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A '''Frost Blade''' is an ornate type of [[Chainsword]] used solely by the [[Space Wolves]] chapter. Each one is hand-crafted by a Master [[Iron Priest]], and many incorporate the diamond-hard fangs of the [[Fenris|Fenrisian]] [[Kraken (Sea Creature)|Ice Kraken]]. They are highly sought after and in the skilled hands of a [[Space Marine]] they can be comparable in effect to most [[Power Weapons]]<sup>1</sup>. | A '''Frost Blade''' is an ornate type of [[Chainsword]] used solely by the [[Space Wolves]] chapter. Each one is hand-crafted by a Master [[Iron Priest]], and many incorporate the diamond-hard fangs of the [[Fenris|Fenrisian]] [[Kraken (Sea Creature)|Ice Kraken]]. They are highly sought after and in the skilled hands of a [[Space Marine]] they can be comparable in effect to most [[Power Weapons]]<sup>1</sup>. | ||
Revision as of 20:00, 22 July 2011
A Frost Blade is an ornate type of Chainsword used solely by the Space Wolves chapter. Each one is hand-crafted by a Master Iron Priest, and many incorporate the diamond-hard fangs of the Fenrisian Ice Kraken. They are highly sought after and in the skilled hands of a Space Marine they can be comparable in effect to most Power Weapons1.
A variant is the Frost Axe, which incorporates the same elements. Frost axes are sometimes made from energized diamond, giving them the appearance of blades forged from pure ice.1
Wolf Lord Ragnar Blackmane wields a Frost Blade2. He received it while serving as a Wolfblade, as a gift from the Celestarch of House Belisarius, for saving Lady Gabriella Belisarius from an assassination attempt by a rival house. The blade was said to have been formerly possessed by Skander Bloody-axe, Ragnar's predecessor.3
Sources
- 1Codex: Space Wolves (5th Edition): pg. 57.
- 2Codex: Space Wolves (5th Edition): pg. 67.
- 3Wolfblade (Novel) by William King.
