Minneyar / Bright-Nail

Item from Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by Tad Williams

Memory — the first of the three Great Swords, forged from a ship's keel by Dwarrow hands, stolen by a king, reforged with a dragon-slayer's bone and a holy nail, and carried to the final battle by a blind man.

Also known as: Minneyar, Bright-Nail, Memory

What They Know

• Forged by Dwarrows from King Elvrit's ship keel — taken without payment, a theft that cursed its origin
• Reforged by Prester John with Eahlstan's fingerbone and an Execution Tree nail — combining dragon-slayer and holy relics
• One of the three Great Swords needed for the ritual — but the ritual's purpose is the Storm King's return, not his defeat
• Disintegrated at the climax — its destruction was part of the final resolution

Connections

• wielded_by — prester_john
• wielded_by — simon
• retrieved_by — guthwulf

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