WTF Fun Fact – Sir Terry Pratchett’s Sword

When Sir Terry Pratchett found out he was to be knighted, he dug up a bunch of iron ore and smelted it for his sword in a homemade kiln. He also included some meteorites to give it a bit of “magic”. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/when-terry-pratchett-was-knighted-he-forged-his-own-sword-out-of-meteorite-10104321.html