Why is Nora's Sword Frosty?

[Flying_Scorpion]

She says:

For ten years I have been polishing this sword;

Its frosty edge^[4] has never been put to the test.

Now I am holding it and showing it to you, sir:

Is there anyone suffering from injustice?

 

Does she have [North Wind[ and [Buzz Kill] modded on it?

Edited October 14, 2019 by Flying_Scorpion

[Miser_able]

I think it's a reference to something. A lot of her lines are. 

Edit: quick Google search pulls up this

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jia_Dao

Edited October 14, 2019 by Miser_able

[AzureTerra]

Maybe she has a http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/magicWeapons.htm#frostBrand

[0_The_F00l]

3 hours ago, Miser_able said:

I think it's a reference to something. A lot of her lines are. 

Edit: quick Google search pulls up this

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jia_Dao

Didn't really think it is a direct translation. Surprised to see this. 

[Aeon94]

4 hours ago, Flying_Scorpion said:

She says:

For ten years I have been polishing this sword;

Its frosty edge^[4] has never been put to the test.

Now I am holding it and showing it to you, sir:

Is there anyone suffering from injustice?

 

Does she have [North Wind[ and [Buzz Kill] modded on it?

Nah, she is Lich King in disguise and frosty sword is the Frostmourne.

[Miser_able]

1 hour ago, 0_The_F00l said:

Didn't really think it is a direct translation. Surprised to see this. 

Yea, most of them are references or not word for word. 

[XenMaster]

5 hours ago, Flying_Scorpion said:

She says:

For ten years I have been polishing this sword;

Its frosty edge^[4] has never been put to the test.

Now I am holding it and showing it to you, sir:

Is there anyone suffering from injustice?

 

Does she have [North Wind[ and [Buzz Kill] modded on it?

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[(PSN)Silverback73]

6 hours ago, Miser_able said:

I think it's a reference to something. A lot of her lines are. 

Edit: quick Google search pulls up this

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jia_Dao

Just to add to this, which is on point:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youxia

The citation indicates that “frosty edge” is a reference to the blade edge being extremely sharp because it has never seen combat.

The Chinese “Knights” in folklore valued Freedom and Military Virtue, seeking out injustices to test themselves against.

[SneakyErvin]

It is an old common term used in several cultures, it simply means that the blade of the weapon has never drawn blood in combat and gotten warm. 

[nslay]

I thought it had to do with Lady Justice Liberty (the version that holds a sword and scale). I am very surprised it was a direct translation of a Chinese poem!

EDIT: OK, that's actually Lady Justice.

Edited October 14, 2019 by nslay

[Oldskinzz]

Similar terms such as "cold" and "chill" have traditionally been used in literature  to describe swords or blades. "Frosty" follows this line.

The simplest reason being that steel is normally cool to the touch compared to its environment. There's a scientific explanation to that, but we'll not need to go into specifics. 

Of course it could also point to a story behind Nora's sword but... in the absence of such a story coming to light, the first explanation is probably it.