Vydas

Vydas is the legendary 'first king of Liotain' as told in the national epic The Last White Sword, dating from the 14th Century. Originally a farmer, Vydas receives the cursed sword Solhynian after the demise of its prior wielder. Unlike the prior bearers, Vydas is not corrupted by the sword's curse, and undertakes to break the curse on the sword. He is assisted by his companion Vasilkas and the sorceress Trigaila.
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