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The name of this blade is Elder Speech and translates as mountain fire or greatest fire. It was quite likely inspired by the real world family of flame-bladed swords: flambards, flammards and flamberges.

In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt[ | ]

Ard'aenye
Tw3 steel unique ardaenye
Steel sword. Used when fighting humans.
Description
Inventory/slot
Equipment / Steel weapon
Category
Relic
Type
Steel sword
Required level
10 / 18 / 23
Runes
3 upgrade slots
Source
Loot
Base price
422 / 497 / 538 crown(s)
Price to buy
?? / ?? / 2249 crown(s)
Price to sell
?? / ?? / 329 crown(s)
Weight
2.21 weight
Durability
100
Effects
DPS - Steel Sword 106 – 130 / 163 – 199 / 194 – 238
+1 – 20% Igni Sign intensity
+3 – 3% Chance to cause burning
Dismantling
Components
Leather scraps
Steel ingot
Amber
Amber dust
Console ID
Ardaenye

One such sword can be found inside Yustianna's Grotto, in a chest guarded by bandits.

In The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings[ | ]

Ard'aenye
Tw2 weapon ardaenye
Steel sword
Description
Category
Common
Type
Steel sword
Effects
Damage 7 – 15
Rune slot(s)
1
Source
Imported from the original game
Price to buy
?? oren(s)
Price to sell
12 oren(s)
Weight
weight 5

Ard'aenye can be imported from a saved The Witcher game into The Witcher 2.

In The Witcher computer game[ | ]

Ard'aenye
Weapons ardaeyne
A steel sword used to fight humans. Ineffective against most monsters. Used in witcher combat styles
Description
Type
Steel sword
Effects
Damage + 200%
Price to buy
2500 oren(s)
Price to sell
500 oren(s)
ID
it_stlswd_017
it_stlswd_099

Ard'aenye is a sword which used to be found during Chapter IV of The Witcher, the first time Geralt entered the fields. It is no longer available in the game, but does appear to be the same model as the sword used by the Grand Master of the Order of the Flaming Rose. It closely resembles the description of a gnomish gwyhyr in the novels.

In the Enhanced Edition, Ard'aenye was once obtainable and used to be found during Chapter V of The Witcher, inside Raven's crypt, in the swamp cemetery. It was found inside one of the graves of graf Corbus de Ruyter with the Remains of Raven's Armor. After the last patch update, Ard'aenye was replaced by a meteorite sword, regardless of the description in the Enhanced Edition 's official Game Guide book on page 105.