Artist: Brendan Olszowy

Email: brendan@fableblades.com

Benger, Western Australia 6223

Mobile (Australia): 0411 470 663

Valkyrie

There is a statue of stone, a shapely woman clad in armor with the wings of an angel, that marks the tomb of a nameless warrior. Her name, lost to history, was only known by her husband, Úlfin, the first Burning Wing Nephilim. Only one record tells us of who she is, the Angel poet, Féolun, speaks of her in his record of the Battle of Hééwen, during the Demon Wars, though even he did not mention her name. 

'Through the smoke and fire
Charged the demons of Hemliht.
Before them the wife of Úlfin
Armor clad she stood firm.

Sword and shield in hand
She met the flood as a stone
And felled all within reach
White stone stained red.

In defense  of her keep,
To honor her husband loved,
To see her offspring live,
Mother wolf fought on.'

Féolun later tells she died when an arrow pierced through weekness in her armor. But her role is said to have stalled the Demon Horde long enough to save the fortress city of Hééwen. In front of her tomb, still stained in the blood of those ancient demons, there is displayed a sword of black furniture and white handle. The stone on which it sits is engraved 'Sword of the Valkyrie'.

From Tales of Borohám
Copyright © Aaron Brown, 2010

Specs:
Weight: 1260g (2.75lb )
Length O/All: 900mm (35.5")
Length of Blade: 720mm (28.3")
Length of Grip: 97mm (3.8 ")
Width of Blade: 56mm (2.25") wide at the flare
Thickness of Blade: 6mm (0.236") at base > 2.7mm (0.106") at 2" behind tip.
Point of Balance: 85mm (3.4" ) from shoulder
Centre of Percussion: ~ 45cm (17.7") from guard (End of Fuller)
Hilt Node of Percussion: ~ 5cm (2") behind guard (Centre Spacer)
Materials:
Blade: 9260 Spring Steel; Oil Quenched and then tempered twice to hardness ~52Rc.
Hilt Furniture: Mild Steel & Copper
Grip: Kid Skin Wrap over a European Beech Core. Cord wrapped with leather risers.

Design inspired by ANB Designs' Valkyrie