Helswath (Japanese:スワンチカSwanchika) is anaxe introduced inFire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. It is the holy weapon once wielded byNál of theTwelve Crusaders, bestowed upon him at theMiracle of Dahna after his blood pact with a dragon. The axe is the property of Nál's descendants, the members ofGrannvale's HouseDozel, and is restricted in use to those in possession of major NálHoly Blood.

History

By the year Grann 760, the axe became the property of DukeLombard of Dozel, who at Lubeck Castle wielded it in his efforts to stopSigurd and his group from returning to Grannvale, dying in the battle. In the aftermath of this battle, Helswath was inherited by Lombard's sonDanann, who did not have it with him in his occupation ofRibaut Castle; instead, it was kept by Danann's own sonBrian. Brian wielded it in his confrontation withSeliph's liberation army as it marched on Grannvale itself, also dying in the battle.

Millennia later, Helswath came into the possession of theGrimleal, and was given to its reincarnation of one of theDeadlords—Tigris. If Tigris was slain, the axe could be taken by theShepherds and used to opposeGrima. By this point, the axe is no longer sealed to the Nál bloodline and is capable of being used by any axe-wielder of reasonable skill.

Stats

In the mainFire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes
Genealogy of the Holy War		★*	30	20	70	--	1–2	50	50,000	--	+20defense, +10resistance when equipped.
Awakening		A	18	--	60	10	1–2	25	0	2	+5defense when equipped. Cannot beforged.

In otherFire Emblem series titles

Helswath appears as one ofMamori Minamoto's Carnages inTokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE. In Japanese, it is calledHoly Axe Helswath which is implied to be a highly-enhanced Helswath in a similar vein toItsuki Aoi'sTrue Falchion.

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Locations

Genealogy of the Holy War

Awakening

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Trivia

• Along withGungnir,Mjölnir andValflame, Helswath is one of the Crusader weapons completely inaccessible and unusable to the player inGenealogy of the Holy War. Though there are several playable members of the Dozel family (Lex,Iuchar,Iucharba), they all have minor Nál blood and thus are unable to use the axe. It was not untilAwakening that Helswath became a player-usable weapon.
• InAwakening, Helswath is the only Jugdrali crusader weapon to appear which does not have any of its original wielders fromGenealogy of the Holy War present in the game (bearing in mind that it is possible to haveLarcei orScáthach wieldBalmung through a glitch ifChulainn is their father).

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Helswath from theTrading Card Game.
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  Artwork ofCherche with Helswath fromAwakening.

Screenshots

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  Brian wielding Helswath inGenealogy of the Holy War.
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  Cherche wielding Helswath inAwakening.

Heroes artwork

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  Cherche's Axe as it appears inHeroes, based on Helswath's appearance inAwakening.
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  Artwork ofCherche: Wyvern Friend with Helswath.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork ofCherche with Helswath.
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  Artwork of Cherche with Helswath.
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  Artwork of Cherche with Helswath.
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  Artwork of Cherche with Helswath.
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  Artwork of Cherche with Helswath.
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  Artwork of Cherche with Helswath.

References