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Helswath
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Helswath (スワンチカ Swanchika) is the axe once wielded by Neir of the Twelve Crusaders, bestowed upon him at the Miracle of Darna after his blood-bond with a dragon. The axe is the property of Neir's descendants, the members of Grannvale's House Dozel, and is restricted in use to those in possession of major Neir Holy Blood.
Along with the Gungnir, Mjölnir and Valflame, Helswath is one of the Crusader weapons completely inaccessible and unusable to the player in Genealogy of the Holy War. Though there are several playable members of the Dozel family (Lex, Johan, Johalvier), they all have minor Neir blood and are unable to use the axe. It was not until Awakening that Helswath became a playable weapon.
History
By the year Grann 760, the axe became the property of Duke Langobalt of Dozel, who at Lubeck Castle wielded it in his efforts to stop Sigurd and his group from returning to Grannvale, dying in the battle. In the aftermath of this battle, Helswath was inherited by Langobalt's son Danan, who did not have it with him in his occupation of Rivough Castle; instead, it was kept by Danan's own son Burian. Burian wielded it in his confrontation with Seliph's liberation army as it marched on Grannvale itself, also dying in the battle.
Millennia later, Helswath came into the possession of the Grimleal, and was given to its reincarnation of the Deadlord Tigris. By this point, the axe is no longer sealed to the Neir bloodline and is capable of being used by any axe-wielder of reasonable skill.
Stats
Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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Genealogy of the Holy War | ★* | 30 | 20 | 70 | -- | 1-2 | 50 | 50,000 | -- | +20 Defense, +10 Resistance when equipped. |
Locations
Genealogy of the Holy War
Unobtainable | Exclusively wielded by Langobalt and Burian. No playable unit can have major Neir blood, and as such it is unusuable by the player. |
Awakening
Dropped by | Chapter 22, enemy Tigris |
Treasure | Infinite Regalia, chosen at random from a pool of other items. |
Trivia
- In Genealogy of the Holy War, Helswath ties with the Hand Axe, all siege tomes, all broken weapons and all ballistae for the status of heaviest weapon in the game, having 30 weight.
- In Awakening, Helswath is the only Jugdrali holy weapon to appear which does not have any of its original wielders from Genealogy of the Holy War present in the game (bearing in mind that it is possible to have Larcei or Ulster wield Balmung through a glitch if Holyn is their father).
Gallery
Artwork of Helswath from Genealogy of the Holy War.
- Ss fe04 burian wielding helswath.png
Burian wielding Helswath in Genealogy of the Holy War.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Helswath |
As of Fire Emblem Awakening. From Hel, the afterlife of Norse mythology (distinct from the Abrahamic "Hell"), and "swath", the sweep of a cut by a scythe as marked by the mowed plants. |
English (unofficial) |
Swanchika |
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Spanish |
Phuria |
Corruption of furia, "fury". |
French |
Helswath |
As above. |
German |
Hels Zorn |
Hel's Wrath |
Italian |
Helswath |
As above. |
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