Brisingr - Eragon - MAN AT ARMS: REFORGED

Today our blacksmiths make Brisingr from the Eragon series. It’s our most HIGHLY REQUESTED weapon of 2018!

Filmed on Location at Baltimore Knife and Sword

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Kerry Stagmer - Swordsmith and Machinist
Matt Stagmer- Swordsmith
Ilya Alekseyev - Bladesmith
Lauren Schott - Goldsmith and Casting
John Mitchell – Fabricator
Ferenc Gregor – Carver
Bill Collison- Blade Grinder
Rick Janney- Smith

Episode Produced and Directed By - Brendan Kennedy

Supervising Producer - Phil Rogers
Office Production Coordinator – Jon Michael Burgess

Baltimore Forge Crew:
Producer - Kerry Stagmer
Director of Photography - Paulius Kontijevas
Story Producer — Adam Hiner
Production Manager – Patricia Parris
Runner/PA – Mei Lin Lau Mann
Camera Op – Christopher Mariles
Set Medic – Kevin Dugard/ Rachel Obitz
1st AC – Jason Remeikis
2nd AC/DIT – Michael "MJ" Johnson
Gaffer – Steve Scott
Grip – Jeff Retburg
Swing – Paul Oh
Swing - Marc Elzey

Post Production:
Edited by — Christopher Otwell
Colorist – Patrick Burke
Post Sound – Anthony Vanchure
Lead Assistant Editors – Stephen Erdmann
Manager, Post Production Operations - Michael Gallagher
Post Production Supervisor – Gracie Hartmann

[Agrajag]

These guys paid more attention to the books than the eragon film makers by a long shot.

[Bradnauseam]

I see a lot of people saying this sword "isn't Brisingr." The thing is, even Christopher Paolini loved the sword. He bought it! The only thing he said about it was that he was going to pay to replace the lapis with an actual sapphire. He said that at the book signing for "The Fork, The Witch, and the Wyrm." In Minnesota when he visited this past summer.

[TheNoteblockLizard]

That was very interesting seeing a weapon made from a book description rather than copied from a movie and I'd be very interested in seeing more such creations :)

[myfinalheaven]

Sword so powerful, it cut the sound out during the last part of the demo

[paysonfox]

@AWE ME -- 3 things that you guys forgot to do from the book brisinger.
1. Use a Dragon to heat the steel after getting it into long bars
2. Sing a complex melody of spells over the steel as you forge it. Make it immune to spells and enchantments.
3. Rhunon says that only clumsy or inexperienced smiths use gloves. I guess you're a few hundred years too young for that one.


Other than that -- GREAT JOB!!!!

[BIONICforge_Studios]

YOU MADE THE DESIGN FROM THE

YOU ARE NOW THE BEST BLACKSMITHS IN THE WORLD.
PERIOD.

EDIT: I am a huge fan of all four of the books in the cycle, and I know the movie didn't actually have Brisinger itself in it, but I am amazed how closely these forgemasters stuck to the book. Hey, they got an actual space rock and forged it into the blade. Now that's dedication.

[Thescott]

This is my favorite episode so far. For several reasons; they start from raw materials, go through the metallurgy, and combine both eastern and western techniques to make an awesome blade.
What it boils down to is: *they followed the book.*

[NoR]

'Now yeah there was a movie made of this'

And the fandom doesnt want to talk about it. Thanks for sticking with the book description!

[theemeraldpickaxe]

Book: rocks are cool and stuff!

Movie: too much effort I'll just use aluminium.

Man at Arms: Time to go to space!

[nisyturtle]

Eragon. Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time.

[benbrunt]

Book: you need some space rock for dis.
Man at Arm's: Hold my beer.

[aryanraj]

You know you're Professional when you EVEN GO FURTHER BACK to books for complete Saliency and every detail.
Much Respect. Huge Respect.

[Zekurity]

This series has become a lot more interesting with using new and different techniques which grants uniqueness to all the weapons you make!

[michaeldavis]

The book series eragon was SO much better than the movie, I was so sad when I finished the last book

[omegafire]

In my 3 years of watching u guys, this was one of the most interesting and satisfying builds ive ever come across in a long time, especially seeing Ilya doing one of his semi solo builds. Well done Man At Arms.

[norfemignissius]

Damn Ilya's skill for hand forging are something for sure.

[rustyfungus]

after watching all the episodes in the past, this one is my favourite... the combination of the traditional western and japanese techniques as well as the combination of the authors imagination and the teams dash of spice... it was awesome, thanks guys

[shady]

Wasn't Brisingr a hand and a half sword instead of two handed? I remember Eragon saying two handed was too big for where he found himself fighting

[Yal_Rathol]

huh. i'm shocked by how heavily requested this was. i mean, if you wanna make za'roc too, i wouldn't say no....

[iclyn]

Oh. My. God.
I have always been a *huge* Eragon fan, and reading about the forging of Brisingr has always been a favorite scene. Watching it brought to life is amazing. I'm even more impressed because of how unbelievably close the description in the book was followed. I am someone who will watch something like this and compare it to the image I have in my head- and it was near identical. It's as close to the book description as is possible, which is amazing.