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A flaming sword is a sword glowing with flame by some supernatural power. Flaming swords have existed in legend and myth for thousands of years. According to the Bible, a cherub (or the archangel Uriel in some traditions) with a flaming sword was placed by God at the gates of Paradise after Adam and Eve were banished from it (Genesis 3:24). Eastern Orthodox tradition says that after Jesus was crucified and resurrected, the flaming sword was removed from the Garden of Eden, making it possible for humanity to re-enter Paradise.〔(Orthodox liturgy of the third Sunday of Lent )〕 A flaming sword with immense destructive power appears in Norse mythology. It is said to be wielded by Surtr, the leader of the giants of Muspelheim.〔Faulkes (1995:9–10)〕 The sword Acala holds may or may not be flaming and sometimes described only generically as a or as , which is descriptive of the fact that the pommel of the sword is in the shape of the talon-like of one type or another. ==See also== * Flame-bladed sword * Flaming sword (effect) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Flaming sword (mythology)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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