Names for Swords!
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Alzrius
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Having read some of the Book of Swords series and Book of Lost Swords series by Fred Saberhagen (excellent books btw, I recommend them): here are the names of the twelve swords that his books were about, in no particular order:
Shieldbreaker
Woundhealer
Coinspinner
Farslayer
Dragonslicer
Doomgiver
Stonecutter
The Mindsword
Wayfinder
Townsaver
Sightblinder
Soulcutter
Each had a special property, and a weakness or drawback that was associated with that property. With Farslayer, for example, you named the person you wanted dead, and hurled the sword, which unerringly then flew to bury itself in that person's body. However, it stayed there once it killed that person, and if they had any friends with them, and they knew you wanted that guy dead, you could very well find Farslayer coming back to get you. Likewise, Woundhealer healed anyone it touched, but thus was utterly useless as a weapon in combat.
Hope that gives you some ideas!
Shieldbreaker
Woundhealer
Coinspinner
Farslayer
Dragonslicer
Doomgiver
Stonecutter
The Mindsword
Wayfinder
Townsaver
Sightblinder
Soulcutter
Each had a special property, and a weakness or drawback that was associated with that property. With Farslayer, for example, you named the person you wanted dead, and hurled the sword, which unerringly then flew to bury itself in that person's body. However, it stayed there once it killed that person, and if they had any friends with them, and they knew you wanted that guy dead, you could very well find Farslayer coming back to get you. Likewise, Woundhealer healed anyone it touched, but thus was utterly useless as a weapon in combat.
Hope that gives you some ideas!
Sammael99
First Post
From Appolinaire's "La Chanson du Mal-Aimé"
Les sept épées
La première est toute d'argent
Et son nom tremblant c'est Pâline
Sa lame un ciel d'hiver neigeant
Son destin sanglant gibeline
Vulcain mourut en la forgeant
La seconde nommée Noubosse
Est un bel arc-en-ciel joyeux
Les dieux s'en servent à leurs noces
Elle a tué trente Bé-Rieux
Et fut douée par Carabosse
La troisième bleu féminin
N'en est pas moins un chibriape
Appelé Lul de Faltenin
Et que porte sur une nappe
L'Hermès Ernest devenu nain
La quatrième Malourène
Est un fleuve vert et doré
C'est le soir quand les riveraines
Y baignent leurs corps adorés
Et des chants de rameurs s'y trainent
La cinquième Sainte-Fabeau
C'est la plus belle des quenouilles
C'est un cyprès sur un tombeau
Où les quatre vents s'agenouillent
Et chaque nuit c'est un flambeau
La Sixième métal de gloire
C'est l'ami aux si douces mains
Dont chaque matin nous sépare
Adieu voilà votre chemin
Les coqs s'épuisaient en fanfares
Et la septième s'exténue
Une femme une rose morte
Merci que le dernier venu
Sur mon amour ferme la porte
Je ne vous ai jamais connue
I have highlighted the sword names for the few of you who may not speak French
The last two swords are not named, by the way...
Les sept épées
La première est toute d'argent
Et son nom tremblant c'est Pâline
Sa lame un ciel d'hiver neigeant
Son destin sanglant gibeline
Vulcain mourut en la forgeant
La seconde nommée Noubosse
Est un bel arc-en-ciel joyeux
Les dieux s'en servent à leurs noces
Elle a tué trente Bé-Rieux
Et fut douée par Carabosse
La troisième bleu féminin
N'en est pas moins un chibriape
Appelé Lul de Faltenin
Et que porte sur une nappe
L'Hermès Ernest devenu nain
La quatrième Malourène
Est un fleuve vert et doré
C'est le soir quand les riveraines
Y baignent leurs corps adorés
Et des chants de rameurs s'y trainent
La cinquième Sainte-Fabeau
C'est la plus belle des quenouilles
C'est un cyprès sur un tombeau
Où les quatre vents s'agenouillent
Et chaque nuit c'est un flambeau
La Sixième métal de gloire
C'est l'ami aux si douces mains
Dont chaque matin nous sépare
Adieu voilà votre chemin
Les coqs s'épuisaient en fanfares
Et la septième s'exténue
Une femme une rose morte
Merci que le dernier venu
Sur mon amour ferme la porte
Je ne vous ai jamais connue
I have highlighted the sword names for the few of you who may not speak French
The last two swords are not named, by the way...
s/LaSH
First Post
Durandal was the legendary sword of Roland.
There's Twinkle and, um, Drizzt's other scimitar.
Masamune is everywhere in Japanese sword-oriented fantasy.
I don't know if the Sword of Damocles had a name, per se, but it's a neato classical reference.
And Norse myth and lore has bajillions of names, but I can't be bothered seeking my books just yet - maybe tomorrow.
There's Twinkle and, um, Drizzt's other scimitar.
Masamune is everywhere in Japanese sword-oriented fantasy.
I don't know if the Sword of Damocles had a name, per se, but it's a neato classical reference.
And Norse myth and lore has bajillions of names, but I can't be bothered seeking my books just yet - maybe tomorrow.
Hypersmurf
Moderatarrrrh...
Morax, Solas, Flaures, Beleth, Elidor, Orias, and Albion - the Seven Swords of Wayland.
Hey, I still remember them all!
-Hyp.
Hey, I still remember them all!
-Hyp.
Hypersmurf
Moderatarrrrh...
There's Changeling, from the Chronicles of Morgaine - sort of a Sphere of Annihilation built into a sword.
There's Blackwand, Iceflame, Pathfinder, and Godslayer from Steven Brust's Taltos series - well, those are their short names. Translated from the original Serioli, they're Magical-Wand-for-Creating-Death-in-the-form-of-a-Black-Sword, Dagger-Shaped-Bearer-of-Fire-That-Burns-Like-Ice, Artifact-in-Sword-Form-That-Searches-for-the-True-Path, and... uh... can't remember Godslayer's real name.
There are supposed to be seventeen Great Weapons (of course), but I don't know any of the others...
-Hyp.
There's Blackwand, Iceflame, Pathfinder, and Godslayer from Steven Brust's Taltos series - well, those are their short names. Translated from the original Serioli, they're Magical-Wand-for-Creating-Death-in-the-form-of-a-Black-Sword, Dagger-Shaped-Bearer-of-Fire-That-Burns-Like-Ice, Artifact-in-Sword-Form-That-Searches-for-the-True-Path, and... uh... can't remember Godslayer's real name.
There are supposed to be seventeen Great Weapons (of course), but I don't know any of the others...
-Hyp.
Priest
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IMC
There is Amlas Endünë the Sword that is Death
and Greyfelorn the Silver Shard
And Hatherak the Bleek which is a Stone Sword of the Bleekstep Mountains that was used to defeat the Amlas Arazun
But my world has a few created languages so I go into detail at naming my swords as a DM or as a Player
Such as Hawakinsa Uliaramsidhe is Hawkins Sword of the Silent Sun which is my highest level characters Sunblade
There is Amlas Endünë the Sword that is Death
and Greyfelorn the Silver Shard
And Hatherak the Bleek which is a Stone Sword of the Bleekstep Mountains that was used to defeat the Amlas Arazun
But my world has a few created languages so I go into detail at naming my swords as a DM or as a Player
Such as Hawakinsa Uliaramsidhe is Hawkins Sword of the Silent Sun which is my highest level characters Sunblade
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