Board Thread:Rewatching "Merlin" - Season One/@comment-5102537-20130413094642/@comment-5674726-20130418223058

''I don't think Tom planned to sell that sword anytime soon. He kept it well guarded as his personal possession. Gwen said Tom would kill her if he found out she took it. I think it was more like his display sword.''

That'd still be a major loss for him, if he used it to get business from knights and nobles, who could afford to pay for big ticket items. The patronage of a lord could be invaluable for somebody in Tom's position. Gwen said that he was saving the sword, which would imply that he was waiting until he could get a good price for it, and preferably a steady customer with money, rather than planning to keep it under his bed forever.