Swords

Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.

Death's sword (sword or scythe?) in Discworld. Blue light.

Excalibur. The sword in the stone. The sword in the lake. Throwing it back in.
(> Lord of the Rings.)

The sword that was broken.

Captured officers in the Aubrey/Maturin novels. Giving up and handing back their swords.

Swords with names. Durendal (Roland). Excalibur. Joyeuse (Charlemagne).

Lightsabres.

Sting. The Wee Free Men's swords that glow blue in the presence of lawyers.

Making swords. Japanese craftsmen. Tempering steel.