The Elder Scrolls Lore: Sword-Singers

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sword singing through the construction of elaborate sword is diluted with magic their workmanship and poems not only preserved but thrived sword singers deemed that the sword was high caliber compared to other types of arms and were dedicated to utilizing it solely anything else would only direct to turmoil in their passage in seeking proficiency the sword singers erected synagogues to the gods of warfare and coaching halls named the halls of the virtues of war in which they could sharpen their combat techniques and the art of manufacturing compelling swords they cherished warrior gods such as onsie who presented ancient you couidn't with how to stretch their knives into swords diagonal an embodiment of the hoon Dean who delivered them orichalcos weapons and lucky the goddess of bizarre swordplay who popularized the singers to the affair mph ain't technique the sword singers originally enlisted from among the children of noble faith Emily's new affiliates were confirmed into the order at age 11 males became known as the brothers of the blade while females acquired the title maidens of the Spirit sword in later centuries mastery of the way was accomplished upon overcoming the Walkabout a wilderness expedition recreating the life of friend our hunting we're singers would roam the terrain finishing off beasts and assisting the people in the name of honor the walkabout could take years to finish and some singers did not survive the trials although the sword singers were at no time copious peuple due to a bleak and relentless desert way of living they had a compelling domination on Youku de within a few generations the way of the sword had become their life and was seeded into yokujin society for the singers the sword was pictured as an expansion of their soul and an emblem of Honor they cultivated that it was the swordsman not the sword that was of importance an assortment of fables and sagas tell of masters needing only a plain wooden training sword to vanquish their rivals such was the cloud of the way of the sword to Yakunin lifestyle that even mundane items bore illustrations of swords or warriors assuming brawling stances the tremendous among the sword singers were known as saints of the sword or on say in yoku once' had the capacity to embody a sword from their very soul known as a Shahi or spirit sword by peer force of willpower a non c'è warrior could construct the celestial sword of true understanding and it would take aspect in their hand this manner of the way became known as the Shahi Shen shiteru or way of the spirit sword all sword singers trained to grasp this form through acute training and rumination in the way of the sword but not all swordsmen were fruitful in developing into a non c'è those who could were told to be beyond mortal they dominated excessive adherence to the gods of war boundless fervor and a focus and competence far ahead of what others could ever attain contrarily there have been specific capable individuals who could assemble a Shahi from a very young age or with insufficient or no training other times as Shahi maybe forged in times of immense tension on say were also acknowledged to ruminate utilizing large egg shaped crystals many of which survived into the mid second era after being passed down to their descendants to become a non c'è of the highest echelon a sword singer had to exhibit capacity to form the Shahi these Shahi were described as commonly pallid hazy fanciful and as if it was built of light and incandescent frequently its aspect wouldn't even be notably sword-like and would be of no benefit as a substantial sword on say desiring to acquire the greatest title of first rank were enforced to depart from their most cherished weapons and war apparatus before attempting an arduous commencement ritual if they prevailed they would no longer need commonplace weapons on say of the second rank and above were known to possess the qualification to not only compose the Shahi but brandish it as a weapon in assault their Shahi gleamed brilliantly and was much more lethal described as an unstoppable weapon of great might that could lacerate foes like a safe through wheat demilitarizing session on say could only be done by decapitation or abducting their mind these swordsmen generally began their own training academies teaching their individual way of the sword there was some confirmation however that proposed the Shahi of a non c'è could be blasted yielding only behind its essence on say of the supreme ethic meandered the terrain participating in combat righting wrongs and searching to end the conflict to them embodying the Shahi was told to have come as instinctively as breathing when the warrior constellation briefly took a temporal appearance in the mid second era he possess an extraordinarily dominant Shahi that was able of generating Seesmic waves and magical gales there had always been a break among the bourgeois of yo kuda and the sword singers however much was done to calm hostilities in the Empire Iran doctoral air air at the time rehabilitated the Gulf by proposing constraints on the bearing of swords torn sword hunt as it was known implied that only the singers were it authorized to wear swords which esteemed them from the rest of the populace after andyc Torn's death a violent civil war broke out among this turmoil the most proficient sword singer in history friend are hunting grew up hunting was so adept in swordsmanship that by the age of 14 he could utilize his capabilities to cater to his mother and four brothers when the war launched hunting was still a juvenile but a daunting sword singer in his own interest by the age of thirty he had attained such dexterity and aptitude that he decisively stopped utilizing the authentic swords and began using the shahi in order to carry on his acumen in expertise he wrote his own tenets on the way of the sword titled the book of circles it was recognized as the categorical compendium for sword singers in the centuries that followed in the first era 780 emperor hero pursued a grapple domination of the empire from the people by annihilating the sword singers the singers quickly became a minority and impotent to rally collectively into an army that could