Lore:Red Eagle's Fury

thumb|left|Red Eagle's Fury (circa  )thumb|right|Faolan, the legendary wielder of the Red Eagle's Fury ''"Thousands fell to his flaming sword As the blood-sun rose and set Despite the bite of a hundred arrows  
 , also known as '''Red Eagle's Bane'''  was the legendary sword wielded by   during his defense of   against the invasion of the Imperial forces of Empress Hestra which started in 1E 1028 until his last stand against Empress Hestra's forces in 1E 1030.

Red Eagle's Fury was described as magnificent  and powerful flaming blade   . According the the tales of the Vateshrans, when it was wielded by Faolan "no ring or steel could turn his blade".  The sword was likened to Shehai of the Ansei, any direct connection between them is unclear,  however in rare circumstances Shehai have been known to persist after the bearers death. 

According to the legends when the Reach is free, his blade should be returned to him that he might rise and lead them again.  The legend turned out to be true when Faolan's corpse was presented with the Red Eagle's Fury and the ancient king rose from his grave. 
 
 
History
First Era
 

Faolan, the legendary Reach king wielded  .    It is unknown how he entered into the possession of this blade, but the first records of him wielding it state that it was used against Empress Hestra legions during their pacification of the Reach that lasted from 1E 1028 to 1E 1030. 
Tales of a legendary warrior wielding flaming blade were known among folk of Tamriel before his death in 1E 1030.  

Soon after he traded his heart for the power that was supposed to help him defend his homeland he gathered   who clung to the old ways and yearned for freedom to forge a new nation. The rebels grew in strength and numbers, and none could stand against them; after two years, they had all but succeeded in driving the foreigners out of the Reach.  

Faolan and his followers engaged in an extended guerrilla campaign which, while tactically successful, was not enough to stem the seemingly endless waves of Imperial reinforcements. Hestra's generals returned with an even bigger invasion force and laid siege to Red Eagle's stronghold until he himself came forth for battle, alone and naked, wielding only his flaming blade and killed a thousand soldiers before they brought him down.   Dying Red Eagle was taken to a prepared tomb, and with his remaining strength, he presented his sword to his people, and swore an oath: Fight on, and when at last the Reach is free, his blade should be returned, that he might rise and lead them again.  
thumb|left|Red Eagle's Bane (circa  )
Second Era
At some point before   Red Eagle's tomb was visited by a Breton scholar of the Red Eagle's legacy Dettethor Pantenne. He reached the burial chamber and found the sword he described as Red Eagle's Bane placed on the pedestal beside Faolan's sarcophagus. Attracted by it, Pantenne took the blade's handle to his hands and then Faolan spoke to him. Red Eagle's convinced him with a visions and promises of power to place the sword in the sarcophagus alongside his body. After a while the Reachfolk king awakened from his slumber in a skeletal form. Scholar's mind was filled with terrific visions of destruction. In a rush of adrenaline Dettethor managed to steal the blade from the freshly awakened Faolan and ran away towards the exit of the tomb. At some point of his escape he lost the blade inside the tomb and triggered mechanism that sealed the Rebel's Cairn. 
Fourth Era
At some point of the history before   blade entered into ownership of Reachfolk Briarheart member of the commando of Forsworn who stationed at Sundered Towers. In  , the Last Dragonborn plundered Red Eagle's tomb and killed the undead being he had become, claiming his mighty sword. 
 

Known Owners


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Gallery
 

See Also
For game-specific information, see the Skyrim articles.

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