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GMC Forum _ CHILL OUT _ One Sword To Rule Them All?
Posted by: Todd Simpson Aug 16 2015, 04:48 PM
This sword is something of a Mystery as it's engraved in a language that nobody can read. I thought it was Runes or something similar but evidently not. Either way it's sure a badass sword. It looks like it's straight form Lord of The Rings eh?
Any ideas?
Here is the inscription
+NDXOXCHWDRGHDXORVI++NDXOXCHWDRGHDXORVI++NDXOXCHWDRGHDXORVI+
+NDXOXCHWDRGHDXORVI++NDXOXCHWDRGHDXORVI++NDXOXCHWDRGHDXORVI+
Posted by: klasaine Aug 16 2015, 05:08 PM
Well, there was no 'W' in use until the 16th cent.
Y or UU was used for the sound before that *and to this day in modern Italian, W still does not exist in their alphabet (no K either).
They can easily date the metal. Where's that pic from?
My guess - modern prop.
Posted by: AK Rich Aug 16 2015, 05:50 PM
It says "If you are close enough to read this, you are about to lose your head."
Posted by: fzalfa Aug 16 2015, 09:35 PM
google is our friend dear Todd !!
https://www.google.fr/search?q=NDXOXCHWDRGHDXORVI&biw=1158&bih=538&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CCgQsARqFQoTCJW2g-W5rscCFQZtFAodycoCxw
Laurent
Posted by: Todd Simpson Aug 16 2015, 11:47 PM
Hehe. Not a prop 
It's the real deal. Here is a link to a site with some info.
http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=20639
Y or UU was used for the sound before that *and to this day in modern Italian, W still does not exist in their alphabet (no K either).
They can easily date the metal. Where's that pic from?
My guess - modern prop.
Always
Sadly, The google search mostly leads to more pictures of the sword. https://www.google.fr/search?q=NDXOXCHWDRGHDXORVI&biw=1158&bih=538&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CCgQsARqFQoTCJW2g-W5rscCFQZtFAodycoCxw
Laurent
Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Aug 16 2015, 11:51 PM
LOL
On a serious note, I have always been fascinated by artifacts and historic items. I always wondered about the history of some things I had and bought used. It is weird but it would be really awesome if used music gear would come with history who played on it, what, when.... Similar things I wondered about my car too hahahahha
Posted by: Todd Simpson Aug 16 2015, 11:55 PM
That would be cool!! A sort of pedigree to let you know where it's been and who has played it, etc. I"d pay a bit extra actually for the history of instruments if it was an option. Maybe we should carve strange runes on our guitars and somebody will dig them up some day and wonder?
On a serious note, I have always been fascinated by artifacts and historic items. I always wondered about the history of some things I had and bought used. It is weird but it would be really awesome if used music gear would come with history who played on it, what, when.... Similar things I wondered about my car too hahahahha
Posted by: klasaine Aug 17 2015, 05:18 PM
Your link and a few others give some pretty plausible explanations. Such as each symbol is the first letter of a Latin word in a prayer or poem, there could be some numbers thrown in there, etc.
Todd's - http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=20639
Other - http://history.stackexchange.com/questions/23874/what-does-the-inscription-on-this-sword-mean
http://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2015/08/ndxoxchwdrghdxorvi.html
*There is a vast repository of artifacts/inscriptions/etc. from the medieval period (and of course earlier) that have unknown or disputed meaning/interpretation. Go to Europe. There's piles (literally) of the stuff in museums and churches. And a lot of it hasn't even been looked through yet.
Posted by: Ben Higgins Aug 18 2015, 09:57 AM
A sword thread and I wasn't notified?? Blasphemy
I was gonna say it makes me think that some guys were using text & internet speak back in the Latin days. So basically they were donning their swords with their equivalents of YOLO and LOL 
Posted by: Todd Simpson Aug 18 2015, 08:12 PM
My Bad!! I knew you'd find it though!! Spiff blade eh? I think we should get something like that carved on our guitar necks But maybe not XOMGLOLX or such
I was gonna say it makes me think that some guys were using text & internet speak back in the Latin days. So basically they were donning their swords with their equivalents of YOLO and LOL
SOme pretty plausible explanations it seems
Nothing concrete though. Gotta love a good Sword mystery!Todd's - http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=20639
Other - http://history.stackexchange.com/questions/23874/what-does-the-inscription-on-this-sword-mean
http://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2015/08/ndxoxchwdrghdxorvi.html
*There is a vast repository of artifacts/inscriptions/etc. from the medieval period (and of course earlier) that have unknown or disputed meaning/interpretation. Go to Europe. There's piles (literally) of the stuff in museums and churches. And a lot of it hasn't even been looked through yet.
Posted by: Ben Higgins Aug 19 2015, 06:57 PM
But maybe not XOMGLOLX or such Yeah.. only cool stuff like OMG and WTF!
Posted by: Arpeggio Aug 23 2015, 09:35 PM
"If found, please return to the knights who say nee"
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