Legend of the Holy Sword - (017)

Author: Shunichi Sato
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This book categorizes weapons appearing in myths and legends from around the world into four types based on their significance: "Divine Swords," "Sacred Swords," "Demon Swords," and "Famous Swords." It provides detailed illustrations and complete stories for each weapon, making it a comprehensive reference tool for "legendary artifacts."
Divine Swords [weapons held by gods, visualizing natural power to bring blessings or destruction to people]
Thunder Spear, Eternal Spear, Thunder God's Hammer, Sword of Victory, Bloodthirsty Sword, Spear of Victory, Shiva's Spear, Light Bow, Apollo's Bow, Poseidon's Trident, Sky Bow, Ten-Handled Sword (Tenken), Amaterasu-no-Mikoto (Asatsukami no no Kami), Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi (Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi)
Sacred Swords [sacred weapons worn by heroes, possessing supernatural powers]
Sword of the King — Dragonslayer's Sword, Sword in the Stone, Holy Lance of Christianity, Gram, Giant's Sword, Romulus' Spear, Roland's Sword, Saint George's Sword, Damocles' Sword, Spear of Greed
Demon Swords [weapons wielded by heroes, imbued with destructive demonic power]
Demon Sword Representative — Sword of Severance, Fire Sword of Giant Schult, Everlasting Sword, York Hein's Crossbow, Sword of Hunger, Hercules' Arrow, Elven Sword from Lord of the Rings — Enemy's Blade (Glain), Beast's Fang (Ocrist), Needle Sword, Aragorn's Sword (Andúril), Demon Sword Muramasa
Famous Swords [weapons favored by heroes, crafted by master artisans to perfection]
Frenchie's Sword, Achilles' Eternal Equipment, Perseus' Sword, Finn MacCool's Sword, Sword of the Knights of the Round Table, Hogni's Sword, Alexander's Sword, Japanese Katana — Katanagari no Kuni no Tsurugi, Kiri no Tsurugi, Tōmei no Tsurugi, Nodachi (Rokuhachimaru)