Riddle

Used to wield power and glory, yet results were rather gorey, When it wrote our human story. In the eyes of wiser men, it is weaker than a pen.

Choose an answer

A.A blade
B.A spear
C.A dagger
D.A sword
Hint: It's a 2-word phrase with 6 letters, starting with "A".

Answer

A sword

Why this is the answer

Swords were once used to seize power through bloodshed and shaped history, yet the saying "the pen is mightier than the sword" holds that words ultimately have more lasting influence.

This riddle is filed under Rhyming Riddles and rated Medium.

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