Weapons of the Epics - Possible Styles

Topic
The topic that I have gravitated towards for my storybook is the "weapons of the epics". I would like to examine the various types of weapons used in the books. I would like to look at weapons of both earthly and heavenly origins and how they were used. This topic interests me because I have always been interested in the history of warfare and the weapons used. The first story that I immediately thought of was the story of the Slaying of Thataka. Another story from the Ramayana PDE is the story of how Rama wins Sita by breaking Shivas bow.

Bibliography
Thataka
Title: Indian Myth and Legend
Author: Donald A. Mackenzie
Illustrator: Warwick Goble
Year: 1913

Rama Wins Sita
Title: Indian Myth and Legend
Author: Donald A. Mackenzie
Illustrator: Warwick Goble
Year: 1913
and
Title: Ramayana, The Epic of Rama, Prince of India
Author: Romesh Dutt
Year: 1899

Styles
1. The first style I thought of was to explore and investigate the weapons in a manner of a TV show that I used to watch called "Futureweapons". On this show a former Navy Seal would look into new weapons that were in development and explore the possibilities of these new weapons. I could create a person or being that would investigate and examine the "weapons of the epics" in the same manner.

2. A second possible style would be to look into and/or create origins or origin stories for many of these weapons. Perhaps a weapon was originally built by an ordinary human but was used by an extraordinary warrior that used and elevated the status of a particular weapon. Or how the gods were maybe bored one day and went out back to the workshop to toy around.

3. A third style could be the stories about these weapons but told their the eyes of such weapons. This could be interesting in that some weapons could have their own wants and desires and could be used in a way that could go against that. Or perhaps a particular weapon waited it's whole life for a certain event, like when Rama broke Shiva's bow.

4. Another style could be something like answering which weapon is the greatest. Have a type of tournament where weapons and/or their stories are stacked up against each other to see which ones are more and less powerful and eventually choose the ultimate weapon of the epics.

Rama Breaks the Bow of Shiva