Finchbearer
Istar
So the Ulfberht name was a brand name, like Ford or Apple? Makes sense.
“Its name is Brenna Brauth. Burning Bread. There are two salamanders in there. Hallí and Gunna. They sometimes eat the toast, but it’s not a big deal.”
Yes. ULFBERTH swords are typical for the 10th century and INGELRII for the 11th century.So the Ulfberht name was a brand name, like Ford or Apple? Makes sense.
I've got to admit, while hiding my FantasyAuthorCard before they come for me, that I haven't read any of the Discworld books, and I really should because they sound awesome.
Thank you for that. It's early on a monday morning, and that got a good laugh. I love it.
Have you considered writing Discworld-esque comedic fantasy?
I've got to admit to a long and dedicated infatuation with the idea of named weapons. We have Keeper up there, we also have Courage, who waited in silence for untold centuries until the Hero she wanted drew her from a stack of weapons as he tried to save a damsel. Courage talks. Not all of our named weapons talk, but I think, with Courage and a new weapon, a semi-automatic Glock-style handgun named Peace of Mind, can also talk - shutting him up is the real trick - I think only their wielders can hear them.I love when weapons have names! GRRM does it best: Dark Sister, Longclaw, Oathkeeper, Lightbringer. I like how it seems that most of his weapons are named after something significant to their first wielders. For example, the sword is called Dark Sister because its first wielder was Visenya Targaryen, the conqueror's sister who fought by his side during the conquest of Westeros. This is also kind of symbolic/ironic for its other well-known wielder, Daemon Targaryen, who was known for being the 'darker' counterpart to his brother King Viserys. I think this method gives weapons so much power in terms of how they're passed along from wielder to wielder over the ages.
In one of my books, I have a sword called "Kinslayer." Its current wielder is a traitor who overthrew and killed someone close to him so he could take the throne. Kinslayer got its name from its first wielder centuries ago who did pretty much the same thing but under different circumstances. I also have a dagger called "Nightwalker" whose first wielder was an oracle who traveled the realm at nighttime delivering prophecies under the cloak of darkness.