They were called "Slave Swords" And were in some cultures extremely sought after. Others thought they drank the souls of those they cut, killing them faster. Naturally, they were very expensive, due to the added cost of the slave in the making.
Such swords may be both mythical and apocryphal. . . as no such examples seem to have survived to modern times with any sure provenance.
” ...Writings found in Asia Minor said that to temper a Damascus sword the blade must be heated until it glows ‘’like the sun rising in the desert.’’ It then should be cooled to the color of royal purple and plunged ‘’into the body of a muscular slave’’ so that his strength would be transferred to the sword.
They were called “Slave Swords” And were in some cultures extremely sought after. Others thought they drank the souls of those they cut, killing them faster. Naturally, they were very expensive, due to the added cost of the slave in the making.
Such swords may be both mythical and apocryphal. . . as no such examples seem to have survived to modern times with any sure provenance.
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Thanks, Swordy, I KNEW you would be able to bring a broader perspective to that topic.
Given your FR screen name, I shall take your word as authoritative. ;-)