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|type={{tag+|Shardblade}}
|owners= [[Sunmaker]] <small>(former)</small>, [[Tanalan's father]] <small>(former)</small>, [[Torol Sadeas]] <small>(former)</small>, [[Meridas Amaram]] <small>(former)</small>, [[Dalinar Kholin]] <small>(former & current)</small>
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
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|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
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}}{{for|Oathbringer|the third [[Stormlight Archive]] novel|post=For the in universe work, see [[Oathbringer (in-world)]]}}
 
{{quote
| Dalinar's Shardblade, Oathbringer. Passed from tyrant to tyrant to tyrant.
| [[Dalinar]]{{book ref|sa3|119}}
}}
 
'''Oathbringer''' is the name given to thea [[deadeye]] [[peakspren]]{{wob ref|13996}} [[Shardblade]] closely associated with Brightlord [[Dalinar Kholin]].{{book ref|sa1|13}} Other wielders include [[Sadees]], [[Tanalan's father]], [[Torol Sadeas]], and [[Meridas Amaram]].
 
== Appearance and Character ==
{{image|Act of Mercy by Xabi Gaztelua.jpg|side=right|width=200px|[[Tanalan]] holding Oathbringer}}
The blade is six feet long, slightly curved and a handspan wide, making it broader than most of its kind.{{book ref|sa3|28}} It has wavelike serrations near the crossguard, and curves like a fisherman's hook near the tip.{{book ref|sa1|13}}{{book ref|sa2|5}} The hilt is long enough to allow the wielder to use both hands, even while wearing gauntlets.{{book ref|sa1|65}} While in the possession of Dalinar, Oathbringer has a [[Polestone#Heliodor|heliodor]] set into its pommel,{{wob ref|4976}} possibly after a previous gemstone was cracked in battle.{{book ref|sa3|75}} This is notable as heliodor is the polestone of the Radiant Order of Bondsmiths, of which Dalinar is the first since the Recreance.
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The blade[[Shardblade|Blade]] is six feet long, slightly curved and a handspan wide, making it broader than most of its kind.{{book ref|sa3|28}} It has wavelike serrations near the crossguard, and curves like a fisherman's hook near the tip.{{book ref|sa1|13}}{{book ref|sa2|5}} The hilt is long enough to allow the wielder to use both hands, even while wearing gauntlets.{{book ref|sa1|65}} While in the possession of Brightlord [[Dalinar Kholin]], Oathbringer has a [[Polestone#Heliodor|heliodor]] set into its pommel,{{wob ref|4976}} possibly after a previous gemstone was cracked in battle.{{book ref|sa3|75}} This is notable as heliodor is the polestone of the [[Radiant]] [[Order of Bondsmiths]], of which Dalinar is the first since the [[Recreance]].{{epigraph ref|sa2|41}}{{book ref|sa2|89}}
 
Unlike most other dead Shardblades, Oathbringer appears to have some degree of awareness of its surroundings. According to the [[Stormfather]], it remembers the day Dalinar bonded it, as well as the day he discarded it, and his reasons for doing the latter. Because of this, it reacts to his touch far less violently than other dead Blades.{{book ref|sa3|28}}
<gallery caption="Images of Oathbringer">
A Man's Worth by Randy Vargas.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|Randy Vargas}}</small></center> In [[Dalinar]]'s hand, ''[[Call to Adventure: The Stormlight Archive]]''
Act of Mercy by Xabi Gaztelua.jpg | <center><small>by Xabi Gazte</small></center> Held by [[Tanalan]], ''[[Call to Adventure: Stormlight]]''
Dalinar Allen.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|Alex Allen}}</small></center> With Dalinar, ''[[The Way of Kings]]'' Graphic Audio cover
Sadeas oathbringer.jpg | <center><small>by [[User:Sheep]]</small></center> Held by [[Sadeas]]
The Blackthorn by jurassicpencil.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|jurassicpencil}}</small></center> With a young Dalinar
Dalinar the Blackthorn.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|Evan Monteiro}}</small></center> At a [[chasmfiend]] hunt
Blackthorn by Caio Santos.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|Caio Santos}}</small></center> Held by [[Dalinar]]
Dalinar by Caio Santos.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|Caio Santos}}</small></center> In [[Dalinar]]'s hand
</gallery>
 
