Magical Item #2: The Glaive

 1983's Krull is an unusual and underrated film about the alien invasion of a fantasy world and a prince's attempt to stop it. The weapon he employs in his endeavor is known simply as "The Glaive" (although it is not technically a glaive:)

 The Glaive is a large throwing star like weapon with 5 protruding curved blades. It spins as it glides through the air, and it seems that its controller can will its course. The protagonist of Krull, Prince Corwyn, obtains it, with the guidance of Ynyr the Old One, by climbing into a volcanic cave on the side of a mountain. He reaches into what looks to be either boiling water or lava to get it, but his hand is unscathed. 

 Would you stick your hand into lava for the glaive? Would I? Yes, I would, and that's what makes me qualified to write this blog.