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Re: Name of your Sword
« Reply #45 on: 2011-07-13, 20:02:21 »
Everything sounds cool in Latin!  Or any other language but English, really.  I came up with a name for this sword but am not sure if it'll sound good.

"Linkehand Gott"

"Left hand of God"?
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Re: Name of your Sword
« Reply #46 on: 2011-07-13, 21:09:32 »
Is that a Van Helsing reference?  8)

Make sue it's for a Leftie.
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Re: Name of your Sword
« Reply #47 on: 2011-07-14, 16:02:44 »
Everything sounds cool in Latin!  Or any other language but English, really.  I came up with a name for this sword but am not sure if it'll sound good.

"Linkehand Gott"

"Left hand of God"?

Yes!

Is that a Van Helsing reference?  8)


No!  And it is for a lefty...but the reference is Biblical in origin and actually refers to Gabriel so I thought of calling it 'Gibril', the Arabic version of the name considering it is a Crusade-era sword.  Just an idea...not struck in stone yet.
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Re: Name of your Sword
« Reply #48 on: 2011-07-14, 16:46:37 »
Everything sounds cool in Latin!  Or any other language but English, really.  I came up with a name for this sword but am not sure if it'll sound good.

"Linkehand Gott"

"Left hand of God"?

Yes!

Huzzah! I win a cookie. :)

Is that a Van Helsing reference?  8)


No!  And it is for a lefty...but the reference is Biblical in origin and actually refers to Gabriel so I thought of calling it 'Gibril', the Arabic version of the name considering it is a Crusade-era sword.  Just an idea...not struck in stone yet.

Have you seen Van Helsing? Dracula refers to Van Helsing as the "left hand of God", and calls him Gabriel. I actually had the same thought as Sir Nathan. It's perfect for you, as you're a leftie. :)
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Re: Name of your Sword
« Reply #49 on: 2011-07-14, 17:00:36 »
michael is the right hand and the one who kicked lucifer out of heaven so they had the names mixed up. dont forget about hark and harold angel. hehehe

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Re: Name of your Sword
« Reply #50 on: 2011-07-14, 20:10:27 »
You know, I've seen Van Helsing twice but can attest to being preoccupied w/something else while watching it so although I do recall the LHoG one, don't recall him being called Gabriel, but it makes sense.  And as you say, Sir James, I am a southpaw so it works for me.

It isn't blasphemous to use it?  I wonder.  I stop short of calling myself that...but have thought it from time to time.  lol
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Re: Name of your Sword
« Reply #51 on: 2011-07-15, 14:58:47 »
About a year ago I was looking thru a palladium games rifts book. There was a picture of an adventurer with a magic sword. In futhark runes on the blade it said " a magic sword"! I laughed myself sick.
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Re: Name of your Sword
« Reply #52 on: 2011-07-15, 15:25:56 »
That was one of my main frustrations with that movie. Why didn't they explain that? And the whole nightmares thing? Wasn't explaining that one of the main reasons they went there?

 I love the name Gibril. Would you be applying that to the sword you have? Guzzleguts?
And It's not blasphemous, as I imagine you wouldn't actually br considering yourself an archangel. 

And I love Von Gottesmund because it does a perfect job of summarizing what it's purpose would be in that context. The reference is Apocalyptic, which would be appropriate for what it would be used for.   
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Re: Name of your Sword
« Reply #53 on: 2011-07-15, 19:00:34 »
You know, I've seen Van Helsing twice but can attest to being preoccupied w/something else while watching it so although I do recall the LHoG one, don't recall him being called Gabriel, but it makes sense.

It's actually a rather "quiet" portion. Van Helsing and Dracula are "stalking" each other,                and Dracula almost whispers  "Gabriel. Oh Gabriel.", if I remember right, just before Van Helsing stakes him (attention grabber). In the same conversation, he says something about "It must be so hard to be the left hand of God.", but that's all it really touches on.

That was one of my main frustrations with that movie. Why didn't they explain that? And the whole nightmares thing? Wasn't explaining that one of the main reasons they went there?

It's implying that Van Helsing is the human incarnation of Gabriel, and when he mentions to the friar about "I remember Rome", it's implying that Van Helsing has been around since roughly the time of the crucifixion. At another point, Dracula mentions that he can tell Van Helsing much about his past, and that's supposed to be part of the "bait" for Van Helsing to not kill him, and probably why it doesn't expand from that.

On a related note, if you haven't seen "Shroud" (made in 2009), the ending is interesting, and related in some way (which I won't spoil).

As for blasphemous for calling a sword Gibril or Gabriel - I don't see why a different language of the same name would matter, so Gabriel, Gibril, same thing. Calling a sword what it's been named is, simply, a name. As long as you don't worship the sword, I'd say you're fine, I think. :)
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Re: Name of your Sword
« Reply #54 on: 2011-07-15, 19:13:05 »
On a related note, if you haven't seen "Shroud" (made in 2009), the ending is interesting, and related in some way (which I won't spoil).

I don't see it on Netflix. Doh.
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Re: Name of your Sword
« Reply #55 on: 2011-07-16, 00:40:52 »
I just hate it when they don't expand on stuff like that. Cause I think that actually would have made a freaking awesome sequel. Or anything!
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Re: Name of your Sword
« Reply #56 on: 2011-07-18, 04:16:18 »
On a related note, if you haven't seen "Shroud" (made in 2009), the ending is interesting, and related in some way (which I won't spoil).

I don't see it on Netflix. Doh.


It's a small budget movie by Jetre Films. There were pics and info in a thread on ArmourArchive.org. http://www.jetrefilm.com/ is the official site. IMDB here (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0963948/combined). Ugo Serrano and Patrick Thaden worked on the armor for the main character.

Google-fu fails me at finding a copy for sale. :(
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Re: Name of your Sword
« Reply #57 on: 2011-07-21, 15:10:04 »
Well, it wouldn't be considered blasphemous if I did think of myself as one of the Archangels...I was referring to the LHoG reference...but it isn't, since I'm not calling myself 'God', only that the sword is His left hand. 

Gibril was going to be the Arn sword's name...Guzzleguts IS the name for that other one...or Gasteviande, rather.
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Re: Name of your Sword
« Reply #58 on: 2011-07-21, 23:55:10 »
Ahhh, ok. When's that coming?
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Re: Name of your Sword
« Reply #59 on: 2011-07-22, 13:33:14 »
Gasteviande?  She's already here.



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