God's Wolf: The Life of the Most Notorious of All Crusaders, Reynald de Chatillon

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Guānyīn — "She who Hears the Cries of the World", a Chinese goddess of mercy modeled after the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara Jiǔtiān Xuánnǚ — Mysterious Lady of the Nine Heavens, a disciple of Xiwangmu and initiator of Huangdi Kusabimaru: (楔丸) The “main” katana weapon in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Unlike many other video games, the blade cannot be upgraded but could be enhanced with prosthetic tools. An heirloom of the Hirata family, with its secondary/companion blade named as Fushigiri (不死斬り). Jīnshén — Gold God, often identified as the 秋神 Qiūshén — Autumn God, and personified as Rùshōu ( 蓐收) Skofnung: The famed sword of legendary Danish king Hrólf Kraki. Supernaturally tough and imbued with the spirits of the king’s twelve berserkers.

Dáinsleif: The legendary sword of King Högni's in Norse mythology. Capable of inflicting wounds that will never heal. Like many other weapons in Norse mythology, it was forged by dwarves. Pangu ( 盤古), a macranthropic metaphor of the cosmos. He separated yin and yang, creating the earth (murky yin) and the sky (clear yang). All things were made from his body after he died. [48] Sword of Essen: Also known as the Sword of Saints Cosmas and Damian. Believed to be a gift from Holy Roman Emperor Otto III to Essen to commemorate the martyrdom of Saints Cosmas and Damian. Currently conserved at Essen Abbey. Glamdring: The companion blade of Orcist in the Tolkien universe. Like its partner, it glows blue when in the presence of orcs. Most famously wielded by Gandalf. Lilarcor: An enchanted, talking sword in Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn. It would have been inspirational, and the perfect combat advisor, had the entity behind the voice not been utterly moronic.Durandal: The indestructible sword of Roland, legendary paladin of Charlemagne in classic French literature. A replica is embedded in a cliff wall at Rocamadour. Wéndi — Culture Deity, or 文昌帝 Wénchāngdì — Deity who Makes Culture Thrive, or 文昌王 Wénchāngwáng — King who Makes Culture Thrive: in southern provinces, this deity takes the identity of various historical persons, while in the north, he is more frequently identified as being the same as Confucius ( Kǒngfūzǐ 孔夫子) Ragnarok: The awful demonic sword that Crona was forced to use in Soul Eater. It has a huge mouth that screams. Tǔdìshén — God of the Local Land, or 土神 Tǔshén — Earth God, or 土地公 Tǔdìgōng — Duke of the Local Land: [iii] the tutelary deity of any locality and their Overlord is 后土 Hòutǔ — Queen of the Earth [ii]

Hauteclere: The beautiful sword of Olivier in The Song of Roland. Its defining characteristic was a crystal in its golden hilt.Kougon Onkokumaru: (紅鋼怨獄丸) The crimson blade of hellish grudge. Minazuki Zankuro’s fearsome sword in SNK’s Samurai Showdown series. In chapter 13 of the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, Fenrir is first mentioned in a stanza quoted from Völuspá. [10] Fenrir is first mentioned in prose in chapter 25, where the enthroned figure of High tells Gangleri (described as King Gylf Ridill: In Norse mythology, the weapon of Regin the dwarf. Its most famous usage was to cut out Fafnir’s heart for roasting. Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology. D.S. Brewer. ISBN 0-85991-513-1 Masamune: The name is often mistaken to be that of a historical Japanese sword, when it is actually the family name of Japan’s greatest swordsmith. Actual blades forged by the legendary swordsmith typically also use the name as a suffix. For example, the Fudo Masamune.