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Terry Pratchett's Self-Made Meteorite Sword

Posted by samzenpus on from the x4-crit-modifier dept.

jamie writes "Fantasy author Sir Terry Pratchett says he was so excited after being knighted by the Queen that he decided to make his own sword to equip himself for his new status... the author dug up 81kg of ore and smelted it in the grounds of his house, using a makeshift kiln built from clay and hay and fueled with damp sheep manure."

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  1. Re:Advance Australia Fair by Pop69 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I live in Aberdeen (North of London).

    So does my ex wife, I wish you condolonces

  2. Re:It's made of magic by Culture20 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It is a knife or to be more exact oversized dagger, not a sword.

    The balance is wrong. With a sword you need to be able to chop which requires the sword to have at least some weight towards the end so you can put a good whack onto your opponent. Otherwise it does not have enough energy to chop through armour or let's say chop a hand off.

    That is why roman, greek and other armies who faught with a similar size short blades had leaf-shaped blades with the thin end on the hilt side.

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