In mythology, legend or fiction, a magic sword is a sword with magical powers or other supernatural qualities. Renowned swords appear in the folklore of every nation that used swords.
Faroe stamp by Anker Eli Petersen depicting the magical sword Gram
Ahimelech giving the sword of Goliath to David, by Aert de Gelder.
"Excalibur the Sword" Illustration of Arthur receiving it from the Lady of the Lake, by Howard Pyle for The Story of King Arthur and his Knights.
"Sigmund's Sword" (1889) by Johannes Gehrts.
Flaming sword (mythology)
A flaming sword is a sword which is glowing with a flame which is produced by some supernatural power. Flaming swords have existed in legends and myths for thousands of years.
Painting by Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix of an angel (Camael) expelling Adam and Eve with a flaming sword. According to Robert Means Lawrence, Arthur de Bles, and R.L. Giles, the angel who cast Adam and Eve out of Paradise was said to be Jophiel.
St Jophiel, stained glass at St Michael's Church, Brighton.
St Uriel, stained glass at St James' Church, Ewhurst Green.