User blog comment:SunflashtheAwesome/Lord of the Rings Similarities/@comment-8728029-20120229005253/@comment-4501794-20120301135033

Right. i think there are enough similarities between Aragorn and Martin too begin with, so whether that counts or not it doesn't really matter. But still, remember both the swords were broken, reforged, handed down by generations, and became/already were legendary weapons-that in the books-both of the wielders are noted several times as "The Wielder of The Sword".