Names for Swords!

[Hand of Evil]

With all this talk of Famous Swords, I'm just surprised that Blackrazor is being wholly atttributed to D&D, when it was originally Stormbringer's sister Runeblade (which belonged to Elric's cousin or somesuch, it's been about 12 years or so now since I read the books). I know the name made it's way into D&D, but with Stormbringer being bandied around, let's put Blackrazor in it's proper place.

The sister blade of Stormbringer was named Mournbringer or was that blade. Blackrazor was a D&D version of the sword.

 

[Enkhidu]

Are you looking for names of swords in general, or do you have a specific sword that needs naming? I've always found that a sword's history/owner/powers have a great deal to do with the name.

 

[Mallus]

Another vote for Terminus Est as the coolest name for a named weapon.

I'm reading China Mieville's The Scar right now, in which Uther Doul wields a sword that some call The Mighty Blade, and others who are less ignorant {and fonder of puns} call the Mightblade, which is actually the Possible Sword from from the Ghosthead Empire {Mieville is a genius with names}.

I'm fond of two weapons that my PC's actually wielded.

St. John Grod carries his trusty longsword Assbiter, which can hurt anything and cannot miss. But the more it needs to correct his swing, the greater the internal injuries it does him. Many a fight has ended with his unit's medic remarking "No one touched him, how did he wind up with 3 broken ribs and internal bleeding?". His sword will be the death of him.

And Rakim, Avatar of the Great Man-Eagle-God Roland carried Fish-Annoyer, which wasn't actually a sword, but a mighty spear, well, it was a dagger +2/+4 vs. intelligent sea creatures that he cleverly affixed to the end of a long stick...

 

[Reprisal]

The only named swords that I've used so far are both for magical rapiers: the first one was owned by Mischa, the leader of a Halfling/Goblin mafia called Moira after his departed wife; and the second is Whistler, named for the sound it makes when it's used in combat. Whistler is owned by a bored noblewoman named Lydia, who's turned to adventuring to keep from going insane. She's very much like some of the women in certain animé that tend to dress like men to help them prove their worth.

Great names, by the way!

I really should name more of the magical items in my future campaigns,

- Rep.

 

[Bregh]

Stormbringer's sister sword was Mournblade.

Some from our campaign are featured below:

Amrond
Thrull (a battle axe)
Rase
Evenhallow
Alacor

Vale!

 

[Wolv0rine]

Hmm, okay, got me on Mournblade. But I'll be frelled if I haven't seen Blackrazor in print other than a D&D book... hmmm....

And yes, Terminus Est is the coolest name for a weapon. Evar.

 

[Synicism]

I like to name weapons that describe something about the wielder. For example, a character who wielded a rapier and dagger set named "Logic" and "Reason."

If you couldn't accept one, perhaps you would listen to the other.

 

[Felix]

Felix's Formula for Creating Generic Weapon Names:
Noun+Verb(active)
ex:
Headcruncher
Facemasher
Soulripper
Peacebringer
Orc-cleaver
Realmcleanser
Lightbringer
.
.
.

You could also try for some coolness using Latin:
Pacem (Peace)
Vici (I conquered)
Custode (Guardian)
Ex Cathedra (By the authority of an office)
Fidelis (Faithful)
Mea Culpa (The fault is mine - for your death! ha ha)
Felix (Fortunate, I like this one )
Deus Vult (God wills it)
Veritas (truth)

Or French:
Sangfroid (Cold-blood, composure in the face of danger)
A propos (To the point. Best used for a piercing weapon )
Raison d'etre (Reason for being)

Or German:
Ischmertz (sorrow at one's condition)
Zeitgeist (spirit of the times)

Or Chinese:
Tie-long (Iron Dragon)
Guowang-jian (the King's Sword)

Felix's Formula for Creating Foreign-language Weapon Names
Think of something cool in English. Translate it.

 

[Ravellion]

Drizzt's other scimitar is named Icingdeath.

Some from my campaign:
Shadowfoe
Valfang's Blade (But Valfang sounds cool enough on it's own now, doesn't it?)
Gelkalox, scarlet blade of chaos

I prefer hearing about other people's own creations than actual famous swords: They are easier to steal without someone saying: "Hey! You stole that from so-and-so!"

Rav

 

[Breakdaddy]

I only have a couple that I used back in one of my campaigns.
Bloodstorm
Hellspike
Gorethorn