List of fictional swords


This article is a list of fictional swords in literature, film and television. For swords originating in mythology and legend, see list of mythological swords. Swords that originate in epic poems, tales and chronicles that were taken at one time as a "true" accounting of history rather than being composed as works of fiction, such as Beowulf, The Tale of the Heike and the Kojiki are not listed here, regardless of whether the swords themselves are believed by contemporary scholars to have existed historically.

Akita Yoshinobu: ''[Sorcerous Stabber Orphen]''

  • Baldanders: The sword of Heavenly Beings, used for transforming a Killing Doll into a humanlike body, males into females, and humans into beasts. The name is of German etymology: "bald anders" means "soon to be different".

    Lloyd Alexander: ''[The Chronicles of Prydain]''

  • Dyrnwyn: Prince Gwydion's sword, made by Govannion the Lame under the command of King Rhydderch Hael.

    J.M. Barrie: ''Peter Pan">Peter and Wendy">Peter Pan''

  • Johnny Corkscrew: Smee's cutlass, so named because he would twist it into the wound after stabbing his opponents.

    Terry Brooks: ''[The Sword of Shannara]''

  • The Sword of Leah: A sword wielded by the Leah family for generations, which later gains the ability to cut through magic.
  • The Sword of Shannara: An indestructible sword forged from magic, which can reveal the truth of any being or situation.

    Lewis Carroll: ''[Jabberwocky]''

  • Vorpal Sword: A blade used by the hero to battle and kill the titular beast. Vorpal swords have appeared in various role-playing games: in Dungeons & Dragons, vorpal swords have the ability to sever heads.

    Cassandra Clare: ''[The Shadowhunter Chronicles]''

  • Seraph Blades: Swords forged by the Iron Sisters and wielded by shadowhunters to kill demons. They have angelic powers and operate when an angel's name is called.
  • Glorious: The sword of the archangel Michael, used by Joshua at Jericho.
  • Cortana: A sword passed down through the Carstairs family. It has an inscription on the blade that reads: "I am Cortana, of the same steel and temper as Joyeuse and Durendel."
  • Heosphorous and Phaesphoros: The Morgenstern blades. Heosphorous is a short sword made of black steel with a decal of stars inscribed on the blade, while Phaesphoros is a longsword.
  • Maellartach: One of the Mortal Instruments given to the Nephilim by the Angel Raziel, which has a guard that resemblesa golden pair of wings and is said to be the blade used to drive Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. It is also known as The Mortal Sword, the Soul Sword, and the Angel Blade.

    Susan Cooper: ''[The [Dark Is Rising Sequence|The Dark is Rising Sequence]]''

  • The Crystal Sword: A magical sword commissioned by the Light and crafted in the magical Lost Lands by the Lost King. It is named Eirias, or "blazing", and also called the sword of the sunrise. It burns with blue fire in the presence of the Dark, cut portals through magical barriers, and is encased in a magical scabbard of invisibility. It is used by Bran Davies, the Pendragon, heir of King Arthur, to cut the fully blossomed silver flower on the Midsummer's Tree.

    Brian Daley: ''Coramonde''

  • Flarecore: The royal sword of the ruler of the Kingdom of Coramonde, which is plundered from and later returned to Vegana. Also known as Blazetongue, it can be made to ignite if the wielder knows the activating spell. This ability is usually restricted to the ruler, although the evil sorcerer Yardiff Bey also knows the spell.
  • Bar: The true weapon of the rulers of Coramonde, which as the property of being eternally sharp.
  • Dirge: The sword of the evil wizard Yard Bey. Wounds caused by it do not heal.

    David Eddings: ''[The Belgariad]'' & ''[The Malloreon]''

  • The Sword of the Rivan King / Iron-Grip's Sword: The sword of protagonist Garion/Belgarion, which has The Orb of Aldur in the pommel.
  • Cthrek Goru / The Sword of Shadows: The sword wielded by the god Torak.

