__NoTOC__ The spell Animate sword does exactly that. More specifically, swords, being weapons, fight alongside the one who animated them, for as long as they are ordered to do so. If not given any instruction the sword is just as if it hadn't been animated. It is possible to de-animate the sword. It is also possible for rival spellcasters to "steal" control of the animated sword. In that case, either one side's spell is dominant or the sword becomes fickle indeed. Similar spells exist, of course, for other weapons.