Ashbringer is the sword of former Highlord Alexandros Mograine of the Silver Hand, named after Alexandros ("The Ashbringer"). His oldest son, Renault betrayed and murdered Alexandros using the sword, transforming it into Corrupted Ashbringer. Alexandros was resurrected as a death knight and kept it in his possession until his younger son Darion was forced to kill him. Darion then used the sword to kill himself and free his father's soul, consequently becoming a death knight himself. The sword became purified after Darion betrayed the Lich King and he relinquished it to Tirion Fordring.