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With the release of Wrath of the Lich King, most of the players take more notice of Northrend. As legions of Horde and Alliance Warriors prepare for the inevitable confrontation with Arthas, Lich King of the Scourge, and his hungering runeblade, Frostmourne made its first appearances in Warcraft III and it has captured the imaginations of millions of players around the world. Since the release of the game, there was one item that was near the top of everyone's collection list. Today, we take a closer look at the sword.
Frostmourne was forged by Ner'zhul, the malevolent spirit that would eventually fuse with the soul of Prince Arthas Menethil or Lordaeron. Being a hand-and-a-half sword, Frostmourne is what most would classify as a "bastard sword". Its blade glows an eerie blue, and frost clings to the edge. Brightly shining runes run from the handguard half-way down the blade. The handguard is fashioned of silver metal into the shape of a horned skull.
The runeblade swords would find them enthralled by the will of the Lich King, taken by its power, as Frostmourne took Arthas. Those slain by the sword find their very life essence devoured by Frostmourne's magic, their energy used to fuel the wielder. Combined with his enchanted armor, Frostmourne transforms the Lich King into a force of destruction that few men would ever have hope of defeating.
As a tool, the runeblade was pushed out of the Frozen Throne by Ner'zhul to be used in his plot to possess the body of a human host. Together with the dreadlord Mal'Ganis, Ner'zhul drove Arthas, heir to the throne of the human kingdom of Lordaeron, to his breaking point by targeting the prince's subjects with the Scourge plague. At the cusp of madness, Arthas brought genocide to his own people at Stratholme, having convinced himself that he would rather see his subjects die at his hand than to rise again as servants of the Lich King. Mal'Ganis, having brought the plague to Stratholme, fled from the city to Northrend, luring Arthas to that frozen shore.
After reaching Northrend, Arthas came across an old friend, the dwarf Muradin Bronzebeard who had been seeking Frostmourne and shared his knowledge of Frostmourne with the human prince and the two sought out the runeblade. After defeating Frostmourne's guardians, the sword was within their reach. At the final moment, Muradin warned Arthas against taking up the weapon, having read for him the inscription carved into the dais beneath the sword: "Whosoever takes up this blade shall wield power eternal. Just as the blade rends flesh, so must power scar the spirit.
Desperate for the power to save his subject, Arthas did not heed Muradin's warning. At last, Frostmourne's allure proved to be too much for the young prince. Frostmourne had stolen Arthas's soul completely, corrupting the Paladin and re-making him as a Death Knight of the Lich King after claiming the runeblade within a short while.
It was that Arthas knocked down his father, King Terenas of Lordaeron with Frostmourne. The runeblade gave Arthas the power to assault the high Elven city of Quel'thalas, defeating the ranger Sylvanas Windrunner and reanimating her as the Banshee Queen. In Northrend, Frostmourne resurrected the spirit of the fallen blue dragon Sapphiron, forming the dragon as a frost wyrm. The runeblade cut deep into the ancient demon Hunter Illidan Stormrage, leaving him for dead based the Frozen Throne. No matter what the weapon's origins, it is indeed an artifact of immense power, and capable of awe-inspiring displays.
Frostmourne was forged by Ner'zhul, the malevolent spirit that would eventually fuse with the soul of Prince Arthas Menethil or Lordaeron. Being a hand-and-a-half sword, Frostmourne is what most would classify as a "bastard sword". Its blade glows an eerie blue, and frost clings to the edge. Brightly shining runes run from the handguard half-way down the blade. The handguard is fashioned of silver metal into the shape of a horned skull.
The runeblade swords would find them enthralled by the will of the Lich King, taken by its power, as Frostmourne took Arthas. Those slain by the sword find their very life essence devoured by Frostmourne's magic, their energy used to fuel the wielder. Combined with his enchanted armor, Frostmourne transforms the Lich King into a force of destruction that few men would ever have hope of defeating.
As a tool, the runeblade was pushed out of the Frozen Throne by Ner'zhul to be used in his plot to possess the body of a human host. Together with the dreadlord Mal'Ganis, Ner'zhul drove Arthas, heir to the throne of the human kingdom of Lordaeron, to his breaking point by targeting the prince's subjects with the Scourge plague. At the cusp of madness, Arthas brought genocide to his own people at Stratholme, having convinced himself that he would rather see his subjects die at his hand than to rise again as servants of the Lich King. Mal'Ganis, having brought the plague to Stratholme, fled from the city to Northrend, luring Arthas to that frozen shore.
After reaching Northrend, Arthas came across an old friend, the dwarf Muradin Bronzebeard who had been seeking Frostmourne and shared his knowledge of Frostmourne with the human prince and the two sought out the runeblade. After defeating Frostmourne's guardians, the sword was within their reach. At the final moment, Muradin warned Arthas against taking up the weapon, having read for him the inscription carved into the dais beneath the sword: "Whosoever takes up this blade shall wield power eternal. Just as the blade rends flesh, so must power scar the spirit.
Desperate for the power to save his subject, Arthas did not heed Muradin's warning. At last, Frostmourne's allure proved to be too much for the young prince. Frostmourne had stolen Arthas's soul completely, corrupting the Paladin and re-making him as a Death Knight of the Lich King after claiming the runeblade within a short while.
It was that Arthas knocked down his father, King Terenas of Lordaeron with Frostmourne. The runeblade gave Arthas the power to assault the high Elven city of Quel'thalas, defeating the ranger Sylvanas Windrunner and reanimating her as the Banshee Queen. In Northrend, Frostmourne resurrected the spirit of the fallen blue dragon Sapphiron, forming the dragon as a frost wyrm. The runeblade cut deep into the ancient demon Hunter Illidan Stormrage, leaving him for dead based the Frozen Throne. No matter what the weapon's origins, it is indeed an artifact of immense power, and capable of awe-inspiring displays.
