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<blockquote data-quote="Agback" data-source="post: 629776" data-attributes="member: 5328"><p>G'day</p><p></p><p>According to some early versions, King Arthur's sword was not Excalibur but <strong>Caliburn</strong> or <strong>Clayburn</strong>. I guess that the first element in this name is cognate with that in the Scots Gaelic <em>Claigh mór</em> (the source of English <em>claymore</em>).</p><p></p><p>According to the Chansons de Geste, Charlemagne's sword was <strong>Joyeuse</strong>.</p><p></p><p>Volsung's sword, given by Odin and inherited by Siegmund and Siegfried, was <strong>Gram</strong>.</p><p></p><p>The ceremonial sword of the Kings of England, part of the Crown Jewels, and handed to the king during the coronation ceremony, is <strong>Curtana</strong>.</p><p></p><p>The only famous Japanese sword I can recall (what with all my references packed up for my imminent move) is the <strong>"Grass-Mowing Sword"</strong>, which is a possession of the Emperor of Japan.</p><p></p><p>Named swords in Tolkien include not only <strong>Glamdring</strong> ("Forehammer") and <strong>Orcrist</strong> ("Goblin-Cleaver"), but also <strong>Aranrúth</strong> ("King's Ire"), <strong>Narsil</strong> ("Moonfire"), <strong>Anduril</strong> ("Flame of the West"), and others I can't remember. Théoden's sword was named in the chapter set in Edoras in which Gandalf healed him; and the pair of black, iron-cleaving swords made by Éol are named in his chapter--one is renamed by Turin after he kills Mablung with it.</p><p></p><p>Regards,</p><p></p><p></p><p>Agback</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Agback, post: 629776, member: 5328"] G'day According to some early versions, King Arthur's sword was not Excalibur but [b]Caliburn[/b] or [b]Clayburn[/b]. I guess that the first element in this name is cognate with that in the Scots Gaelic [i]Claigh mór[/i] (the source of English [i]claymore[/i]). According to the Chansons de Geste, Charlemagne's sword was [b]Joyeuse[/b]. Volsung's sword, given by Odin and inherited by Siegmund and Siegfried, was [b]Gram[/b]. The ceremonial sword of the Kings of England, part of the Crown Jewels, and handed to the king during the coronation ceremony, is [b]Curtana[/b]. The only famous Japanese sword I can recall (what with all my references packed up for my imminent move) is the [b]"Grass-Mowing Sword"[/b], which is a possession of the Emperor of Japan. Named swords in Tolkien include not only [b]Glamdring[/b] ("Forehammer") and [b]Orcrist[/b] ("Goblin-Cleaver"), but also [b]Aranrúth[/b] ("King's Ire"), [b]Narsil[/b] ("Moonfire"), [b]Anduril[/b] ("Flame of the West"), and others I can't remember. Théoden's sword was named in the chapter set in Edoras in which Gandalf healed him; and the pair of black, iron-cleaving swords made by Éol are named in his chapter--one is renamed by Turin after he kills Mablung with it. Regards, Agback [/QUOTE]
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