Dragon Steel

The best steel to make swords is multilayered. It must be both supple and flexible and resistant to blows (shields, other swords). Therefore, a good swordsmith mixes soft and hard steel (has to do with adding carbon) soundly in layers. Heating, hammering, bending and this again and again. As a result, a pattern occurs that is reminiscent of dragon scales.
The (anti?) Hero of the story, Lambert, dreams of becoming a famous swordsmith.
Dragon Steel in the title refers to the male aspect, fighting, getting quality through multi-layered thinking. The evolution of Lambert is also multi-layered.

Thanks to Richard Hoecker, master swordsmith  of the Forge Of Avalon (and Kate, his wife and "Manager") Richard is my valued technical advisor.

Coincidence brought us together as he had moved ofrom Austria to Glastonbury only two weeks before.. I saw his van passing on the road with  ' www.swordsmith.at. No more...

The rest is history ...