Spear of Keiran (weapon)

Users: | * Keiran the Warrior (original)
* Morganach the Scorching Spear
* Lotte Yanson
* Mrs. Yanson

*"A supernatural weapon invented by the namesake Tuatha Dé Danann who founded Triskeles of Keiran. Many of it had been made, and many more destroyed.
It is the testament of Keiran's craftsmanship skills learned from Lugh the God of Sun, Craftsmanship, and Law himself. Repeatedly mentioned in legends surrounding Triskeles of Keiran, Spear of Keiran is on par with Spear of Lugh, the weapon's inspiration and one of Four Treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann."*
― Description of Spear of Keiran.

**Spear of Keiran** is a supernatural weapon in *Little Witch Academia: Witches of Midgard*.

## Description & Characteristics

Made of silver and oak resin that crystallized into amber-like state through magical means, Spear of Keiran was invented by the protégé of Lugh the Celtic God of Sun, Craftsmanship, and Law himself, a lesser Tuatha Dé Danann known as Keiran the Warrior. Keiran based the weapon on his mentor's namesake spear thus sharing same properties; solar energy manipulation, able to home in on the target like guided missile once thrown via. incantation *Ibar*, and be summoned back to the wielder's hand by reciting *Athibar*. That said, Spear of Keiran can be considered as improved successor to Spear of Lugh as its latent magic is much easier to control; its template's tip must be kept immersed in a pot of water to keep it from igniting while not in use and according to some sources, reputed to be semi-sentient and bloodthirsty — issues which Spear of Keiran lacked. Not only that, Spear of Keiran can be transmogrified into a shortsword ideal for fighting at confined space, making it more versatile.

Owing to its significance in the eyes of members of Triskeles of Keiran and great power it possesses, the technique to craft Spear of Keiran is a well-guarded secret and exclusive to such coven. Throughout the its history, many copies of the weapon had been made, and many more destroyed. As of modern day, it has been redesigned as a wand accessory; only by attaching it onto a magic wand one may able to unlock its full potential.

During the war between the newly established Triskeles of Keiran and Children of Balor, Keiran lost his namesake spear to the latter's leader, Morganach the Scorching Spear. His refusal to give up from such setback saw the lesser Tuatha Dé Danann engaging the Fomorian warrior once again, culminating to Keiran defeating Morganach and subsequently reclaiming the supernatural spear from her hands. In addition of his sheer determination, his victory over such terrible adversary was attributed to Morganach being at her weakest due to her crude method of harnessing its magic as much as it made her unstoppable (she dangerously tapped onto the Spear's power while the weapon still embedded into her back). It was the struggle to reclaim the weapon which inspired Trial of Keiran the Warrior, a sacred test of mind which will determine their worth to inherit their very own copy of the weapon.

## Notes & Trivia

* Spear of Keiran, at least in its shortsword mode, was inspired by an unnamed ancient sword inhabited by the restless spirit of long dead Celtic warrior who originally owned it which featured in a scrapped episode where Lotte's ability to fully synch with possessing faery/spirit for physical and magical boost into a test as revealed in the official panel of *Little Witch Academia* at Anime Expo 2017 and AnimeNEXT in the same year. BSoulstone had worked on the concept revolving the weapon and its titular one-shot debut since around 2019, though only managed to realize it as of September 1, 2023 due to both writer's block and story concept pertaining its debut being poorly developed.
	+ Beta version of Spear of Keiran was a drastically different artifact known as **Blade of Aisling**, a Valkyrie Blade upgraded through being transmuted with **Zephyr Athame**. Zephyr Athame itself was an ancient ceremonial knife of Tuatha Dé Danann originally belonged to Aisling, the second Annabel Crème and sole disciple of Thorsen the Wanderer. Being over a century, the Athame has manifested its very own faery named **Gaoth** capable of manipulating the element of wind, which easily attributed to Wind Magic imbued into the artifact during its construction. The fusion between Zephyr Athame and Lotte's own Valkyrie Blade was a desperate move to defeat Spawn of Crom Cruach, a demon born from the malice of the infamous fertility god who responsible for the death of Aisling and Thorsen.
	+ Although the presence of aforementioned possessed ancient sword won't be out of place in Witches of Midgard-verse's setting unlike *Little Witch Academia* TV Series canon which more family-friendly, BSoulstone was skeptical with the idea of adapting the sword as Lotte's signature weapon in the Norse fanfic series due to implication of it too much for her to handle regardless whether the ghost of its owner within being benevolent.

## Articles & References

1. ↑ https://www.deviantart.com/bsoulstone/art/Spear-of-Keiran-LWA-WoM-980885376