What's in a name: FF relic weapons.

FF has a long tradition of naming weapons after famous historical weapons. Joyeuse was the sword of Charlemagne, Ridill the sword of Regin the younger brother of fafnir.
The tradition continues in xiv with the some of the relics.

Curtana- The sword of Edward the Confessor, king of England. It is the sword carried before the english monarch, symbolically broken at the point to symbolise mercy. Itself Named after Cortain the sword of Roland, chief paladin of Charlemagne.

Gae Bolg- The spear made from the bones of a sea monster and weilded by Chuculain in irish mythology. It's name means spear of mortal death or belly spear.

Sphairai- Not a famous weapon this time. Sphairai were the padded leather thongs wrapped round the knuckles by boxers in ancient greece.

Artemis bow - Artemis was twin sister to Apollo. A goddess known mainly as a huntress with a golden bow and arrows. In xiv the relic bow has a harp or lyre built into it. The Lyre was invented by hermes for Apollo (god of music and poetry). It seems fitting that both these twin gods are represented in the bards weapon.

Thyrus - In xi this is usually considered to be named for Thyrsus the staff carried by Dionysus. It was made of fennelwood and wreathed in Ivy.

I dunno about the derivation of the names of the other two.
Anyone know what any other stuff in xiv is named after?

Some really cool info, nice one! This is all I can find on Bravura and I suspect Stardust Rod isn't based off anything in particular, but it does appear in a number of FF games.

Wow, thanks for the information.

Now I know! BECAUSE KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!

And knowing is half the battle!

~G.I. J... *dies from plumes*

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Originally Posted by Fiosha_Maureiba

And knowing is half the battle!

~G.I. J... *dies from plumes*

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*kneels, holds dead body, looks up*

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

*screen pans up slowly*

*sad violin and piano music plays*

*credits start rolling*

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i dont think the others have mythilogical ties, stardust rod is just used in alot of FF's.
Bravura the only thing I can think of is a musical term.

Bravura is probably tied part in parcel with the emnity boost the axe grants. Considering the style it describes.

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Originally Posted by charlemagne

Anyone know what any other stuff in xiv is named after?

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* As you can read right here, Flame General Raubahn Aldynn's weapon is called Tizona, just like El Cid's main sword. The male meaning of the word (Tizón) translates to burning stick, firebrand.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ada_Tizona.jpg

* Nael van Darnus' weapon is called Bradamante, the sister of Rinaldo, and one of the heroines in Orlando Innamorato by Matteo Maria Boiardo and Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto in their handling of the Charlemagne legends, also called the Matter of France. (from Wikipedia)

Kan-E-Senna's Claustrum is named after a part of gray matter in the brain, which deals with conscious experiences.

It is also Latin for "barrier."

Could mean that she is the barrier that keeps the Twelveswood safe, or something along those lines.

Stardust Rod comes from

http://www.cosplayful.com/media/cata...SailorMoon.jpg

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Originally Posted by UmJammerSully

Some really cool info, nice one! This is all I can find on Bravura and I suspect Stardust Rod isn't based off anything in particular, but it does appear in a number of FF games.

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Bravura may derive from the origin of the word rather than the "definition" given.

- http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bravura -

"Italian, literally, bravery, from bravare to show off — more at bravado"

So it's possible that the Axe is named for the sense of "Bravery" of fighting off against monster without a shield and tanking at the same time lol.

In classical music, a bravura is a virtuosic passage intended to show off the skill of a performer, generally as a solo, and often in a cadenza. It can also be used as an adjective ("a bravura passage", "her bravura piece"), or to refer to a performance of extraordinary virtuosity. The term comes from the Italian language for Bold.


So we're like dancers... without dances... with an axe... but no dancing uniforms... /criesbecauseofthenothavingdancesanduniforms