Myth of the Holy Sword

Author: (Japanese) Shunichi Sato
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This book categorizes weapons from myths and legends around the world into four types based on their meanings: "Divine Swords," "Sacred Swords," "Demon Swords," and "Famous Swords." It provides detailed illustrations and complete stories to explain each weapon, making it a comprehensive reference book about "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 (Ame-no-uzume), Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi (Ame-no-Kasuga-no-Tsurugi), Futsunushi-no-Tsurugi (Susa-no-o)
Sacred Swords [sacred weapons worn by heroes, possessing supernatural powers]
Sword of the King — Dragonslayer 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 held by heroes, imbued with destructive demonic power]
Demon Sword Representative — Sword of Severance, Flame Sword of Giant Schulte, Everlasting Sword, York Henry's Crossbow, Sword of Hunger, Hercules' Arrow, Elven Sword from Lord of the Rings — Angolodh, Beast-Biting Sword of Okriest, Needle Sword, Andúril of Aragorn
Famous Swords [weapons wielded by heroes, crafted by master artisans to perfection]
Frenchie 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 — Kogarasu no Tsurugi, Katanagari, Tsubame no Karamatsu, Nodachi (Rokuhachi no Yari)