| Remember Dungeons & Dragons? It is a | | | | Fantasy swords are not limited to medieval or |
| fantasy role playing game that became very | | | | movie swords. There are other styles of swords |
| popular in the 1980s. The popularity of Dungeons | | | | that are quite popular in which people purchase |
| & Dragons, the role playing game, may have | | | | because they have a fantasy of being a Samurai |
| diminished somewhat, but the concept has not. | | | | or because they have a great respect for the |
| The sale of video games similar to the role playing | | | | Armed Forces, or because they are collectors of |
| game has never stopped, nor has the sale of | | | | military memorabilia. |
| fantasy items like fantasy swords and dragon | | | | Samurai swords come and go in popularity based |
| figurines and posters. | | | | on the movies because movies about Samurai |
| Recent popular movies have also boosted the | | | | come and go in popularity. But the people who are |
| popularity of fantasy swords. Lord of the Rings | | | | really interested in owning a Samurai sword are |
| and A Knight's Tale come immediately to mind. | | | | people who are interested in the Samurai culture, |
| People want fantasy swords as much as a way | | | | the martial arts, or are perhaps a descendant of |
| to remember their favorite movies as to have a | | | | a Samurai warrior. |
| really cool sword hanging on their wall. Movie | | | | Military memorabilia includes military swords |
| memorabilia fantasy swords are replicas in all | | | | because back in the days of the Civil War the |
| cases except one, which is if you have the | | | | soldiers actually fought with swords as well as |
| opportunity to purchase the actual sword used in | | | | guns. Before those days, swords were the main |
| the movie. | | | | weapon used to fight a war. The people who are |
| There is an exception in some cases of movie | | | | interested in these types of fantasy swords |
| memorabilia fantasy swords, however. Some | | | | might be military collectors, veterans, or |
| fantasy swords used in movies are actually | | | | descendants of a sword carrying soldier. |
| duplicates, meaning there may be three or four | | | | There are a lot of reasons that people want to |
| Excaliburs used in one movie. There is of course | | | | own fantasy swords. Each person has a reason |
| Excalibur stuck in the boulder, and then there will | | | | unique to them. You can find these swords for |
| be another identical Excalibur that Arthur will carry | | | | sale on the internet easily, there are catalogs that |
| throughout the movie. There may even be a third | | | | sell fantasy swords. You can also find the swords |
| as a backup, but there is no way to know if the | | | | at flea markets and traveling extravaganza sales |
| backup was actually used in the movie unless | | | | in many cases. What's your fantasy, and which |
| they tell you. | | | | sword depicts it? |