dugi. Na primjer, mač Excalibur pripadao je kralju Arthuru, dok je mač Durandal pripadao vitezovi Rolandu. Ovi mačevi su imali posebnu snagu i čaroliju koja je pomogla njihovim vlasnicima u njihovim zastrašujućim bitkama.
, “his life” and his power. The most famous ones are: Excalibur – the sword of King Arthur, Balmung – the famous sword from Norse mythology, and the Japanese sword Kusanagi.
Excalibur, translated above characters, symbolizes the consciousness that is above the transience of this world, the consciousness that sees the whole picture. Excalibur represents the spirit trapped in the stone, and the stone represents matter. Arthur is confirmed as king by pulling the sword from the stone, proving that he is capable of ruling himself, which is a prerequisite for ruling others.
Balmung is a sword that, according to Norse mythology, was forged at the request of the supreme god Odin. It was of exceptional strength and possessed powers. Odin drove it into the support beam of the royal palace Volsunga and said that only the one destined to carry out his will on earth could remove it. Sigmund was one of the nine princes who tried and the only one who succeeded in pulling out the sword. Odin then tests him by disguised as a beggar and fights him, breaks his sword and kills him. Sigmund bao svojim sposobnostima. Dionizije, sumnjajući u Damoklovu hrabrost, organizirao je situaciju u kojoj je Damoklova hrabrost bila testirana. Na stolu je postavljen mač koji je visio samo pomoću jedne dlake, simbolizirajući opasnost koja je uvijek prisutna u životu. Damoklovo licemjerje je otkriveno kada je mladić izgubio hrabrost i pao na koljena, molivši za svoj život.
Mačevi imaju duboko ukorijenjeno značenje u različitim kulturama i mitologijama. Oni su simboli hrabrosti, moći, vladanja i pročišćenja. Kroz priče o mitološkim mačevima, ljudi su prenosili svoje vrijednosti i ideale, te suočavali svoje strahove i izazove. Mač je oružje koje donosi pobjedu i nadu, ali istovremeno zahtijeva od onoga koji ga drži odgovornost i umjerenost.
That wealth and happiness spoke to him. Dionysius thus offered him to be a ruler for one day. Damocles gladly accepted and enjoyed it until he noticed a sword hanging above the royal throne by a horsehair… Frightened, he asked Dionysius to allow him to leave because the sword overshadowed all the splendor of the court that surrounded him. Then Dionysius approached him and said that above the head of every ruler hangs a sword that symbolizes the insecurity of such a position.
The story of the Sword of Damocles has deeper philosophical meaning. It prompts reflection on the deceptive fate of those who rule, but also on the impermanence of everything in this world.
Today, battles are not fought with swords and spears, but the chivalrous ideals remain the same. And that is why it is still possible to live a chivalrous life – according to moral principles, because chivalry is a state of mind…
A true knight relies on his inner strength because battles are not won with a sword, but with a brave heart. The symbolic characteristics of the sword are only the potential of an awakened soul. The consciousness of a warrior is the one that first watches over its own weaknesses and sharpens its inner vision in order to confidently move towards noble goals. The true strength of a true warrior lies in the virtues of courage and bravery, kindness and justice, from which external power, readiness, and endurance naturally derive.
The days of swords have long passed, but the stories of heroes who knew how to live and knew how to die remain. The memory of the spirit of a time where honor was more valuable than material power lingers.