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Post by Vincent Dolan on Jan 9, 2012 2:47:22 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2012 15:31:16 GMT
Love this... no what tho.. it reminds of a dadao.
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Post by kasim18 on Jan 9, 2012 22:20:35 GMT
i hate that sword more than any other. i picked up a replica in a PA sword shop, and the blade fell right off the hilt
i was so ticked, it missed my foot by like 3 inches
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Post by Anders on Mar 20, 2012 0:46:41 GMT
I finally drew something again. I give you my interpretation of the Barsoom longsword and shortsword.
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Post by MOK on Jul 20, 2012 14:37:11 GMT
With all these The Hobbit teasers coming out, there's been a lot of grumbling about the design they chose for Orcrist. I don't like it all that much myself, it looks way too much like a halved Sting, and the dragon tooth grip is just weird, like it was put on backwards or something - not to even mention there were no dragons around Gondolin before its fall, so the choice of material seems somewhat improbable, to put it mildly... So hey, here's my alternative!  (I didn't bother with detail shots this time, but that image is HUGE enough you can just zoom in and scroll around to see all the fine details. And it's still under 100kb, too!) I went for a kind of Elven falchion, inspired by certain weapons depicted in the Maciejowski Bible (although these appear to have been sharp on the concave side) and Peter Lyon's sword designs from the LotR movies, particularly Glamdring and Narsil/Anduril. After all, the name of the sword is usually translated as "goblin cleaver", so something cleaver-like seemed to be in order - plus I figured this would be the sort of weapon a dwarf like Thorin Oakenshield might appreciate enough to single it out of the trolls' treasure horde, made by pansy elves as it was. My Orcrist is 112cm (44") long overall. It has 84cm (33") of cutting edge and 26cm (10.25") of grip, including the elongated fishtail pommel. The blade starts out 5cm (2") wide at the guard and flares to 10cm (4") at its widest point near the end. The guard is 21cm (8.25") wide. It's not quite as intricately decorated as Lyon's Glamdring with all its engravings, and the design is somewhat simpler than Narsil, but then, those were swords made for Elven kings; I feel Orcrist should be a slightly more pragmatic, less fancy weapon, relatively speaking - a sword for an Elven noble, if you will. A simple vine motif in gold inlay runs the length of the single upper fuller, continued by a matching inlay on the guard. The name Orcrist (spelled o-r-kh-r-i-s-t because the cirth had no letter for hard c) is inlaid within the shallow fuller on the pommel. There are also three narrow, roped gold bands on the grip and pommel. |
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Aug 15, 2012 3:42:17 GMT
So, thanks to all the LotR buzz recently, I decided to do up my own design of Anduril.  Overall Length: 40" Blade Length: 32" Blade Width: 2" @ base; 1 1/2" @ profile taper (3 1/2" from tip) Grip Length: 4 1/4" Guard Width: 7" Pommel Length: 2 13/16" (1 7/8" wide) See more about it here in my design thread. |
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Post by jhart06 on Aug 15, 2012 4:00:40 GMT
Here's a fun one I'd love to see re-designed... Given the probably historical period of the basis for Arthurian legend, anyone care to tackle the more realistic interpretation (i.e. Late Empire-Migration Era Spatha/"Viking" hybird) that the Once and Future King likely carried?
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Post by MOK on Aug 15, 2012 10:30:20 GMT
Caledbwlch, to give it its likely original Welsh moniker, eh? Well sure, why not... might take some heavy thinking, though, it's like the Holy Grail of swords after all.  So, it would be a treasured sword of a great British chieftain around 600 CE... Actually, which parts or versions of the Arthurian legends should we go with? Historia Brittonum, which depicts him "merely" as an awesome warrior and makes no special mention of his sword? Preiddeu Annwn, Culhwch and Olwen and other such early Celtic works? Geoffrey Monmouth (who latinized Caledfwlch to Caliburnus)? Chrétien De Troyes and subsequent Medieval romances (where the name became Escalibor and eventually Excalibur)? Freaking Tennyson? |
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Post by Elheru Aran on Aug 15, 2012 19:11:39 GMT
It's worth remembering that the spatha basically morphed into what we know as the 'migration period' sword. Of course, in a shot to reclaim the 'lost glory' of Celtic Britain, they might have gone with something along the lines of Ollin Sword's Legion VII piece...  Most probably though they would've gone with something a little more blingy, like so (the 'Hod Hill' sword)...  (if that img doesn't show up, try this thread: www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic ... ght=spatha) |
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Post by Elheru Aran on Aug 15, 2012 19:15:10 GMT
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Post by Taran on Aug 19, 2012 1:53:18 GMT
I am still waiting for Dyrnwyn. The Actual piece is in the Tower of London, so I would be happier with a repro than just something based on the stories.
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Post by jhart06 on Aug 19, 2012 1:56:05 GMT
I'd like to see that too.. So far as Arthur's sword, the legend and Myth is different for many people and culture MOK- do what you identify with most. I'd do a migration period spatha like the ones linked. Maybe a little more carving, and some runes/writing for the 'take me up' and 'cast me away'... But that's me, and I can't work well with inkscape beyond basic shapes.
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Aug 19, 2012 2:29:03 GMT
is a spatha just a really long gladius? or am i missing something
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Post by jhart06 on Aug 19, 2012 3:15:25 GMT
It sorta is.. There are other differences here and there depending on region, cavalary or not, and such (if I'm recalling right) but that's the basic contention.
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Post by MOK on Aug 19, 2012 12:05:02 GMT
Kinda sorta not really. The spatha was a Roman adaptation of the long Germanic and Celtic swords used by their foreign auxiliary troops (and enemies), and in turn evolved into the later Germanic and Norse sword forms of the Migration and Viking periods. As such, some spatha blades have diamond cross sections like Gladii, while others are lenticular, often with several fullers; some taper sharply to a strong, acute point, while others have parallel edges and spatulate points. In a way it's more like a transitional form between gladii and Viking swords. |
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Aug 25, 2012 9:54:02 GMT
Here's my interpretation of Nightblood from the (currently) stand-alone novel, Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson; see more about it here, in my design thread. |
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Post by Aaron on Sept 6, 2012 3:00:08 GMT
I don't see how that fits in this thread, since it is about re-designing classic fantasy swords, not original illustrations for fairly new fantasy swords which have not been made into a tv show or movie prop. You are just looking for outlets to draw attention to yourself and your thread, which you've been called out on quite often.  |
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Post by jhart06 on Sept 6, 2012 6:21:45 GMT
As big a fan as I am of Brandon's work, a novel needs to be out for more then a year or two before it's a classic.
I've tried a migration style spatha, but I apparently can't draw their hilts for beans.
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Post by dishan.25 on Sept 10, 2012 20:32:19 GMT
I got one here. I did this probably a month ago or so when I first got the idea to get a custom sword. I wouldn't call it a redesign, it's more like a simplified version. Probably my best drawing to date  It's King Theoden's sword from LOTR (Herugrim, I believe). This is a sword I'd love to get made. Attachments:
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Post by Taran on Sept 11, 2012 18:09:53 GMT
You know, I wouldn't mind owning "The Sword of Harrington." Or even the "Sword of the Protector" from the Honor Harrington series. Sure it's Sci-Fi, not Fantasy, but I think it fits. I'm not really much of one for katanas or katana-like swords, but I could go for that one. Mostly because of the series, though.
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