Looking for a pair of books

[Jcaillier]

Hello all, new here and really hoping you all can help me. I am looking for a 2 book series that was published in the 70's or early 80's. The books were written I, such a way as the ending of one led to the other. I remember the covers had a muscular hero wielding a sword that had what to me looked like a winged crosspiece, may have been fire. The hero at the end of the second book is broken on the wheel, but not before he was able to hide a part of the sword. I have been looking for these books now for about thirty years, and if I could get the titles, I would be buying them. I remember there being a barrow white in the adventure as well. Any help would be hugely appreciated. Thanks

 

[Extollager]

Norvell Page's Flame Winds and Sons of the Bear God?

 

[Jcaillier]

No. The covers on both showed the sword very prominently. The novels centered on the sword and the family. Like the Sword of the Rivan King and the family of the Rican king are central to the Belgariad. But t
It was only two books that were very cleverly written so that the looped.

 

[PaulMmn]

The current cover may not be the same as the cover on the printing you read...

 

[astrodan]

If it helps, I think the thing you are referring to is a "barrow-wight", originally from Norse folklore, but more recently generally associated with The Lord of the Rings and earlier JRR Tolkien works, and described as wraith-like creatures that inhabit burial mounds (or 'barrows').