Fantasy writers have never been particularly interested in leaving swords alone. A perfectly serviceable piece of sharpened...
Legendary Swords
Legendary swords have appeared throughout history, literature, and mythology, often representing immense power, honor, and craftsmanship. These blades are frequently associated with heroes, gods, or legendary warriors, and many have rich backstories.
The story of Excalibur has survived for nearly a thousand years because it sits in that fascinating...
The Saga of the Volsungs is packed with dragons, doomed heroes, ancient curses and enough family drama...
Some fantasy swords represent hope. Others symbolise honour or destiny. Stormbringer takes one look at those ideas...
The Silmarillion does not treat swords like ordinary pieces of equipment. In Tolkien’s world, a blade can...
Fantasy swords have a bad habit of being wildly impractical and completely irresistible. Give a hero a...
It is one thing to talk about what a sword represents. It is another to look closely...
Few figures in early medieval legend are as compelling as Wayland the Smith. He stands at the...
Science fiction loves scale. Planet killers, galaxy sized empires, fleets blotting out stars. Yet when stories want...
A Historian’s Look at Legend, Politics and Steel Excalibur has always sat at an odd crossroads. Half...