Artist: Brendan Olszowy

Email: brendan@fableblades.com

Benger, Western Australia 6223

Mobile (Australia): 0411 470 663

Seanóir (Elder - Gaelic)

Elders are a gift to us. They teach us how to just be. They no longer seek to posess, accumulate, struggle and strive. They have learned that all forms will fade, and they accept what is, and can just be.

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Engravings use OldNordic Runes (Elder Futhark). Words are from the Irish Language.
The pommel reads: NA*SEANAM*BREIGE*NA*TODCHAI*BREIGE
(The Past is False, The Future is False)
The blade reads: FHIRINNE*BHEITH*ANSEO*AGAS*NOINIEAD
(Truth Exists Here And Now)

The styling of this blade is a conglomeration of Gaelic and Scandinavian influence: The guard is reminiscent of the downswept Scottish style, the ring pommel is an Irish signature, the type XVIIIe blade is often found in Danish pieces, the engraving uses Old Norse runes in the Irish language, and the Celtic knot carved in the grip finishes the decor.

Specification:
Weight: 1630g (3lb 9.6oz)
Overall Length:  1247mm (49.1”)
Blade Length: 915mm (36”)
Blade Width: 30mm ricasso>48mm Blade tapers to acute tip.
Distal Taper: 6mm at ricasso, No distal taper through hex section > gentle distal taper through a strong diamond cross section to 3.5mm thick at 3cm behind tip (40%)
Grip Length: 241mm (9.5”) - Timber is Australian Wattle (Acacia Melanoxylon)
Guard Width: 160mm (6.3”)
Pommel Diameter: 60mm (2.4”)
Point of Balance: 9cm (3.5”)
Blade Node of Percussion: ~54cm (21”) from base of blade.
Hilt Node of Percussion: ~75mm (3”) behind guard
Steel: 9260. Marquenched and twice tempered to approx 52Rc hardness.

See also: Ciall (Wisdom) - Companion Dagger to Seanoir