Best Fantasy Writer Ever!

[eastofthemoon]

Some of you guys might have heard how Terry Pratchett was knighted back in 2009? Well, recently, he used more than 175 pounds of iron ore in a deposit near his home in Wiltshire to make his own sword and to add to the awesome he added parts of a meteorite.


That's right people, Terry Practchett made his own space sword XD

Comments

[dqbunny.livejournal.com]

Heeee, I shared this on Twitter a few days ago. Wicked awesome!

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

All fantasy writers should try to make their own weapons. XD

[ceruleanghost.livejournal.com]

That...that is awesome.

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

It really, really is! ^_^

[beccastareyes]

If I ever get knighted*, I want to make my own 'legendary' sword.

* Which probably will never happen, unless I actually move to a country where the Queen of England is my head of state and become a citizen.

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

Still, it's nice to dream about isn't? ^_^

[beccastareyes]

Yep. Though I think I'd rather keep the meteorites un-melted. Maybe tastefully set into the pommel.

[pip25.livejournal.com]

Wow, 81kg is a lot of iron ore for a short sword... which makes it all the more awesome. ;)

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

It's one of the best things I've heard this week. ^_^

[brendala.livejournal.com]

That is the coolest thing ever! Sir Pratchett, I salute thee!

Wait, since he's a knight, does this massively nerdy action therefore make him The Lord of the Nerds? Should we be bowing to him? LOL

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

Hmm...good question. At the very least, he is the knight of the nerds. XD

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

He's secretly sokka. It makes sense.

[agh-4.livejournal.com]

THAT. IS. SO. COOL!