tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post5923675288966355172..comments2024-03-26T16:31:13.865-07:00Comments on Mark Lawrence: Sword PornMark Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16877925828353073272noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-53011447825456762132013-02-26T13:36:00.481-08:002013-02-26T13:36:00.481-08:00I can see both sides of the topic. When I was a te...I can see both sides of the topic. When I was a teen I loved fantasy swords to death, a regular plain old sword look dull and simplistic in comparison. Alas, I grew up, and my interest in swords did too, to the point of learning a whole lot about them. And now I can't take fantasy swords seriously anymore... They just seem to scream teenager fantasy. A real sword, on the other hand, means business. Serious, bloody business.<br /><br />On the topic of book covers, I was somewhat pissed off that the Portuguese cover for Joe Abercrombie's The Blade Itself looked like this: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UvR-El3katU/USd6iGnuS7I/AAAAAAAADT0/53n5GZTa-J8/s1600/a+l%C3%A2mina1.jpeg<br />when the only important sword in the book (the "magical, even has a name" sword) is explicitly described as looking plain, old and dull.NebachadnezzaRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16756898898698386158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-36317130061016029962013-02-26T13:17:32.477-08:002013-02-26T13:17:32.477-08:00Well, a serrated sword would actually be fantastic...Well, a serrated sword would actually be fantastic... if you carry lots of disposable, one-use-only swords on your person. :'D Otherwise it's a bit like carrying a gun with a single bullet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-45286321403932252422013-02-23T07:26:18.920-08:002013-02-23T07:26:18.920-08:00Makes me think of Frostmourne...
http://browse.de...Makes me think of Frostmourne...<br /><br />http://browse.deviantart.com/art/Arthas-and-Frostmourne-89371916wiramu.wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04968671177777886998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-81258917461708862902013-02-21T05:17:19.686-08:002013-02-21T05:17:19.686-08:00I found a great sword: http://hdwallpaperss.com/my...I found a great sword: http://hdwallpaperss.com/myadmin/img/HDWALLPAPERSS.COM1345616997_fantasy_swords_sword_of_darkness__uc1120b_1632.jpgAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509860021258903741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-40968557064267990492013-02-21T05:09:28.867-08:002013-02-21T05:09:28.867-08:00Argh, fantasy swords! I hates them, all silly spik...Argh, fantasy swords! I hates them, all silly spikes and can-opener curves that will hang up on the ribs of your opponent leaving you weaponless when Disposable Throne Room Guard No.4 comes at you from the side - never mind that if you actually made one with enough high-grade steel to withstand a parry and hold a decent edge you wouldn't be able to lift the bloody thing (I have swords at home. I know whereof I speak).<br /><br />Terenbas is correct; there is beauty in simplicity, in form that follows function. That is why my next sword is going to be one of these: http://www.raven-armoury.co.uk/dss.htmlElspeth Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00664067112502510349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-27045078419526845452013-02-20T20:31:19.521-08:002013-02-20T20:31:19.521-08:00That was one of the things I actually DIDN'T l...That was one of the things I actually DIDN'T like about the Broken Empire covers: the over-fantasfication of the swords. There is a lethal beauty and elegance in the simplicity of a realistic looking blade. <br /><br />One of the best examples of "realistic fantasy swords" can be found in the Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. I LOVE the look of those blades.<br /><br />And frankly, the sword on the cover looks far too pretty for Jorg's sword. Terenbasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-10484819656982113342013-02-20T10:25:41.409-08:002013-02-20T10:25:41.409-08:00Even with safe search off, it is not so bad. But t...Even with safe search off, it is not so bad. But there is definitely nothing interesting to be seen.<br /><br />I was already fantasizing about young princess with huge spiky swords. But nothing of that, unfortunately. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-75228556469642920702013-02-20T08:09:26.077-08:002013-02-20T08:09:26.077-08:00I thought I was strong enough. The swords proved m...I thought I was strong enough. The swords proved me wrong. That seems to be the whole point of (all types of) swords...Ratatǫskrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01252026844034378640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-9642420371163800352013-02-20T07:47:59.571-08:002013-02-20T07:47:59.571-08:00Ahhhh shit! Now I'm going to being thinking ab...Ahhhh shit! Now I'm going to being thinking about searching for Sword Porn but knowing that I shouldn't be searching for sword porn, that's like saying "What ever you do don't turn around or you'll turn into a pillar of salt!" Duh!! Of course I'm going to turn around! I have never to this day ever thought about sword porn and now you've lodged it in my brain! Well bloody done!jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660677229702203449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-75549595867752994052013-02-20T07:03:35.460-08:002013-02-20T07:03:35.460-08:00dude! I warned you!dude! I warned you!Mark Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877925828353073272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-65799320299518347522013-02-20T06:31:42.575-08:002013-02-20T06:31:42.575-08:00Of course I google "sword porn" immediat...Of course I google "sword porn" immediatley. First thought: "That's not so bad!". Then I notice that SafeSearch is on. I switch it off and... Oh... I now long for oblivion.Ratatǫskrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01252026844034378640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-45975411552082489112013-02-20T06:14:34.229-08:002013-02-20T06:14:34.229-08:00Do Bat'leths count?Do Bat'leths count?Paul Weimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444942522624902562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-49223250105915515362013-02-20T06:12:20.130-08:002013-02-20T06:12:20.130-08:00How about Gunblades and oddities like that? http:/...How about Gunblades and oddities like that? http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Gunblade Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com