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V is for Viking Swords & Fantasy World-Building — 4 Comments

  1. on our fantasy world of Persis they have pulse rifles , but the sand gets everywhere so our hero had to resort to a good old fashion spear to kill the charging sandcat. I do love the freedom fantasy gives. And your sword sounds cool!

    • Oooh, I love it when the character needs to get creative during a fight or fight the old fashioned way….with their hands, or spears, maybe without a shirt… 😛

  2. I prefer magical weaponry, as well. Every since I read \’The Blue Sword\’ and \’The Hero and the Crown\’, I\’ve been drawn to the idea of a magical weapon, which is somehow sentient. I also enjoyed the weapons in CLAMP\’s \’Magic Knights Rayearth\’ manga/anime, where Presea, the weapons\’ smith, crafted weapons using a magical material, which were tailored exactly to the three heroines. (The way Presea crafted the weapons was interesting as well) Seeing the dead pigs, the severed heads, and the models in this was a grim reminder that you\’re hacking up a person, when you use an edged weapon on someone. This is another reason I prefer magical weapons. It might have another purpose other than simply hacking to someone to bits, one which is not visible to the ordinary eye. Thank you for sharing!

  3. I\’m not a fan of gore or killing for the sake of killing, either. That\’s why I stopped watching Games of Thrones. All the killings and intense scenes just made me sad when I couldn\’t see a HEA for the characters. Although I loved Drogo and Khaleesi. I wish someone would write the romance version with a HEA for them! But I digress. Weapons, right? I haven\’t watched Magic Knights. It\’s been ages since I watched some manga, and crafting weapons using a magical material sounds fascinating!