[attachmentid=10119][attachmentid=10119]Around the time Fellowship of The Ring premiered, I discovered the swordsmith who made the swords for the movie was Peter Lyon. I contacted Peter, and at the time he was still taking commissions, so I took my place "in line".... little did I know I would be in that line for nearly six years.
In that time I have traded countless emails with Peter and have come to have a great deal of respect for him and his work. He has since finished the LOTR movies and also Chronicles of Narnia and is still under the employ of WETA.... However, since I did NOT back out of my commission, he has recently contacted me and told me he is nearly finished with my sword.
This sword is actually a design of his own loosely inspired by several swords from Lord of the Ring.
The most noteable influences are the crossguard, which is very similar to Glamdring, Gandalfs sword, and the blade , handle and pommel are similar to Aragorns ranger sword.
I will start with the original drawing that Peter did for me years ago...... (note, the drawing speaks of brass fittings and oxblood colored leather.... that has since changed, but the overrall design has not...)
One thing thats really noteworthy and UNIQUE about Peters swords is his INCREDIBLE ablity to do some of the most insanly deep, yet straight hollowgrinds on blades.... ALL of the LOTR blades had hollowground blades and its just really impressive......... sort of his "signature" style I guess...
Im a sword geek so i notice these things from a mile away....
Right now the sword is being sent off to a fellow craftsman friend of Peter's who will be doing the leather covering for the handle and scabbard...... this is the same guy that did all the sword leather work for the LOTR movies...
The coolest thing about this design is that it COULD have been in the movies......
In that time I have traded countless emails with Peter and have come to have a great deal of respect for him and his work. He has since finished the LOTR movies and also Chronicles of Narnia and is still under the employ of WETA.... However, since I did NOT back out of my commission, he has recently contacted me and told me he is nearly finished with my sword.
This sword is actually a design of his own loosely inspired by several swords from Lord of the Ring.
The most noteable influences are the crossguard, which is very similar to Glamdring, Gandalfs sword, and the blade , handle and pommel are similar to Aragorns ranger sword.
I will start with the original drawing that Peter did for me years ago...... (note, the drawing speaks of brass fittings and oxblood colored leather.... that has since changed, but the overrall design has not...)
One thing thats really noteworthy and UNIQUE about Peters swords is his INCREDIBLE ablity to do some of the most insanly deep, yet straight hollowgrinds on blades.... ALL of the LOTR blades had hollowground blades and its just really impressive......... sort of his "signature" style I guess...
Im a sword geek so i notice these things from a mile away....
Right now the sword is being sent off to a fellow craftsman friend of Peter's who will be doing the leather covering for the handle and scabbard...... this is the same guy that did all the sword leather work for the LOTR movies...
The coolest thing about this design is that it COULD have been in the movies......
