Sir Terry Pratchett’s Self-Made Meteorite Sword Is the Closest We Get to Excaliber [Swords]

Terry Pratchett may a median fantasy novel, but he also forges one heckuva sword. In honor of being knighted last year, Sir Pratchett dug up 175 pounds of iron ore, sprinkled in some meteorites, and made himself a proper weapon.

Pratchett gathered the iron ore deposits himself from a field near his town, and worked with a pal who is an ” expert on ancient metal-making techniques” to smelt it in a makeshift kiln in his own home. He then took it to a blacksmith, who made the blade.

Now that’s how you be a knight. Ball’s for your court, Patrick Stewart. [ News.au via Geekosystem ; Image credit: Discworld News ]

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