Sword with Terminus Est

Sridhar Dasari · 12 Apr 1991, 21:53 · from rec.arts.sf-lovers.1991.mbox

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From: sd1r+ at andrew.cmu.edu (Sridhar Dasari)
Subject: Sword with Terminus Est
Date: 12 Apr 91 21:53:04 GMT
Message-ID: <cc1Wl0200Uh_042Tx7 at andrew.cmu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf-lovers
References: <9253 at plains.NoDak.edu> <1991Mar29.191853.108 at midway.uchicago.edu> <9276 at plains.NoDak.edu> <1991Mar31.223444.11077 at leland.Stanford.EDU> <8987.27f748d9 at jetson.uh.edu> <1226 at argosy.UUCP>

I was just reading Gene Wolfe's Shadow of the Torturer.  The swrod with
the engraving called Terminus Est was mentioned.  The name rings a bell;
 where did I hear this name before?  The only famous swords I can think
of are Excalibur, and Roland's sword (name starts with a C, I think) 
Anyone who can help me on this one?



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