What is "magic sword"

n. A sword, usually from mythology or fiction, imbued with magical power to increase its strength or grant it other supernatural qualities.

A magic sword is any mythological or fictional sword imbued with magical power to increase its strength or grant it other supernatural qualities. The archetype originated in myth and legend, and occurs regularly in fantasy fiction.

Renowned swords appear in the folklore of every nation that used swords. Sometimes the sword is ascribed no powers of its own. It is famous because it is the hero's sword, or because of its origin, as when a god gives it to the hero. Other swords keep their wielders safe or destroy their enemies.

A more localized motif is the sword that has been broken and must be reforged, commonly found in Northern Europe. Such a sword symbolizes the initial defeat and loss of honor of its wielder. Subsequent victory and the restoration of honor is achieved by reforging it, either at the wielder's hand or that of his heir.

, fully titled as Magic Sword: Heroic Fantasy, is a side-scrolling fantasy arcade game released by Capcom in . The game casts the player as a hero who must fight his way through a mystical tower in order to save the world. The player can use a sword, axe or magic, and can also rescue and recruit potential allies of various character classes, each of which has his or her own special abilities. Three years earlier, Capcom had released the similar Black Tiger in 1987.

A magic sword is any kind of mythological or fictional sword imbued with magical power.

Magic sword may also refer to:

• Magic Sword (video game), 1990 side-scrolling fantasy arcade game
• The Magic Sword (1901 film), a British short silent fantasy film
• The Magic Sword (1950 film), a Yugoslav fantasy film, based on Serbian folk tales
• The Magic Sword (1962 film), an American fantasy film, loosely adapted from the St. George legend
• Quest for Camelot, titled The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot in United Kingdom
• Magic Sword, two-piece American synthwave band from Boise, Idaho
  • Magic Sword, alternate title for Magic Sword's 2015 debut album Volume 1