    Michael Ende: ''[The Neverending Story]''

  • Sikanda: A sword given to Bastian by Grograman, which only those who have eaten, drunk, and bathed in the flames of the Many-Colored Death and ridden on his back may touch. Sikanda may only be used when it emerges from its sheath of its own volition, as drawing it intentionally brings misfortune.

    Steven Erikson: ''[Malazan Book of the Fallen]''

  • Dragnipur: A long, silver-hilted bastard sword with an inky-black blade that absorbs all light. It was wielded by Draconus, who forged it, then Anomander Rake.
  • Chance: A sword dedicated to Oponn. It was originally wielded by Ganoes Paran, who gave it to Cotillion when he deemed that any luck it provided him had turned. It is later wielded by Crokus Younghand.
  • Vengeance / Grief: A sword commissioned and wielded by Anomander Rake, who named it "Vengeance". When Rake acquired Dragnipur, he passed Vengeance to his brother Andarist, who named it "Grief".

    David Gemmell: ''[Drenai Series]''

  • The Swords of Night and Day: Swords wielded by Olek Skilgannon 'the Damned' in White Wolf and The Swords of Night and Day, which are copies of the Swords of Blood and Fire.
  • The Swords of Blood and Fire: Twin swords wielded by Decado in The Swords of Night and Day and by Boranius in White Wolf. They are the original swords from which the Swords of Night and Day were copied.
  • Snaga: An axe known as Snaga, The Sender, The Blades of No Return. After Druss exorcises the demon from it, it is later used to imbue Gorben's sword with similar powers as the axe, causing Gorben to go insane.

    Terry Goodkind: ''[The Sword of Truth]''

  • The Sword of Truth: A sword wielded by Richard Rahl. It possesses various powers, most notably that it opposes being used on a target the wielder does not believe deserves to die, punishes its user after they have killed someone with it, especially someone who did not deserve to die, and remembers the skills of its previous wielders. If given someone not worthy of the sword, it will eventually transform them into a subhuman creature if it is removed from their possession for an extended period of time.

    Hideki Kamiya: ''[Devil May Cry]''

  • Alastor/Force Edge: The depowered form of the sword of Sparda, one of the three swords created by the devil Sparda.
  • Dante: The most recent sword of protagonist Dante, which takes his name and he can summon at will.
  • Rebellion: Dante's original sword and one of the three swords created by Sparda, which has the ability to combine.
  • Red Queen: An engine-powered sword wielded by Nero, the son of Vergil.
  • Sparda: The sword wielded by Dante and Vergil's father, is considered the most powerful sword out of the three created by Sparda.
  • Yamato: Vergil's katana-like sword and one of the three swords, which has the ability to separate.

    Robert A. Heinlein: ''[Glory Road]''

  • The Lady Vivamus: A straight sabre that resembles a rapier and is used by Oscar Gordon in his mission to recover The Egg of the Phoenix.

    Brian Jacques: ''[Redwall]''

  • Sword of Martin: Wielded by Martin the Warrior and numerous successors. Originally an ordinary blade, it was broken by the wildcat queen Tsarmina Greeneyes while Martin was held captive. It was later reforged in the mountain fortress Salamandastron from a chunk of a meteorite, giving it an infinitely hard blade. When Martin retired from the life of a warrior, he hid the sword within Redwall Abbey, with his spirit guiding individuals he deems worthy to wield it. It was named "Ratdeath" by Abbot Mortimer after Matthias slew Cluny the Scourge.
  • Verminfate: A broadsword wielded by the badger lord Rawnblade Widestripe.
  • Rapscallion sword: Wielded by the Firstblade of the Rapscallion Army. One side of the blade was wavy, to convey the oceans, the other flat, to convey land—when thrown in the air, whatever side it landed on dictated how the army would travel. Gormad Tunn and his son, Damug Warfang, both rigged the hilt with a brass clip to ensure that the sword would land the way they wanted it to. It was broken in battle when Damug was slain by the badger lady Cregga Rose Eyes.

