In every mythology, there are gods and goddesses who wield weapons. Some of the deities happen to wield the most dangerous and deadliest weapons that make it impossible for their opponents to withstand. In this article, we are going to talk about a dozen of such deadliest mythical weapons of all time that we can find in different mythologies. Remember that all of them are true and none of them are fake.
1. Gram
Sigurd from the Norse mythology wielded this weapon. It was a sword that had a wide and gleaming blade and legend has it that it can even cut an anvil. Gram became famous and legendary when Sigurd used it to defeat the dragon Fafnir.
2. Excalibur
It is a very popular weapon that King Arthur wielded. We can even find this weapon in some anime and movies. It comes from the Arthurian legend and this is a sword type of weapon. Some special abilities of Excalibur make the wielder invincible and unbreakable and that the wielder shines bright like a star.
3. Mjolnir
It is very famous for being the weapon of thor. It is a hammer actually that can summon lightning. Mjolnir gives an immense amount of strength to the wielder and it automatically returns to the person who throws it just like a boomerang. This hammer belongs to the norse mythology.
4. Gungnir
In norse mythology, god odin wields oe of the deadliest mythical weapons of all time. Gungnir is a spear that Odin wields and it always hits the target with a great precision and accuracy.
5. Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi
In the japanese mythology, there is a sword called Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi that can control the wind. Someone called Susanoo used to wield it but there is no proper information about who is its current wielder.
6. Sword of Damocles
It’s a sword from the Greek mythology and Symbolic wields it. Its speciality is that it hangs by a single strand of hair, which is physics-defying.
7. Masamune
Masamune is the name of a sword and mostly samurais wield it. As we know that a samurai fights using a katana, but some samurais use this deadly weapon, which is from the japanese mythology. Its edge barely gets blunt and because this sword is very durable, we have counted it in 12 deadliest weapons of all time.
8. Zulfiqar
In the islamic tradition, there is a scimitar, that Ali used to wield. Even though it doesn’t have any special abilities, we have listed it in 12 deadliest weapons because Ali used to wield it and it was given to Ali by prophet mohammad.
9. Tizona
In the Spanish legendary mythology, Tizona was a sword that could strike fear into the enemies of its wielder. El Cid wielded it and it has a lot of respect in the Spanish community.
Conclusion
So there are a lot of deadliest weapons of all time and most of them are from the Hindu Mythology but we haven’t included them here because it’s impossible to summarize them so briefly. Out of all the deadliest weapons, if we have to choose the top one, we would credit Sudarshana Chakra that Lord Vishnu wields.
