Go on an Epic Quest and We'll Give You a Sword to Wield!

By: Zoe Samuel
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Go on an Epic Quest and We'll Give You a Sword to Wield!
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About This Quiz

Swords are symbols of power, both temporal in the case of the swords of soldiers, and metaphysical in their applications in magic. In Japan, there is a story about two master sword smiths, one who prized his swords for their ability to kill, and the other for their ability to protect the bearer. When put in a river, the murderous sword attracted leaves and flowers floating in the water, slicing them in half. The other sword seemed to repel them; even dead leaves were not keen to get close to the sword.

Do you know much about the famous swords of legend? Sure, Excalibur could cut through nearly anything, but whosoever wore its scabbard was immune to wounds. Rocamadour, France is home to a local legend that Durendal, the sword of Roland was stabbed into the side of a mountain, where fragments of it remain (alongside a replica). There are stories of swords forged by gods, dwarves, and wizards. No two swords share exactly the same origins or properties, and no two sword-wielding heroes are quite the same.

So what epic quest would you pursue? Would you be in it for yourself, someone you love, or a higher cause? What epic sword would be right for you? Take this quiz to find out!

In what realm would you go on your epic quest?
The land of Albion!
The Holy Roman Empire
Somewhere in the mystical east.
A Saturday morning cartoon show.

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What form of transportation would you use in your journey?
My charger!
Some on foot, some on horseback
I will ride a sailboat.
I'm riding a dragon.

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What clothing would you wear?
Flowing white robes
Burlap travel clothes
Silk arming jacket
A magic tunic that makes me fly

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What armor would you take with you?
Chain mail
Plate armor
Samurai armor
A magic girdle that works like armor

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What sort of shield would you bear?
A buckler
A kite shield
Aegis
A magic ring that creates a shield of light

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What color banner would you travel under?
Black and white
Yellow and red
Blue and salmon
Purple with gold

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What symbol would go on your banner?
A cross
A lion
My clan's mon
A star

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What animal would accompany you?
A lion
A dog
A serpent
A lynx

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What authority would you invoke on your quest?
The king!
God
My own
The republic

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Who would you choose as a sidekick?
A squire
A vizier
A drifter
A werewolf

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What foreign civilization might you encounter on your quest?
France
Desert tribes
The people of the Kamchatka Peninsula
Demons

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What artifact would you pick up along the way to help in your quest?
The Holy Grail
The crown of a lost kingdom
The polearm of a famous warrior
The One Ring

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What challenging environment would you cross in your quest?
The Dark Forest
The Barren Lands
The Deep Swamp
The Cave Maze

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What mysterious stranger might you run into on your quest?
The Green Knight
A Moorish doctor
A sea spirit
A god

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What sort of holy person might you encounter on your journey?
A priest
A monk
A hermit
A heretic

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What threshold guardian would you need to pass?
A roaming knight
A giant
A roc
A djinn

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What creature would you vanquish as practice for your final encounter?
A Viking
A mercenary
A ronin
A Hun warrior

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What terrible event might happen to derail your quest midway through?
My loved ones are put in danger.
My master changes his mind.
I am thrown in prison.
I am cast into an abyss.

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How would you escape from the cave, dungeon, or fish you were trapped inside of?
I would befriend one of the guards.
I would dig my way out.
I would pray to my god or gods.
I would use my magical brush!

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What trophy would you keep from your captivity?
The key to my cell
The skull of a rat from my captivity
A bar from my jail
Nothing

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Where would your quest lead you?
To a magical place that appears once a century
Deep into the Alps
The summit of Mount Fuji
Mordor

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How would you enter the final setting of your quest?
Broken and weaponless
Wounded and penniless
With only my sword
With an army out to kill me

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Who would accompany you on this final leg of your quest?
No one
The ghosts of my ancestors
A dog that was really a god
My vampire buddy

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How much of your gear would you still have with you?
Nothing
Just the essentials
The clothes on my back and the sword on my hip
All of it

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Would you be well fed and rested for this final leg of your journey?
No way
I'd sleep the night before.
I would have one final feast.
I would be sure to eat well and sleep well.

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Who would you face in your final confrontation?
An evil king
A brigand leader
A monster
The Devil

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Would you face them alone?
I always have the Lord with me.
I will always face my demons alone.
I will have an animal with me.
I will be with my band of friends.

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What style would you use to fight?
Western fencing
Spanish Circle dueling
Muso Shinden Ryu Iaido
Who needs style when you look this good?

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What tactic would you use to defeat them?
Heart, faith, and steel.
I'd outwit my enemy.
I would calm my soul and attack with perfect clarity.
I would just overpower them with my gigantic biceps.

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What would you do once you had achieved the object of your quest?
Return home
Find my next quest
Become king
Become a god

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