Wen-M - Brisinger

This was a commission I made to Wen-M for the sword known as “Brisingr” from the Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini.  As for the reason of this design, allow me to quote from the book where it made it’s first appearance:

“Covering the blade was a glossy scabbard of the same dark blue as the scales on Saphira’s back. T he color displayed a slight variegation, like the mottled light at the bottom of a clear forest pond.  a piece of blued brightsteel carved in the shape of a leaf capped the end of the scabbard while a collar decorated with stylized vines encircled the mouth.  The curved crossguard was also made of blued brightstel, as were the four ribs that held it in place the large sapphire that formed the pommel.  The hand-and-a-half hilt was made of hard black wood…

"Like the rest of the sword, the blade was blue, but of a slightly lighter shade; it was the blue of the scales in the hollow of Saphira’s throat rather than the blue of those on her back.  And as it was on Zar'roc, the color was iridescent; as Eragon moved the sword about, the color would shimmer and shift, displaying any of the many tones of blue present on Saphira herself.  Through the wash of color, the cable-like patterns within the brightsteel and the pale bands along the edges were still visible.”

- Brisingr
Christopher Paolini
“A Rider in Full”

I always wanted to see what this sword would really look like the moment I had read that section of the book.  And among the artists at DeviantArt that I was watching among the best was Wen-M who had done amazing work when it came to weapon designs, armor and so on.  And given how simple of a design this was it seemed to be a piece of cake for someone of his skills.

Now I admit that I wish that I could have the sword actually made for display purposes.  

© Brisingr - The Inheritance Trilogy - Christopher Paolini