    Robert Jordan: ''[The Wheel of Time]''

  • Callandor: A powerful sa'angreal, also known as The Sword that is not a Sword. It resides in the Stone of Tear
  • Heron Mark Sword: Swords borne by blademasters. Some are Power-wrought blades of Aes Sedai make, and thus unbreakable.

    Fritz Leiber: ''[Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser]''

  • Graywand: The longsword wielded by the barbarian Fafhrd.
  • Scalpel: The Gray Mouser's thin-bladed rapier, often wielded in conjunction with Cat's Claw, his "hooked dirk".

    C.S. Lewis: ''[The Chronicles of Narnia]''

  • Rhindon: Peter Pevensie's sword, which is given to him, along with a shield, by Father Christmas. He uses it to slay the wolf Maugrim and wields it in battle against The White Witch. When the Pevensie children return to Narnia centuries later, he takes it up again to lead the revolutionary army against the Telmarines.

    George R.R. Martin: ''[A Song of Ice and Fire]''

  • Blackfyre: The Valyrian steel sword of Aegon I Targaryen. It was wielded by Targaryen kings, with Aegon IV giving it to his son, Daemon Blackfyre. After Daemon led a rebellion against the Targaryens and took the sword's name for his house, its whereabouts are currently unknown.
  • Brightroar: The ancestral Valyrian steel greatsword of House Lannister, which was lost when King Tommen II Lannister of the Rock sailed to Valyria and never returned.
  • Dark Sister: The Valyrian steel longsword, which was wielded by Visenya Targaryen and Bloodraven.
  • Dawn: The ancestral greatsword of House Dayne, who bestowed the title Sword of the Morning upon the sword's bearer. Forged of metal from the heart of a fallen star, it is 'pale as milk glass' and is said to be as sharp as Valyrian steel. It was brought to Ashara Dayne by Eddard Stark after Ser Arthur Dayne's death.
  • Hearteater: A sword was given to Joffrey Baratheon to replace the lost Lion's Tooth. The pommel is a ruby cut in the shape of a heart between a lion's jaws.
  • Heartsbane: The ancestral Valyrian steel two-handed greatsword of House Tarly, which is currently in the possession of Lord Randyll Tarly.
  • Ice: The ancestral Valyrian steel two-handed greatsword of House Stark. Following Eddard Stark's execution in King's Landing, it was melted down and reforged into two longswords: Widow's Wail and Oathkeeper.
  • Lady Forlorn: The ancestral Valyrian steel sword of House Corbray, it is currently in the possession of Ser Lyn Corbray.
  • Lightbringer: The sword of Azor Ahai, a legendary hero who is prophesied to drive away the Great Other. Thought to be a sword made of living fire, it is also known as the Red Sword of Heroes.
  • Lion's Tooth: Joffrey Baratheon's first sword.
  • Longclaw: The ancestral Valyrian steel sword of House Mormont. It once had a bear's head for the pommel, which was replaced by a wolf's head made from pale stone and with chips of garnet for the eyes to reflect Jon Snow's Stark heritage.
  • Needle: A small Braavos sword forged in Winterfell for Arya Stark by Mikken at the request of Jon Snow.
  • Nightfall: The ancestral Valyrian steel blade of House Harlaw, which is currently wielded by Ser Harras Harlaw.
  • Oathkeeper: One of two Valyrian blades reforged by Tobho Mott from ice. It was made for Ser Jaime Lannister, who gave it to Brienne of Tarth for use in her quest to locate Sansa Stark, after which it was given its name, Oathkeeper.
  • Red Rain: The Valyrian steel sword of House Drumm, which was stolen in a raid. At that time, it was given its name and coloring, possibly the ancestral sword of House Reyne.
  • Widow's Wail: One of two Valyrian blades reforged by Tobho Mott from ice. It was made for King Joffrey Baratheon as a wedding gift by his grandfather, Lord Tywin.