Jess A
Archmage
Hello all,
In many mythologies, faeries are allergic to iron and iron alloys. I would like to keep this in my novel, which is set in a fantasy world based on 1500s-1600s Europe. However, some faerie races are warriors in the novel and are always at war with each other. What might their weapons be made of, avoiding iron? I still picture them with shining swords/axes etc, so something as close as possible - i.e. not so much bone or wood. Perhaps another metal that might not affect them in the same way (aside from the usual injuries caused by dangerous weapons...). Magically-forged swords sounds fun, but I would like a bit more of a basis to what materials have been used. Could magically-reinforced silver work? Sounds like a cop-out. It needs to be durable, strong, common enough to mine, not too hard to clean and maintain, and as lethal/durable as human weapons. I don't know much...if anything...about metalworking.
Not looking for alternative fighting styles. I want information about swords, spears, axes etc. I just need to know enough to basically describe what they are mining to make the weapons and how they might be made/forged etc.
Cheers!
In many mythologies, faeries are allergic to iron and iron alloys. I would like to keep this in my novel, which is set in a fantasy world based on 1500s-1600s Europe. However, some faerie races are warriors in the novel and are always at war with each other. What might their weapons be made of, avoiding iron? I still picture them with shining swords/axes etc, so something as close as possible - i.e. not so much bone or wood. Perhaps another metal that might not affect them in the same way (aside from the usual injuries caused by dangerous weapons...). Magically-forged swords sounds fun, but I would like a bit more of a basis to what materials have been used. Could magically-reinforced silver work? Sounds like a cop-out. It needs to be durable, strong, common enough to mine, not too hard to clean and maintain, and as lethal/durable as human weapons. I don't know much...if anything...about metalworking.
Not looking for alternative fighting styles. I want information about swords, spears, axes etc. I just need to know enough to basically describe what they are mining to make the weapons and how they might be made/forged etc.
Cheers!