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Military Swords Of Fantasy

Military swords of the modern Armedinherited and carried his broken,
Forces symbolize power, strength, duty,ancestral military sword. Narsil was
and honor. There is also a historicallater reforged and renamed as Anduril
aspect to military swords. The sword induring "The Lord Of The Rings." It is
medieval times was often the primarythis military sword that was Aragorn's
weapon of the soldier.primary means of identification, and the
As weapon technology advanced,key to his claim to the thrones of
especially with the widespread use ofMiddle Earth.
gunpowder, swords became more ceremonialStar Swords
in nature. Today, the military sword asThe original "Star Wars" by George Lucas
a weapon survives as the bayonet.spawned multiple movies and novels.
Full-size military swords today are notAlthough the original movie appeared to
used in combat and are symbolic instead.be pure science fiction, it was actually
Military Swords In Printa classic fairy tale set in a science
Military swords play a larger role infiction setting.
fantasy literature. This literature isThe fairy tale elements include a
frequently set in a medieval milieu,Princess (Leia), a Good Wizard (Obi-Wan
bringing the military sword once againKenobi), an Evil Wizard (Darth Vader),
into prominence as a primary weapon.Knights of the Realm (the Jedi), a young
These swords often have specialSquire (Luke Skywalker), and a magic
abilities or confer special powers onsword (the lightsaber).
their bearers. Some of these swords areThe lightsaber was the military sword
special enough to have their own names.preferred by the Jedi Knights. It
Two of the many military swords ofdiffers from other military swords
fantasy are discussed in the followingbecause the sword had an energy blade
paragraphs.rather than a metal one. This unique
Sword Of The Ringsmilitary sword could cut through almost
J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy "Theanything. Additionally, it could be
Lord Of The Rings" abounds with militarydeactivated for convenience, leaving
swords. Many of these were forged withonly the hilt. In the hands of a skilled
magic for use against evil foes. Sting,master, this military sword was a
the short sword wielded by Bilbo andfearsome weapon.
Frodo Baggins, may be the mostThe Cutting Edge
well-known. However, the true militaryMilitary swords are popular in both the
sword of the trilogy was born byreal world and in the pages of fantasy.
Aragorn.Recent Armed Forces recruiting
Aragorn was the heir to the thrones ofcommercials feature a soldier in dress
both Gondor and Arnor (much of Middleuniform brandishing a highly polished
Earth), yet was virtually unknown to thesword. The image is extremely
population. However, the story of theimpressive.
military sword that long ago cut the OneWhether your interest is entertainment
Ring from Sauron's hand was legendaryor historical, the website below
throughout Middle Earth.provides more information about modern
The sword, named Narsil, shattered uponmilitary swords.
making that fateful cut. Aragorn



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