{"id":6325,"date":"2008-01-07T17:22:17","date_gmt":"2008-01-07T23:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epictales.org\/treskillard\/2008\/01\/07\/new_excalibur_design\/"},"modified":"2008-01-07T17:22:17","modified_gmt":"2008-01-07T23:22:17","slug":"new_excalibur_design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.epictales.org\/treskillard\/2008\/01\/07\/new_excalibur_design\/","title":{"rendered":"New Excalibur Design!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have finally finished my design for Excalibur! <\/strong> <\/p>\n

Up to this point, I have been using for Excalibur a modified version of a dagger<\/strong> that I am going to smith for my daughter, Adele. And no, a longer version of a dagger doesn’t really make a good Excalibur. Not only did it have odd proportions, but it was not a proper iron-age sword.<\/p>\n

An older version of Excalibur can be seen in my blog’s masthead (I need to replace it). I have based its design on two things:<\/strong> <\/p>\n

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  1. My research into swords of the era, particularly the Kirkburn sword, found in an iron-age grave, and<\/li>\n
  2. My imagination!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In the following you will find a further explanation of my design, as well as an incredible close-up of the hilt, so keep reading!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

    The Kirkburn sword—from the 3rd century B.C.—can be seen by going to the following links:<\/strong><\/p>\n