The sword-kladenets is the name of the formidable weapon of several heroes from Russian folklore. As a rule, it was an ancient sword of truth and retribution, which was not given to everyone, only to those who could master it. The frequent mention of the sword-kladenets in fairy tales and epics, where different characters appear, indicates that the word “kladenets” is not his own name, but the definition of a certain category of blades. There are several versions of the origin of this word.
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The root "treasure" refers to the word "put" and the idea of something safely hidden, taken from a hiding place or burial. The sword could be buried in the ground, walled up in a wall, hidden from prying eyes under a heavy slab. It should be noted the cases when a hero digs a sword-kladenets from a mound or grave. The weapon that belonged to the dead acquired supernatural power and itself became the carrier of death. An example is the epic "Svyatogor and Ilya Muromets". Wanting to try on the coffin for a joke, the hero Svyatogor lay down in it, and could not go out into the world. Feeling the approach of death, the hero bequeaths his sword to Ilya Muromets.
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Another owner of the sword-kladenets, a hero named Eruslan Lazarevich, was in search of a weapon with which he could defeat the Tsar of the Fire Shield. When he drove into the battlefield, he found there a talking head of gigantic proportions. The head told him that the sought sword was underneath. This event is also reflected in the poem by Alexander Pushkin "Ruslan and Lyudmila". There the head is set up aggressively and attacks Eruslan (Ruslan).
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Prince Peter of Murom, a compatriot of Ilya Muromets and the husband of Fevronia, the hero of The Tale of Peter and Fevronia, killed a snake that was trying to seduce the wife of his brother Pavel. Peter found the sword-kladenets hidden in the monastery. Previously, this weapon belonged to Agricus - the son and successor of the king of the Jews Herod.
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There is a version about another meaning of the word "lay", namely - the sword-kladenets with one wave of the hero's hand puts down the enemy's army. However, the dictionary of the Code of Russian Folklore published by the Russian Academy of Sciences speaks of the origin of "lay" from "stacked", which means "steel". Perhaps in ancient times, steel swords made an indelible impression with their rarity.
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Another option - the word "kladenets" is associated with the technology of swords production, according to which iron was buried in the ground. Over the years, the low-quality pieces were eaten away by rust, leaving a metal suitable for making weapons for noble people. Nevertheless, there is no clarity in the etymology of the word, its connection with the Old Irish word "claideb" - "sword", as well as Welsh "cleddyf" and Latin "gladiusus" with the same meaning is noted.
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Thus, it can be assumed that the kladenets sword and treasures are brought together by one circumstance - both the legendary weapon and the treasure are hiding in a safe place, to which it is almost impossible to gain access without special knowledge or abilities. The value of these items is very high, which gives rise to hunters for artifacts and treasures.
