As fodder for something I'm working on, I need a fairly comprehensive list of all the standard to not-entirely-standard things one would expect a magic sword to do. Ideas?
Nuada, one of the four treasures of the Tuatha De Danann, only inflicted fatal blows.
Interesting, I didn't know that! Nuada was also a king of the Tuatha de Danann, the one who gave Lugh his throne for 13 days and was then killed by Balor of the Evil Eye, king of the Fomori at the battle of Moytura, which then led to Lugh becoming the king of the Tuatha after killing Balor, his grandfather. Or so (some of) the stories go.
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Re: mythological swords
Interesting, I didn't know that! Nuada was also a king of the Tuatha de Danann, the one who gave Lugh his throne for 13 days and was then killed by Balor of the Evil Eye, king of the Fomori at the battle of Moytura, which then led to Lugh becoming the king of the Tuatha after killing Balor, his grandfather. Or so (some of) the stories go.