Swords clearly have a lot of importance in the Witcher--the main character Geralt has two of them strapped to his back (or one, if he’s Henry Cavill)--and besides that, most of the other folks you meet are carrying some sort of weapon. Swords were, at the time, weapons of prestige, and a swordsman’s--especially a witcher’s--entire reputation could depend on the sword at his side. Swords had their own names, and would accumulate their own legend over time.
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