Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-27460754-20160402002043/@comment-27713488-20161001083403

We don't strictly know that the Lustlord existed at all, or that the shards are related to him. As far as we know for sure, that's just mythology. It might be true or not.

As for the Chosen and Shining Swords... Tal didn't come equipped with a Shining Sword, so it can't be entirely about the swords. But the basic idea that Chosen are sort of like shardbearers seems plausible.