai. It is in this form he is known as Star Saber. His primary weapon is the star saber, a powerful sword. He also has a standard rifle at his disposal. In this form, h ...

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Star Saber, Star Saber - G1 Transformers: Victory 1989 Japan Character, Star Saber - Transformers: Armada Micron Legend 2002 Weapon, Star Saber - Transformers: Energon Superlink 2004 Wing Saber, Star Saber - Transformers: Cybertron Galaxy Force 2005 Wing Saber

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In Norse mythology, the god Frey "possessed a magic sword that struck out at Jotuns of its own accord." [1]. Tyrfing appears in Hervarar saga and in the Eddic poems the Waking of Angantyr and the Battle of the Goths and Huns. Svafrlami was the King of Gardariki, and a grand-son of Odin. He caught the Dwarves Dvalin and Durin and forced them to forge a sword with a golden hilt that would never miss a stroke, would never rust and would cut through stone and iron as easily as through clothes. The Dwarves made the sword, and it sho ...

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Magic sword, Magic sword - Mythology, Magic sword - Fiction, Magic sword - Role-playing games

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While not technically Star Saber, the Transformer: Energon (called Transformers: Superlink in Japan) character Wing Saber is modeled after him in most details. He can combine with Optimus Prime, and in Japan this form is called Wing Convoy. He was originally a character named Wing Dagger, but after being crushed by a falling Energon Tower, was rebuilt by the Autobots and Primus as Wing Saber. As Wing Dagger, he had been a prison guard. After his fellow guard and friend Padlock was taken hostage and then murdered by Decepticon escape ...

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Star Saber, Star Saber - G1 Transformers: Victory 1989 Japan Character, Star Saber - Transformers: Armada Micron Legend 2002 Weapon, Star Saber - Transformers: Energon Superlink 2004 Wing Saber, Star Saber - Transformers: Cybertron Galaxy Force 2005 Wing Saber

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In Transformers: Armada the Star Saber, formed from a Mini-Con team of three jets, is one of three high powered weapons in the Armada universe, the others being the Requiem Blaster and Skyboom Shield. It can cut through anything, save the Skyboom Shield. It was highly coveted by Megatron, though various others possessed it for a time, most notably Starscream and Optimus Prime. The thr ...

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Star Saber, Star Saber - G1 Transformers: Victory 1989 Japan Character, Star Saber - Transformers: Armada Micron Legend 2002 Weapon, Star Saber - Transformers: Energon Superlink 2004 Wing Saber, Star Saber - Transformers: Cybertron Galaxy Force 2005 Wing Saber

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In the early final fantasy games the Masamune was the "ultimate weapon." It was a weapon of ambigious design (it had no graphic to distinguish whether it was a sword, spear, axe, etc. Although remakes of the early games typically label it as a sword) that could be used by most characters and was typically found in the game's final dungeon. From Final Fantasy IV onward the weapon is usually presented as a katana and is the most poweful weapon for the ninja or samurai class. One notable exception is in Final Fantasy VII wh ...

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Masamune video game weapon, Masamune video game weapon - Depictions in the Final Fantasy series, Masamune video game weapon - Depictions in the Chrono series, Masamune video game weapon - Depictions in other video games

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The Reaver was first forged by Vorador some time around the end of the war between the Ancients and the Hylden. After its forging, the highest mages among the Ancients endowed the Reaver with the power to drain its victims of their blood. It was at this point, the sword was informally known as the "Blood Reaver." After the end of the war and the raising of the Pillars, the Reaver was given to Janos Audron for protection. Centuries later, the Sarafan stormed Janos' keep, murdered Janos and stole the Reaver. Raziel, who had traveled bac ...

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Soul Reaver, Soul Reaver - Forging, Soul Reaver - Kain William and Raziel, Soul Reaver - Altered history, Soul Reaver - Trivia

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List of fictional swords - David Gemmell. The Swords of Night and Day – Wielded by OlekSkilgannon the Damned in White Wolf and The Swords of Night and Day. Powerful, yet inferior, copies of the Swords of Blood and Fire. The Swords of Blood and Fire – Twin swords wielded by Decado in The Swords of Night and Day. List of fictional swords - William Golding: The Princess Bride. The Six-Fingere ...

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List of fictional swords - Bernard Cornwell: The Warlord Chronicles. Excalibur (Originally known as Caledfwlch, "Hard Lightning") - Sword of Arthur (see above) Hywelbane - Sword of Derfel, Champion of Dumnonia The Christ-blade (formerly Tanlladwyr, "Brightkiller") - Sword of Lancelot ...

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In the works of JRR Tolkien, many magical swords are wielded by important characters. In The Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf uses his sword Glamdring in his battle with the Balrog. In The Two Towers, Frodo and Samwise carry the sword Sting which glows blue when orcs or goblins are near. In The Return of the King, Aragorn bears the sword Anduril, a potent weapon against the evil of Mo ...

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Magic sword, Magic sword - Mythology, Magic sword - Fiction, Magic sword - Role-playing games

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In historical times, the emperor possessed a real sword with the name Kusanagi. However, in 688 it was removed from the palace to Atsuta Shrine after the sword was blamed for causing Emperor Temmu to fall ill. Along with the jewel and the mirror, it is one of the three imperial regalia of Japan, the sword representing the virtue of valor. Kusanagi is kept at Atsuta shrine to this day, not available for public display. There are theories regarding its present state.< ...

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Kusanagi, Kusanagi - Legends, Kusanagi - Present State of Kusanagi, Kusanagi - Atsuta Theory, Kusanagi - Replica Theory, Kusanagi - In popular culture, Kusanagi - Manga, Kusanagi - Anime, Kusanagi - Video games

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Kain's last attempt to restore his true destiny involved him interrupting the moment Raziel first entered the blade. For a time, Kain was armed with the Reaver in its original form, a blood-drinking sword, but soon, Raziel willingly entered the sword and baptized it with pure, uncorrupted force, thus arming Kain with the true weapon of the Scion of Balance. ...

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Soul Reaver, Soul Reaver - Forging, Soul Reaver - Kain William and Raziel, Soul Reaver - Altered history, Soul Reaver - Trivia

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