Top 10 Iconic Blades from Sword-and-Sorcery Movies (6 of 6)

Inigo Montoya’s Rapier (The Princess Bride)

If you want proof that a sword isn’t just a sharp object used for stabbing and can carry emotion, look no further. This rapier may be featured as a regular old pointy piece of metal, with no magic glow or ancient power, but eventually, it has a purpose. It’s precise, personal, and tied to a single driving promise that most of the Internet can quote even in the dead of night. And because the fencing is staged like a dance, the rapier becomes the perfect extension of the character, making this combo refined, deadly, and impossible to forget.