These bars have been reduced with HTML code to fit on this page, and look much better full-size. They are in fact approximately seven inches from end to end, and you can use them on large pages without modification. To modify the image for narrower page designs, use your favorite graphics program to shrink it, or simply remove the extra shields until the bar is the desired length. Each shield is about one-third of an inch wide. Click on any bar to see all three of them actual-size.
Swords are much more fun as page breaks than a plain old horizontal rule.
The three below were inspired by the glittering array of weapons at Lady Vienna's sword page . A vertical version of this sword can be found on the Parchment Background Sample Page . Click the sword to see it full-size. A vertical version of this sword can be found on the Burgundy Background Sample Page . The lighter sword below, also inspired by a Viking design, has an enameled pommel and a down-sloping guard.