[CopperChaos]

Name: Anduril
Height: 14.3 hh
Gender: Stallion
Colour: Seal Bay Splash
Quipping: (White) Regular

Current Owner: funnyfarm96

To enter for this adopt, fill out the form below. I am looking for names inspired by swords and the art of bladesmithing. In addition to a themed name, tell me a fun or interesting fact about swords and/or bladesmithing. No extras allowed. Edits are permitted. Entries will close at 11:59pm GMT/5:59pm CST on January 20th.

[Toffi~]

Username: Toffi~
WME Name: Cutlass
Fun Fact: The word "cutlass" developed from the 17th-century English use of coutelas, a 16th-century French word for a machete-like mid-length single-edged blade. Although the cutlass was also used on land, it is best known as the preferred weapon of sailors because it was sturdy enough to hack or cut through heavy ropes, thick canvas, and dense vegetation, and short enough to be used in close combat, such as during boarding maneuvers, in the rigging, or below deck. Cutlasses are famous for being used by pirates, although there is no reason to believe that Caribbean buccaneers invented them, as has occasionally been claimed.

[Nalena]

Username: Nalena
WME Name: Brodir
Fun Fact: In Viking culture, the forging of a sword was often a sacred ritual, with smiths believed to imbue the blade with mystical power, making it a tool for both combat and protection.

[BlueOnyx]

Username: BlueOnyx
WME Name: Balmung
Fun Fact: There are no all-purpose swords. Swords are made to serve intended purpose and to fit the tastes of the user of the sword.

[huskyhiccups]

Username: huskyhiccups
WME Name: Kardos - "Swordsman" Hungarian language
Fun Fact: Toledo, Spain, was very famous for its steel swords. Legend says that, to test a Toledo sword, people would throw a silk handkerchief into the air and let it flow down onto the sword blade. A true Toledo sword could cut a handkerchief with just gravity!

[Veramora]

Username: Veramora
WME Name: Adalbrand
Fun Fact: the first discovered swords were dated back to 3300 BC, and were made of Arsenic and Copper alloy!

[Camy]

Username: Camy
WME Name: Striker
Fun Fact: A blacksmith's striker is an assistant (frequently an apprentice) whose job is to swing a large sledgehammer in heavy forging operations, as directed by the blacksmith. In practice, the blacksmith holds the hot iron at the anvil (with tongs) in one hand, and indicates where to strike the iron by tapping it with a small hammer in the other hand. The striker then delivers a heavy blow to the indicated spot with a sledgehammer.

[iShame]

Username: iShame
WME Name: Guinevere; Gwyn
Fun Fact: The samurai believed that in their sword lived their warrior spirit so they would often give names to their swords.

[Jaydoge]

Username: Jaydoge
WME Name: Omozo
Fun Fact: The Ada or Omozo swords were traditionally used by the Edo people in the Kingdom of Benin. They are believed to have been in use from the 15th century but peaked in popularity from the 17th to 19th centuries. Typically wide, flat, leaf- or fan-shaped blade that is narrower at the base and widens toward the tip. They were seen as status symbols, but were also for ceremonial use, spiritual protection, and icons of cultural heritage.

[funnyfarm96]

Username: funnyfarm96
WME Name: Andúril (Aragorn's sword in LOTR)
Fun Fact: The expression “I'm going to pommel you” or to “pommel” someone comes from the medieval ages. The pommel is the part of a sword located opposite the blade on the end of the swords grip. The purpose of the pommel is to counter weight and balance the sword for the wielder. The type of pommel installed on a sword can directly influence every aspect of the swords handling. During a battle if you wanted to non-lethally take down an opponent, A pommel strike was much kinder than the other end of your sword.