The Sgian Dhu (pronounced "skee(a)n doo") is a short dagger with a black handle. The weapon is known to be used by Rakkety Tam MacBurl and his companion Wild Doogy Plumm; Tam wears his Sgian Dhu tucked behind his cap feathers.
Doogy and Tam temporarily lost their Sgian Dhus, and the rest of their weapons, when they disobeyed Squirrelking Araltum and his wife Idga Drayqueen; however, when the horde of Gulo the Savage killed many of Araltum's squirrels, the two warriors reclaimed their weapons and went after the wolverine.
Later, they used their Sgian Dhus and daggers when they freed a captive Sister Armel and Brookflow from Gulo, as their Claymores were too large to use in the stealth mission.
Following the Seasons of the Savage, Tam taught his daughter, Melanda MacBurl, to fence with the Sgian Dhu.
Books[]
Sgian Dhus appear in Rakkety Tam.
Trivia[]
- The weapon is a Scottish-inspired blade, with the name being a common derivation of sgian-dubh (Scots Gaelic for "black knife").