This sword, perfect for traditional witchcraft, Asatru, norse heathenry, anglo saxon paganism, high magick, Traditional Witchcraft and wicca was forged by Paul, a practicing witch and ceremonial magician, from a single piece of iron bar.
Appox 30 inches in total length, of which the blade is 24 inches.
Paul forged this specifically for one of his favorite Goddesses... Brigid, goddess of the forge! It is a sword length version of his popular Brigid Athame and boasts an integral iron guard with Celtic Scrolls. It has a large Brigid's cross design near the hilt and a Triskelion. The blade has a waist, very feminine and also fearsomely sharp! More detailing near the top of the blade includes a pentacle and Celtic knotwork.
The blade has further been stamped and detailed with Paul's popular "recessed crosses" finish, small equal armed celtic crosses are sunk into the blade..
The handle is hand carved Silver Birch, one of the Ogham Celtic trees sacred to Brigid, respectfully cut and seasoned by Paul then hand shaped, and sanded to a fine 400 grit furniture finish.
Birch is the first tree to grow after a forest fire... It is therefore associated with healing, regeneration, growth and all the powers of nature and the divine feminine! Paul cuts all his own wood, respectfully and carefully, never damaging the tree, thanking and blessing the tree for its gift!
Unique hand forged heirloom quality sword by our pagan blacksmith. Paul is a practitioner of traditional witchcraft and ceremonial magick.
Iron is sacred to Mars.
In Ceremonial magick and some witchcraft traditions the dagger or sword represents the element of air and therefore used to control, banish or destroy.
In some Wicca traditions the sword represents the element of fire and is perfect for a weapon of manifestation and circle casting.
The Tubal Cain mythos also has iron as a tool of our will and apostasy, Yahweh after the expulsion from Eden told Adam and Eve they would have to scrabble among the thorns for their food... But Tubal Cain, 7th son of Cain had other ideas and discovered the working of iron and became the first blacksmith. To the Tubal Cain currents of witchcraft iron is therefore a tool of our will.
In Traditional English cottage witchcraft the Fae Folk are scared of iron and therefore iron tools can be used to protect against or control the Fae.
Each of Paul's swords are unique. There is no plan beforehand, the sword is allowed to manifest as it wills, Paul just helps it along.
NOTE!!! These are expensive to ship and time consuming to pack. A flat rate fee of $20 is set to cover our shipping costs (please note that shipping items this large to the west coast can cost us over $40 - so this helps partially cover our shipping expenses but does not fully cover them!