Wootz Steel - Cultural References

Cultural References

  • An elaborate fictionalized description of wootz steel manufacture is presented in Neal Stephenson's book The Confusion, part of Stephenson's three-volume work The Baroque Cycle.
  • The manufacturing of wootz steel is also detailed in Leo Frankowski's Conrad Stargard series.
  • Don Krieg, an early villain in Eiichiro Oda's manga series One Piece, wears body armor made out of wootz steel.
  • Tipu Sultan's sword was made of Wootz steel.

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