Fantasy Swords

The Brisingr sword is one of the many blades that make an appearance in Christopher Paolini’s The Inheritance Cycle, a fantasy book series that revolves around a young boy named Eragon and what is practically the last dragon in Alagaesia

Sword Art Online (SAO) reached the heights of popularity during the early to mid 2010s. For a comparison in terms of anime fame, it was as popular in its heyday as Demon Slayer is today and for good reason. While

Beowulf’s sword is admittedly not unique in terms of literature as a whole. Because Anglo-Saxon culture can trace its roots back to Germanic and Scandinavian, particularly Norse/Viking origins, many of its literary themes can be found in epic poems. However,

The Final Fantasy series is home to a ton of famous swords in video games, whether they be European broadsword, katana, or saber inspired. With the series collaborating with franchises such as Kingdom Hearts, it’s no surprise that one of

Shoujo Kakumei Utena or Revolutionary Girl Utena, as it’s known in English, was one of the big magical girl animes of the 80s to 2000s, putting it right up there with the likes of Sailor Moon in terms of influence.

Blasters and stun spears are the primary Stormtroopers’ and Mandalorian weapons in the world of Star Wars. However, Lucasfilms reserved one of their in-world weapons for a special class of characters: the lightsaber. Lightsabers were the weapons of the Old

Anime katanas and longswords from fantasy video games are predominant in gaming, but the giant Pyramid Head sword towers among them all as one of the most famous swords in horror games. The sword appears in most Silent Hill games

The ninja warriors of Naruto: Shippuden are renowned for their fighting techniques that utilize their chakra, whether it’s morally gray characters like Sasuke and Itachi or the titular Naruto Uzumaki. But the 6th Hokage, Kakashi Hatake, takes the cake for

Kimetsu no Yaiba’s heroes are all skilled martial arts practitioners with a talent for channeling their energy and leveraging it with their swords. These Demon Slayer samurai swords are called nichirin blades which are hand forged to correspond with its

The nichirin swords of Demon Slayer dominated the cosplay scene for the years following the anime show’s release. These Demon Slayer swords mostly belong to the heroes of the show, such as Tanjiro Kamado and his hashira friends, Kyojuro Rengoku

Lucasfilms’ Star Wars, a movie released in 1977, kick-started what has since been one of the most influential pieces of science fiction media. Its popularity catapulted psychic knights and their swords into the mainstream. The swords, called lightsabers, are referenced

Clint Barton isn’t among the most loved members of the Avengers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), a film franchise based on Marvel comics, primarily because of his lack of superpowers. That said, he’s been able to keep up with

Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim UK and US used to air some of the coolest cartoon shows and anime for teens and young adults, one of them being Samurai Jack. This show revolved around the titular Jack as he went on

The Lord of the Rings (LOTR) franchise created by J.R.R Tolkien is a landmark piece of fantasy literature that established high elven warrior swords and mystical weapons in modern fantasy. Since the Lord of the Rings movie adaptations, replicas of

Rose Quartz and her Crystal Gems fought against the oppressive forces of Homeworld and the Diamond Authority with the help of Rose’s Sword, a pink crystal blade with rose and thorn motifs that came with a matching shield summoned from

The Black Clover anime and manga feature tons of swords, but few come close to the sheer size of the Demon Dweller sword. While Yami wields a lightweight katana, just like One Piece’s Zoro, Asta carries around the series’ Berserk

Kimetsu no Yaiba’s Kamado Tanjirou and Nezuko may be the stars of the show, but the rest of the hashira main cast are so badass in their own right that not talking about them and their swords would be a

Melee weapons are a staple in anime and video games with weapons such as the katana and scythe being fan favorites. While these weapons are pretty badass in their own right, few can hold a candle to how visually impressive