protect their homes and lives friend are hunting who the singer saw as their champion let it revolt against the emperor in what became known as the war of the singers hunting was triumphant but less than 20,000 sword singers survived unappreciated among the public and no longer accepted hunting in his army left yo kuda and began their great exodus to Hammerfell sometime after hunting's retreat yo kuda capsized into the sea tales blamed the calamity on a rebel party of once' called the here--as dirge the hero dirge were said to be professionals of stone magic and when they were routed during the last of a war they drove their reprisal in the nation by using taboo means a sensibly adequate of such destruction indeed the celestial warrior authenticated this tale when he declared the fish a high of a first rank on say is what capsized yo kuda additionally some reports claim that this taboo sword stroke was known as the pancreas orde a procedure that could dismantle the very laws of nature following Yokota's eradication numerous waves of evacuees and warriors known as the regatta departed to Hammerfell admits them were gifted sword singers and on say such as the brilliant yeah goom's 13 king saken's battalion of sword singers or the legendary band of master once' known only as the for imposing singers such as these sees the complete province and founded a new home for the yoke UDON's numerous training academies for swordsmen were also erected in the early days of Hammerfell warriors known as the ankara trekked east and to craglorn and constructed hell raw citadel a colossal compound believed to be utilized as a non c'è training arena others created the abbey of the blades and LaRon ISA school of warriors Ronny's ah allegedly devoted to the warrior constellation taught students to become sword disciples by finalizing five progressively back-breaking assessments of durability and expertise correspondingly the training academy at Leki's blade in the al akir desert was assembled around this time after an immense engagement between lucky goddess of bizarre swordplay and distinguished swordsman radha al Sauron after the clash the last of the once' founded the school where their sword expertise could be handed down to later generations centuries later the academy continued to be a favorite venue of study and was considered the swordsman's most humble site local lore claims the Phantom's of the dead on say watch over the disciples training in the temple when Hammerfell challenged a considerable danger from a band of an impotent elven necromancer's the once' champions masha raden and Halle sacrificed themselves to defend the people from the risen corpses as part of a stipulation with to waka each on say siphoned their souls into the sword they brandished in life these blades became known as the once' wards and would defend the homeland from even the most mighty of necromancy after seizing Hammerfell the Akutan found themselves in a time of proportionate unity many warriors put down their blades in order to raise their new nation within three lifetimes many deserted the book of circles and lost sight to the teachings of the way of the sword on say Warriors were even more scarce and although many training halls were created throughout Hammerfell very few composed masters of the Shahi however a trifling amount of Emin swordsmen did exist during this age of recession such as gaiden shinji and insane makalah lucky when Hammerfell came under barrage from a race of giant goblins the queen of Oz wobbu besieged with Derek Holland the last of the once' according to myth Holland called forth the specters of long dead on say to alleviate him in his protection of the city various once' warriors arose and battled alongside Hollen until they were triumphant other reports state that Holland scoured the land to locate the five robust swords that ended a comparable goblin attack during the time of diva hunting although their use was banned Colin used the swords and crushed the goblin army because of this their Shahi was forever shattered whatever the circumstance Holland defended the people and re-established the teachings a friend are hunting to Hammerfell although the Red Guard still esteemed the teaching of the way of the sword and were all inspiring warriors in their own right the number of sword singers increasingly declined as time moved onward by the mid second era there were no known once' warriors and some foreign philosophers ridiculed the shahi as superstitious nonsense training schools such as Ronnie's ah were still honored and distinguished institutions among Red Guards but for nameless reasons the on say quietly died out the abbey of the blades held true to the teachings of acclaimed singers along with Deva at hunting rah ABBA on say column and Saitama and some students even desired to revitalize the ancient art but were eventually fruitless even skilled swordsman of the time such as master Aram says net and size sahan were seen as commonplace compared to the on say of old by the third and fourth eras on say were virtually a fabrication although there were some who pursued the old ways within the archaic halls of riches of war very few Red Guards had ever seen a Shahi let alone name forth one some facets of the martial art survived through the eras however and Red Guards persisted among the most intimidating and naturally proficient warriors in Tamriel

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Keywords: sword singers, sword-singers, elder scrolls, the elder scrolls, hammerfell, redguards, yokuda, scimitar, video games

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Length: 14min 49sec (889 seconds)

Published: Sun Sep 09 2018

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"The Sword-Singers were a Yokudan league of sword experts who later fled to Tamriel, and made Hammerfell their home. Master Sword-Singers called Ansei, had the ability to wield an ethereal and celestial blade known as a Shehai. They were a near unstoppable force of talented warriors who dominated the culture of the Redguards in Hammerfell, but despite that they had quietly and mysteriously died out. In this video I talk about the story of the Sword Singers in Tamrielic and Yokudan history, and how they have shaped modern day society in Hammerfell."