A thing of beauty

The video gaming world has plenty of famous blades wielded by many great heroes, but none can match the Master Sword from The Legend of Zelda.

Though just a fictional sword, there are rumours the beautiful blade exists in the real world. One thing is for sure though, a professional blacksmith has forged a perfect replica of Link's weapon of choice and has made a video documenting the whole process.

Tony Swatton of AWE me's Man at Arms series is the man behind the feat and he even uses the sword to smash some pots and bottles once he's finished it, although we can't say we condone the wasting of red, green and blue potions...

Check out the full video below and let us know your thoughts in the comment section.

[source youtube.com, via geekologie.com]