Hmmm, so it seems that annealing the back of the blade had a purpose after all:
*SPOILER* the damn blade shatters on chapter 31 after Eragon hits the stone with his uber-elf strength. Of course a sword wouldn't shatter like glass, it doesn't matter how hard you hit it. But if you anneal (harden) it to the point of extreme brittleness then...well... maybe
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Re: Annealing vs Tempering
Date: 2008-11-03 05:48 pm (UTC)Hmmm, so it seems that annealing the back of the blade had a purpose after all:
*SPOILER* the damn blade shatters on chapter 31 after Eragon hits the stone with his uber-elf strength. Of course a sword wouldn't shatter like glass, it doesn't matter how hard you hit it. But if you anneal (harden) it to the point of extreme brittleness then...well... maybe
What crappy smiths the dwarves are!