Avaquar Dagger
The Avaquar Dagger was a blade of power, a precursor to the great Swords of the Ancients, forged late in the Fourth Age of Ammon. Its lore has been kept secret for many ages and few mortals know the full tale of this sacred blade. After the creation by the Ancient Ones of the disastrous Blades of Chaos in the Fourth Age, the Ancients desired to create new and far superior blades of power for the mortals under their charge. These new blades would hold greater powers than the Blades of Chaos. Atnal, a chief among the Ancient Ones who was known to travel amongst his mortal subjects in the guise of an old man or elf, commissioned the famed weapon smith Mahgnim to forge a double bladed knife for him, the Avaquar Dagger.
Atnal gave the design of this unusual weapon to Mahgnim in a dream, and from that image Mahgnim began his work forging the two blades of the Avaquar from his own special steel, created from a blend of ores mined from the caverns of Barkonia and the Tellorien Mountains. The blades he engraved with Annundtal runes, a language of old Annundos, and the words written there came in a vision sent to him by Atnal. The runes told of the Avaquar’s will over the waters of the world, with the power to create drought or flood by its command. Water creatures of many types were also held under its influence. Its hilt was fashioned with a clawed metal guard and a grip carved of red thorcan. When Mahgnim completed this knife, he proclaimed it his greatest work, and presented it to Atnal. Atnal and the other Ancient Ones thence embodied the blade with the powers spoken of in its runes, and they created a great blade of power.
Specifications:
- Overall Length: 20"
- Blade Length: 10-1/2"
- Blade Thickness: 3/16"
- Handle Material: Solid metal handle parts, antique silver finish, Thorcan grip.
- Blade Material: Tempered 420 J2 stainless steel, etched ancient runes, false-edged.
- 18" X 24" Black & White art print, "The Avaquar"
- Polished Wood Display Plaque with mounting hardware.
- Certificate of Authenticity.
Kit Rae
Images from a hidden world of dreams and nightmares form this unique line of edged fantasy creations by artist Kit Rae. Mr. Rae, who has been designing knives since 1984, has been engrossed in fantasy art all his life, with a background in illustration, painting, and sculpting. His designs have varying inspirations including Greek and Egyptian mythology, some strikingly beautiful, some wickedly haunting. They are very popular among serious fantasy knife and sword collectors and have appeared in numerous television shows and feature films. The Kit Rae line consists if edged knife and sword art, with some pieces defying conventional description, Each new piece is part of the tapestry that forms "The Tale of The Swords and the Ancients," a fantasy story written by the artist, about the eternal struggle between good and evil. Most Kit Rae knives include a companion art print that features blades in scenes from his story. |
