Medea's bodkin

Medea’s Bobkin is the knife that used at the Stone Table of Faerie (land). It is first mentioned in Changes.

Description
It is a very, very ancient knife.

Appearance
It had a simple leaf-blade design with a wooden handle wrapped with cord and leather. It double edge blade was made of bronze and wickedly sharp, shiny, with a needle point.

Characteristics / Details

 * The point seemed hungry.

About
It was used to send the power of the the Winter Knight's Mantle back to Queen Mab so that she could pass it on to the new Winter Knight.

In the Series
Mab has possession of Medea's Bodkin(ref?), which was used by Harry Dresden to execute Lloyd Slate upon the Stone Table as part of the ritual to assume the mantle of the Winter Knight. Mab may have disposed of the influence of the Athame by trading for Medea's Bodkin. (ref?)

In Changes, Mab has Harry use Medea’s Bobkin to end Lloyd Slate's life on the Stone Table to release the the power—the Mantle—back to Mab so that she could in turn pass it on to Harry Dresden so that he could become the new Winter Knight.

In Cold Days, Harry recalls Medea's bronze dagger that he used on Lloyd Slate.

External References

 * Medea - Wikipedia
 * Morgan le Fay - Wikipedia
 * Medea - Encyclopedia Mythica
 * Medea - Myth Encyclopedia