A knight engaged in savage combat by Finnish artist Halil Ural who hails as Mr. Dream on DeviantArt. The image captures in a fantastic way the pure brutality of sword warfare.
“It was strange, how easily and quickly protection could cause destruction. Sometimes, Vasher wondered if the two weren’t really the same thing. Protect a flower, destroy pests who wanted to feed on it. Protect a building, destroy the plants that could have grown in the soil. Protect a man. Live with the destruction he creates.” ~ Brandon Sanderson, Warbreaker