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The Sword of the Pendragon was one of the Things of Power, and known as Eirias, which means "blazing". The crystal sword was ancient, used by the heir of King Arthur to cut the ripe branch of the Midsummer's tree. In the presence of the Dark, it burns with blue fire. The sword was crafted by Gwyddno Garanhir for the Light, but because it is a double-edged sword, it could also be used by the Dark. On the Sword of Pendragon are written some words:

I am the womb of every holt,

I am the the blaze on every hill,

I am the queen of every hive,

I am the shield of every head,

I am the tomb of every hope --

I am Eirias!"

The Sword of Pendragon is the fourth of the Things of the Power, and the most powerful. It always point to the east, because it represents the sunshine.

Fate of the Sword:

King Arthur Pendragon takes Eirias away with him to whatever final destination all the Old Ones are headed to. Footnote: The lines written on Eirias were borrowed from the "Song of Amergin", as translated by Robert Graves.

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 The '''Sword of the Pendragon''' was one of the [[Things of Power]], and known as Eirias, which means "blazing". The crystal sword was ancient, used by the heir of [[Wikipedia:King Arthur|King Arthur]] to cut the ripe branch of the [[Midsummer's tree]]. In the presence of the [[Dark]], it burns with blue fire. The sword was crafted by [[Gwyddno Garanhir]] for the [[Light]], but because it is a double-edged sword, it could also be used by the Dark. On the Sword of Pendragon are written some words:
-:I'm the matrix of every shelter,
+:I am the womb of every holt,
-:I'm the fire on every mountain,
+:I am the the blaze on every hill,
-:I'm the queen of everybeehive,
+:I am the queen of every hive,
-:I'm the shield for every head,
+:I am the shield of every head,
-:I'm the tomb of every hope...
+:I am the tomb of every hope --
-:I'm Eirias!
+:I am Eirias!"
 The Sword of Pendragon is the fourth of the Things of the Power, and the most powerful. It always point to the east, because it represents the sunshine.
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 ===Fate of the Sword:===
 King Arthur Pendragon takes Eirias away with him to whatever final destination all the Old Ones are headed to.
+Footnote: The lines written on Eirias were borrowed from the "[http://www.amergin.net/songofamergin.html Song of Amergin]", as translated by Robert Graves.