The Complete Book Of Swords Author:Fred Saverhagen The Swords were forged on a lifeless, wind-scored mountaintop, with fire drawn from the Earth's belly, and metal that fell from the sky. They were tempered with human sweat and human blood by the hand of the god Vulcan, Master Smith — There were Twelve Swords, created as the playing pieces in a whimsical game of the gods. Into eacch Sword was p... more »laced an awesome power--to vanquish in battle, or slay by even more horrible means...to deceive an enemy's evyes, or destroy his soul...to bestow unfailing luck or heal
Only one man had seen the Forging of the Swords of Power, a human smith named Jord. And for the arm that Vulcan took from him that unforgettable night, Jord recevied one of the Swords. It would be his legacy to his son.« less