Sword Kladenets

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Sword Kladenets (Russian: меч-кладенец; also called самосёк [samosyok]¹) is a fabulous magic sword in some Old Russian fairy tales. In the "Tale about the City of Babylon" the sword is called "Asp The Serpent" (Аспид-змей). In the "Tale about bogatyr Yeruslan Lazarevich" it is mentioned among the fire shield and fire spear. Although the word "kladenets" appears to be derived from the Slavic word for treasure, Max Vasmer theorized that it may have originated as a corrupted pronunciation of Clarent. It also sounds similar to the verb "klast'" ('to put down' in Russian) so it may well correspond to 'slayer' in English. Kladenets means "well" (for water) in Bulgarian (Bulgarian: кладенец).

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Also in Bosnian tradition it is known as mac sjekac, in translation the the one who cuts down.

[edit] Modern fairy tales about Sword Kladenets

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