A flaming sword is a
sword
A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting. Its blade, longer than a knife or dagger, is attached to a hilt and can be straight or curved. A thrusting sword tends to have a straighter blade with a pointed t ...
that has been coated with some type of
combustible fuel
A fuel is any material that can be made to react with other substances so that it releases energy as thermal energy or to be used for work. The concept was originally applied solely to those materials capable of releasing chemical energy bu ...
, with the fuel being set on
fire
Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction Product (chemistry), products.
At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition ...
. This is most widely done for entertainment purposes in
circus
A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists, and uni ...
es,
magic performances and other forms of display as a side act of
sword dance,
sword swallowers,
fire eating
Fire eating is the act of putting a flaming object into the mouth and extinguishing it. A fire eater can be an entertainer, a street performer, part of a sideshow or a circus act but has also been part of spiritual tradition in India.
Ph ...
, etc.
In popular culture
In HBO's ''
Game of Thrones
''Game of Thrones'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the firs ...
'' television series, the flaming sword effect was achieved with a real sword that was
milled with channels, with dura-blanket material inserted. This would then be covered by another layer.
In ''
The Last Witch Hunter'', Vin Diesel used a prop flaming sword.
See also
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Fire knife
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Flaming sword (mythology)
External links
Dan Miethke— Cirque Du Soleil fire sword artis
References
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Fire arts
Pyrotechnics