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[[Image:LionDeathfire.jpg|thumb|right|150px200px|Lion El'Jonson with the ''Lion Sword '' during the [[Horus Heresy]] ]].The '''''Lion Sword''' is '' was the great sword of blade wielded by the [[Primarch]] of the [[Dark Angels]], [[Lion El'Jonson]], during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]]. It has been lost since the [[Destruction of Caliban]].{{fn|1}}{{fn|5}}

The '''Lion Sword''' was a [[power sword is ]] said to have been crafted on [[Terra]] by the [[Emperor]]'s own armourers.It shone with a pale inner light,{{Fn|2}} Since igniting anything it cut with a sudden burst of flame. The Lion briefly lost the sword in his [[Horus HeresyThe Lion and the Wolf|duel]] the sword was broken and is now lost. It is now rumored to be carried by the mysterious with [[CypherLeman Russ]] who may seek to reforge it and present it to the on [[Emperor of MankindDulan]], obtaining absolution {{fn|4a}} and forgiveness for the [[Fallen]]it was said he never let a weapon slip from his fingers since.{{fn|4b}}

During the Lion's time on in [[Imperium Secundus]], he wielded the ''Lion Sword '' in his duel with [[Konrad Curze]], the blade easily cutting through the other primarch's [[The Nightmare Mantle|Nightmare Mantle]].{{fn|3a}} It was broken in half by an enraged [[Roboute Guilliman]], who was angry when he discovered that the Lion had violated his oaths to [[Sanguinius]] not to use orbital bombardment on [[Macragge]] against rebels.{{fn|3b}} [[Deathwing|Deathbringer]] [[Holguin]] kept the pieces, hoping to have the blade reforged.{{Fn|33c}} The sword was reforged by the end of the Heresy, when the Lion met Russ in the [[Imperial Palace]] after the [[Battle of Terra]]. The Lion challenged Russ to finish their duel, to the death, and stabbed his brother through the chest when he made no move to defend himself.{{fn|4b}} The Lion turned the blade aside at the last moment, ensuring the wound was not fatal.{{fn|4c}} The ''Lion Sword'' disappeared along with the primarch after his confrontation with [[Luther]] during the [[Destruction of Caliban]].{{fn|5}}

This relic of power from [[CalibanImage:CypherFight.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Lord Cypher]] carrying what is believed rumoured to had been lost for ten thousand years where it was believed to had resided within a temple on be the ''Lion Sword'']]Some of the [[Exodite WorldUnforgiven]]s of have speculated that the mysterious sword carried by [[LughnasaLord Cypher]] and guarded by is the ''Lion Sword'', which he intends to either present before the native [[EldarEmperor]]. A member of seeking forgiveness for the [[The Fallen]], during his mercenary work amongst the or use to slay Him.{{fn|5}} When [[Interrogator Chaplain|Master of Repentance]] [[Knight WorldsAsmodai]]touched the crimson and gold pommel, led he experienced a sortie that raided the settlement vision where they massacred the Eldar forceshe felt a blade pierce his gut, dropping his own sword as he tumbled with a snarling foe. Upon their victory, {{fn|6}} One of the Fallen raided claimed to have seen the ''Lion Sword'' within a temple where he discovered on the Lion Sword but left it behind as he could not bear to take it as he remembered his betrayal. This Fallen was later captured [[Exodite World]]s of [[Lughnasa]] and guarded by the Dark Angels where native [[Eldar]]. [[Interrogator-Chaplain]] [[Uzziel]] learnt of the location of the Lion Sword once more. Prior to dying, the Fallen regretted not returning the Sword to his former brethren and was forgiven by the confessor. Uzziel led a recovery mission for the relic where they eliminated the Eldar presence only to be tempted by the artefact's power that nearly led to his corruption. A shocked Uzziel later discovered discover that the relic was not the fabled ''Lion Sword '' but rather the ''[[Sword of [[Luther]] '' that was used to kill Lion El'Jonson.{{Fn|1}}

*{{Endn|1}}: ''[[The Black Pearl (Short Story)]]'' by *{{Endn|2}}: [[Chris PramasThe Unremembered Empire (Novel)]], Chapter 16*3: [[Angels of Caliban (Novel)]]**{{Endn|3a}}: Chapter Twenty-Eight**{{Endn|3b}}: Chapter Thirty**{{Endn|23c}}: Chapter Thirty-Four*4: [[Leman Russ: The Unremembered Empire Great Wolf (Novel)]]**{{Endn|4a}}: Chapter IV**{{Endn|4b}}: Chapter V**{{Endn|4c}}: Chapter VI*{{Endn|35}}: [[Angels Dataslate: Cypher - Lord of Caliban the Fallen (Background Book)]], ''Cypher''*{{Endn|6}}: [[The Unforgiven (Novel)]] Chapter 30, ''Repercussions''