De website Topless Robot is zo vriendelijk geweest om een artikel te schrijven over de veertien beste fantasy zwaarden. Opmerkelijk is dat Excalibur en The Blade Sword of the Daywalker ontbreken op de lijst. Daarom is mijn favoriet geworden:

12) The Atlantean Sword, Conan the Barbarian


The "Atlantean Sword" (as it's referred to on the film's soundtrack) from Conan the Barbarian is one of the most iconic weapons in fantasy cinema (next to the sword-that-shoots-swords, of course). It was designed by Ron Cobb, who also contributed designs to Star Wars, Alien/Aliens, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Total Recall. The sword was not only Conan's signature weapon in the first film and its forgettable sequel, Conan the Destroyer, but the Governator himself kept the prop sword -- which was actually a usable weapon -- in his office.