Book Longclaw, Sword of Jon Snow
Brand : Valyrian Steel
- SKU:
- VS0001
- Availability:
- On Backorder until Q3 2025 will ship when available
"All dwarfs may be bastards, yet not all bastards need be dwarfs."
Currently on Backorder will ship as soon as it's avalible.
This is the GRRM designed book longclaw, not the one from the TV show, find the show Longclaw elsewhere on our site.
International Customers are Advised to read the International Customers page.
About Longclaw
For five centuries the Valyrian steel sword Longclaw was carried by the Lords of Bear Island in the service of the Starks of Winterfell. Passed from father to son, the hand-and-a-half sword - called a bastard sword by the uncouth - had a great history while in their possession. That came to an end, however, when the last lord of the House, Jorah Mormont, was disgraced and fled Lord Stark's justice. Jorah went into exile, but left behind the sword which then found its way back to his father, Jeor, the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.
Longclaw was kept out of sight, until the fateful night came when a wight - a dead man brought to life by creatures out of nightmarish legend - sought to throttle the Old Bear in his sleep. It was his steward, Jon Snow, and Snow's albino direwolf Ghost who rescued him by setting the wight ablaze. Though part of Lord Jeor's apartments were burned down following this, the fire would need to have burned a hundred times hotter to harm the blade that was forged in old Valyria before the Doom. The ancient silver bear's head pommel and the hilt was burned, but these were replaced at the Old Bear's command with something befitting Snow. Given the sword, now adorned with a wolf's head pommel, and the opportunity to rename it as a gift. Jon Snow responded that wolves have claws just as bears do, and kept the proud name as it was.
Sword Details
- Blade: 39" stainless steel, etched pattern, 3 fullers.
- Hilt: Cast metal with antique nickel plate. Genuine leather wrap.
- Pommel: Powder coated metal with acrylic faux garnet eyes.
- Plaque: Silkscreened fiber board. Includes mounting hardware.
This is the exclusive officially licensed Longclaw, Sword of Jon Snow, from "A Song of Ice and Fire." This is the SECOND EDITION of this item. The first edition was 2500 pcs and included George R.R. Martin's autograph, was released in 2008, and sold out years ago. This SECOND EDITION is unnumbered and does not include his autograph. It still includes the plaque and the COA, it is only unnumbered and unsigned.
This item is not a toy. Please keep out of the reach of children.
About Valyrian Steel ®
The Valyrian Steel ® Collection is a series of weapons and arms created from the fantasy world of author George R.R. martin's best selling book series "A Song of Ice and Fire". Each limited edition entry in this collection is made of only the highest quality materials available with special attention made to the finish and detailing. Based on Mr. Martin's meticulously detailed notes and descriptions, the design of each piece reflects the rich characters and history of his magnificent saga.
Longclaw was featured on The Big Bang Theory episode titled The Russian Rocket Experiment on CBS Oct 13th 2011. Click the link to watch the episode.
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I love it!
The sword </br>(#1690) is absolutely beautiful! Much bigger and heavier than I was expecting but it&#039;s not a problem. I haven&#039;t found the perfect wall space to hang it yet, so for now it leans against my desk. Sometimes I just sit and stare at it. Yeah, it&#039;s that good!
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Impressive!
Apart from the leather grip being slightly loose </br>(if anyone else has this problem, leave the sword in the bathroom while you have a very steamy shower, as the moisture will help to tighten the leather) my new impressively well made Longclaw has terrified my room mate and made me the envy of every Song of Ice and Fire enthusiast I know. Thanks Valyrian Steel. </br>Hope you guys end up making Viserys&#039; sword!</br></br>
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longclaw #393
Just got the other day longclaw stainless steel version #393...all is fine quality and looks great..Thanks for the sword. </br>(Good to know i&#039;m not some kinda camp follower geek type i got this &quot;before&quot; it showed on big bang theory..heh!
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streetsman
You mean OUR sward, Sheldon? Don&#039;t forget I even saved us 40 bucks!
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Children beware
I managed to get a nice family and friends discount on this from my supplier. A great addition to my new sword collection. Now if only I could find excalibur.
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Beautiful
I received #0671 last night as a gift from my girlfriend. It&#039;s awesome from hilt to tip! Looks amazing on my wall with the mounting plaque, which itself is a work of art. The one thing that I think keeps it from being perfect, and this has been mentioned before, is that the blade is a bit thinner than I expected. I don&#039;t feel that this is a major flaw, however; more like myself nitpicking. I definitely plan on purchasing more Valyrian Steel swords in the future!
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Awesome, but slight flaw!
Just received #170 today! Sword looks and feels amazing. My only major disappointment was that part of the hilt was loose and pulled right off. I&#039;m going to pick up some metal adhesive from a local hobby shop and should be able to fix it up no problem </br>(Shipping took forever due to Customs and I don&#039;t want to deal with that again). I haven&#039;t seen any other reviews stating anyone else has had this issue so I assume it&#039;s a one off but still a bit of a sad surprise. Also, thought the typo on the box and certificate of &quot;Passed from father to son, the the hand... was a bit odd bit it didn&#039;t put me off from the sword in the slightest.
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Beautiful
Beautiful sword! I received mine as a gift today and am absolutely thrilled with it. I own a few other swords but none of them compare in attractiveness to this.
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Even Better Than I Expected!
I was a little dubious as to how Longclaw would look in &quot;person&quot; once I received it but I was pleasantly surprised. I like that it has somewhat of an edge to it, though just blunt enough to slip easily through customs in Australia.</br></br>My first impression is that it&#039;s huge! I expected it to be relatively big but pictures don&#039;t do it justice. The tang is about 1-2cm wider than I thought viewing photos online and when stood upright the pommel comes nearly to my sternum </br>(I&#039;m 6&#039; 4&quot;), which is definitely in line with the descriptions of it being necessarily slung on Jon&#039;s back in the book.</br></br>The wolf head pommel was another pleasant surprise, I had read descriptions of it being &quot;too plasticky&quot; but whatever material it is made of seems to resemble stone, quite like alabaster and the detail is great. It&#039;s rather heavy to lift, everyone around my office had their hands shaking while trying to hold it out.</br></br>I got a brief moment of accidental sword combat when one of our admins was having a look at it without paying attention to me and swung it about 20cm past where my neck would have been was I not paying attention and leant back...being on the end of that I can say it&#039;s terrifying enough to scare off home invaders though I wouldn&#039;t recommend it :p.</br></br>#169 is a fine piece and I would certainly recommend it to any fan of the series or books whom are interested. At this price for the apparent quality it seems a bargain to me, even after paying $90USD to have it shipped over here. The only improvements I think could be made are to the red eyes on the pommel and by including a scabbard but for what you pay you certainly couldn&#039;t expect more, in fact I was expecting a lot less and would have been happy had it only met my expectations.