== History ==
{{quote
===Early History===
|Storms, didn't you listen to '''anything''' last night? That’s Sunmaker’s old sword.
Oathbringer was the Shardblade of the infamous [[Alethkar|Alethi]] king [[Sadees]] the Sunmaker.{{book ref|sa3|11}} After his death, it was passed down through various owners until eventually ending in the hands of the elder [[Tanalan's father|Highprince Tanalan]].{{book ref|sa3|11}} Dalinar, aged twenty at the time, defeated Tanalan at the [[Rift]]; the younger [[Tanalan]], who was only seven years old at the time, briefly attempted to defend his father with Oathbringer before Dalinar took for himself and bonded it.{{book ref|sa1|13}}{{book ref|sa3|11}}
|[[Gavilar]] to [[Dalinar]]{{book ref|sa3|11}}
}}
 
Prior to the [[Day of Recreance]], Oathbringer belonged to a [[Knight Radiant]] of the [[Order of Stonewards]].{{wob ref|13996}}
 
Oathbringer was the Shardblade of the infamous [[Alethkar|Alethi]] king [[Sadees]] the Sunmaker.{{book ref|sa3|11}} After his death, it was passed down through various owners until eventually ending in the hands of the elder [[Tanalan's father|Highprince Tanalan]].{{book ref|sa3|11}} Brightlord [[Dalinar Kholin]], aged twenty at the time, defeated Tanalanthe [[Highprince]] at the [[Rift]]; the younger [[Tanalan]], who was only seven years old at the time, briefly attempted to defend his father with Oathbringer before Dalinar took for himself and bonded it.{{book ref|sa1|13}}{{book ref|sa3|11}}
 
{{image|Oathbringer by Marie Seeberger.jpg|side=left|width=300px|Dalinar giving up Oathbringer}}
 
Dalinar wielded Oathbringer for many decades and in a number of battles, including the unification of [[Alethkar]], the second conflict at the Rift, and the [[War of Reckoning]].{{book ref|sa3|75}}{{book ref|sa1|13}} Following the [[Battle of the Tower]], he traded it to [[Torol Sadeas]] for all of Sadeas' bridgemen asin aorder wayto ofkeep thankinghis promise to [[Kaladin]] and the rest of [[Bridge Four]]; that he would free them for saving the life of him and his men.{{book ref|sa1|69}}{{book ref|sa1|68}}
 
Sadeas held Oathbringer for a little over two months, until shortly after the [[Battle of Narak]]. When [[Adolin Kholin]] killed him for threatening his family one time too many, he dropped it, and Adolin tossed it to a balcony below while trying to hide the murder.{{book ref|sa3|89}} It was later discovered by Bridge Four on a patrol and given to Dalinar, who kept it for a short while without bonding it before giving it to [[Ialai]], Sadeas' widow. She bestowed the blade on Highprince [[Meridas Amaram]], who bonded it despite already owning a different Shardblade.{{book ref|sa3|28}}
 
Oathbringer was carried by Amaram until the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]], where he wielded two blades simultaneously before being shot to death with a [[Grandbow]] by [[Lunamor]]. As the latter refused to take up Amaram's Shards, the bladeBlade was once again reclaimed by Dalinar, who did not bond it again as per the [[Stormfather]]'s wishes. Dalinar chose Oathbringer as the namesake for his book.{{book ref|sa3|22}}
Dalinar did choose Oathbringer as the namesake for his book.{{book ref|sa3|22}}
 
==Trivia==
*Oathbringer's canonicalA appearance has not been shown in the books despite Dalinar's appearance on the coverdrawing of ''[[The Way of Kings]]''. Aa Shardblade with a hooked tip is shown in a page of [[Shallan's sketchbook]] is often mistaken for Oathbringer, but [[Ben McSweeney]] has confirmed that it is not Oathbringer. He also mentioned that official artwork might appear in a tenthdifferent anniversary edition of ''The Way of Kings''Shardblade.{{wob ref|13649}}
<!--* Throughout the''[[The Way of novelKings]]'', Oathbringer is referred to by name,; however, when Dalinar summons it to give to Sadeas, it is simply "The Blade", perhaps implying that his perspective has changed and he no longer cares for fighting. (rewrite to in-universe-ize it -- Joe) -->
 
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