The origin of the Qinglong Yanyue Sword is as follows:
1. "Qinglong Yanyue Sword". It is said that the hero Guan Yu during the Three Kingdoms period was transformed into a green dragon. Guan Yu's life was characterized by loyalty, righteousness, and justice. Known for his bravery and martial arts, his status among the people is very high, almost equal to that of the Jade Emperor. He is known as Guan Gong and Guan Gong the Great. His sword accessories have also been deified as treasures and have become symbols of various virtues and suppression of evil.
The lines of this knife are hard and majestic, mighty and majestic, calm and controlled, and ready to go. It is the edge of the blade that contains murderous intent, the back of the blade that lurks power, and the hand guard. Full of care, the ironing is highlighted on the handle of the knife, with a mix of strength and softness and a unique style.
2. Like Zhang Fei’s Zhangba Snake Spear, Guan Yu’s Qinglong Yanyue Sword was also presented to him by a folk artist.
3. When it was said that they were sworn brothers in Taoyuan, Liu, Guan, and Zhang all wanted to find weapons that they wanted. Liu Bei wanted a double sword, Zhang Fei made a Zhangba snake spear, and Guan Yu wanted a broadsword. He invited several skilled blacksmiths to try and make more than a dozen blacksmiths for a whole month, but none of them was satisfactory.
After another month of fighting, they still felt dissatisfied. After another month of fighting, the blacksmiths felt that they were really powerless. Unexpectedly, at this moment, when the big sword was finished and came out of the furnace, a green dragon flew from the sky and was struck by a beam of sword light. In the middle, blood dripped on the knife, making the knife gleam with cold light, turning into a precious knife that can cut iron like mud.
Historical records
In fact, whether Guan Yu used a sword to fight has always been a question. "Three Kingdoms" said: "Cao Gong sent Zhang Liao and Guan Yu as the vanguard. Yu saw Liang Gai, The "thorn" of Chen Shou makes people have many questions. If it is a knife, it should be "chopping" or "cutting".
At the end of the Han Dynasty, although there were warriors on horseback who fought with swords, they all used a short weapon - the Huanshou sword. When fighting on the battlefield, the "Huanshou Dao", a single-edged, thick-backed short weapon specially used for chopping, has great structural advantages. In other words, when Guan Yu "cut off his head and returned it", he most likely used a Huanshou knife to cut off Yan Liang's head.
During the Three Kingdoms period, the armies of various countries produced Huanshou knives in large quantities, and used steel production technologies such as steel frying, steel making, and quenching since the Han Dynasty.
In the collection of ancient books in "Taiping Yulan", "Pu Yuan Biography" once recorded that Zhuge Liang during the Three Kingdoms period ordered "Pu Yuan" to be an artificial knife. Pu Yuan started construction in Xiegu, in order to create The sword was so good that it was specially designated to use water from the Shu River to temper the blade. The three thousand knives he made were so sophisticated that they were called "magic knives."
Tao Hongjing of the Southern Dynasties described in "Swords and Swords" that Sun Quan made ten swords and ten thousand swords in the fifth year of Huangwu (226). From this, it can be seen that swords had become a prize at this time. Weapons are used, and swords are actual weapons used by soldiers, so they are calculated in tens of thousands once they are made. If Guan Yu had a sword, it should be a short weapon like this.