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ANSIAS, GALAS, and MUNIFICAN made three swords each, and each sword took three years a-making. | 1 |
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ANSIAS. The three swords made by this cutler were Baptism, Florence, and Graban, all made for Strong-i’-the-Arm. | 2 |
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GALAS. The three swords made by this cutler were Flamberge (2 syl.) and Joyeuse for Charlemagne; and Hauteclaire for Closamont. | 3 |
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MUNIFICAN. The three swords made by this cutler were Durandal, for Roland;
Sauvagine and Courtain for Ogier the Dane. | 4 |
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WIELAND (“the divine blacksmith”) also made two famous swords—viz. Flamberge, for Maugis; and Balmung, for Siegfried. | 5 |
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N.B. Oliver’s sword, called Glorious, hacked all the nine swords of Ansias, Galas, and Munifican “a foot from the pommel.” (Croquemitaine.) | 6 |
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An alphabetical list of the famous swords:— | 7 |
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Al Battar (the beater), one of Mahomet’s swords. |
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Angurva (stream of anguish), Frithiof’s sword. |
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Ar’oundight (? Æron-diht), the sword of Launce-lot of the Lake. |
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Balisarda, Rogero’s sword, made by a sorceress. |
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Balmung, one of the swords of Siegfried, made by Wieland, “the divine blacksmith.” |
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Baptism, one of the swords of Strong-i’-the-Arm, which took Ansias three years to make. |
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Blutgang (blood-fetcher), Hieme’s sword. |
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Brinnig (flaming), Hildebrand’s sword. |
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Caliburn, Arthur’s sword. |
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Chrysaor (sword of gold, i.e. as good as gold). Artegal’s sword. |
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Col da, the Cid’s sword. |
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Corrougue, Otuel’s sword. |
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Courtain (the short sword), one of the swords of Ogier the Dane, which took Munifican three years to make. |
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Crocea Mors (yellow death), Cæsar’s sword. |
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Curtna (? the short sword). (See Edward the Confessor and English kings.) |
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Dhu’ l Fakdr (the trenchant), Mahomet’s scimitar. |
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Durandal, same as Durandan. Roland’s sword, which took Munifican three years to make. |
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Durandan or Durandana (the inflexible), Orlando’s sword. |
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Escalibar or Excalibar, the sword of King Arthur. (Ex cal[celiber[are]. to liberate from the stone.) (See below, SWORD EXCALIBAR.) |
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Flamberge or Floberge (2 syl., the flame-cutter), one of Charlemagne’s swords, and also the sword of Rinaldo, which took Gallas three years to make. |
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Flamborge, the sword of Maugis or Malagigi, made by Wieland, “the divine blacksmith.” |
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Florence, one of the swords of Strong-i’-the-Arm, which took Ansias three years to make. |
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Fusberta Joy sa, another name for Joyeuse (q.v.). |
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Glorious, Oliver’s sword, which hacked to pieces the nine swords made by Ansias, Galas, and Munifican. |
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Graban (the grave-digger), one of the swords of Strong-i’-the-Arm, which took Ansias three years to make, |
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Gram (grief), one of the swords of Siegfried. |
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Greysteel, the sword of Koll the Thrall. |
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Haute-claire (2 syl., very bright), both Closamont’s and Oliver’s swords were so called. Closamont’s sword took Gallas three years to make. |
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Halef (the deadly), one of Mahomet’s swords |
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Joyeuse (2 syl., joyous), one of Charlemagne’s swords, which took Gallas three years to make. |
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Mandousian swords (q.v.). |
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Medham (the keen), one of Mahomet’s swords |
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Merveilleuse (the marvellous), Doolin’s sword. |
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Mimung, the sword that Wittich lent Siegfried. |
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Morglay, i.e. mor-glaif (big glaive), Sir Bevis’s sword. |
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Nagelring (nail-ring), Dietrich’s sword. |
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Philippan. The sword of Antony, one of the triumvirs. |
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Quern-biter (a foot-breadth), both Haco I. and Thoralf Skolinson had a sword so called. |
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Samsamha Haroun-al-Raschid’s sword. |
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Sanglamore (the big bloody glaive), Braggadochio’s sword. |
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Sauvagine (3 syl., the relentless), one of the swords of Ogier the Dane, which took Munifican three years to make. |
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Schrit or Schritt (? the lopper), Biterolf’s sword. |
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Tizna (the poker), King Bucar’s sword. (See CID.) |
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Tranch ra (the trenchant), Agricane’s sword. |
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Waske(2 syl.), Iring’s sword. |
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Welsung, both Dietlieb and Sintram had a sword so called. |
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