Favorite Weapon of ME

In case you don't know, here's who has each weapon
1. Aiglos/Aeglos: The spear of Gil-Galad
2. Narsil/Andúril: Sword of Elendil and later Aragorn
3. Anglachel/Gurthang: Was once Eol's sword, then reforged for Turin
4. Dramborleg: Tuor's axe
5. Glamdring: Turgon's and later, Gandalf's sword
6. Ringil: The icy sword of Fingolfin
7. Sting: The little sword held by Bilbo and Frodo Bagins
8. Grond: The might Hammer of the Underworld; Morgoth's weapon, a mace

My fav? Gurthang the 'Iron of Death'. With it, Turin killed Glaurung, the dragon. So great, so powerful.

GLAMDRING 😱

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From the named ones, it's Gurthang... powerful, wonderful weapon... especially because it belonged to Beleg and Eol, two of the best elves in the whole history of Arda 😄

Aeglos and Ringil are also cool though ... and Grond of course 😄 😄 *likes*

For me, Gurthang is the most intriguing sword in Middle Earth. I always found extremely fascinating the fact that it was forged by Eol out of meteoric rock! It seemed to have a powerful will of its own, and it was certainly of magnificent craftsmanship. The only sword with a real personality and will, as it were.

It is Turin's sword, although it was originally forged by Eol. Eol then gave it as tribute to King Thingol for allowing Eol to abide in his realm. Beleg Cuthalion chose it to be his weapon on his search for longtime friend Turin Turambar, who had gone into exile. Beleg Strongbow was struck down by Turin Turambar, who used Gurthang on him, mistaking Beleg for an orc. Turin slew Glaurung with Gurthang, as well as Brandir and many others, and alas impaled himself upon its cold black edge.

The sheer sadness of the story and the obvious cold and dark will of the sword (a remnant of the will of Eol its master) is what makes it so interesting to me. No other swords can compare to it personality-wise, save maybe Glamdring, the sword of Turgon wielded later by Gandalf. 🙂

Dramborleg of course, to favour an axe over a sword is a bold statement!

yeah, Gurthang... it killed the most evil character in all of middle earth: GLaurung (if you disagree with that statement re-read the book, he was an uber jerk). the most powerful of Dragons.

also of note it was not buried with Beleg it's owner at the time. it saw so much sadness, and tragedy... and triumph. some of the greatest stories of middle earth revolve around that sword...

and it spoke!!!
(which i can't beleive you didn't mention, BLue)

Oh..yeah..LOL!! 😛

Yeah..Gurthang is freakin' talking! That's a bonus!! 😄

... and one of the best quotations from the Sil comes from it 😛

something like

Túrin:
Hail, Gurthang! No Lord nor loyalty dost thou know, save the hand that wieldeth thee. From no blood wilt thou shrink. Wilt thou therefore take Túrin Turambar, wilt thou slay me swiftly?

Gurthang:
Yea, I shall drink thy blood gladly, that so I may forget the blood of Beeeleg, my master, and the blood of Brandir slain unjustly... I will slay the swiftly

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but but....but....the axe!! 🙁 ❌

Dramborleg is also cool ✅ - mainly because it was kept in Númenor for a while 😛 Go, Númenor 😄

obviously Dramborleg only occurs in the original "Fall of Gondolin" from 1916 (and is quote in the Unfinished Tales)

Dramborleg (Gondolinian for ?"Thudder-Sharp"😉 "that smoth both a heavy dint as of a club and cleft as a sword" 😛

thenb i shall keep y 1 vote 11.11% pink bar on the poll!

hehe YAY im the only one who voted Glamdring

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it belongs to meeeeeeeeeeeee! 😛

Actually anything with a sharp blade would suffice right now...

...not that I am suicidal at the moment...but I am a little on edge ! 😈

well if homicidal is the case i would recommend Gurthang...if suicidal then....Gurthang lol

Come on! Glamdring and Galdalf! As a side note, Glamdring was spelled wrong in the books; Tolkien originally spelled with a C. It's actually supposed to be Clamdring.

well...i sort of liked the witch kings weapon in rotk... 😮

imagine getting bonked with that sucker...

they were selling wiki's sword on that show 😄 but it weighs a ton 😆 the guy trying to lift it was so funny.

Yes...a mace...now that could do some damage.

Anyone know where I can pick up one ?

Originally posted by A.D. Skinner
Yes...a mace...now that could do some damage.

Anyone know where I can pick up one ?

they sold out wikkie's sword over here at the mall...but the mace...now that is one big m*thuh...if you had the strength and the skills to use that thing...OMG!!!

i pity the fool with a sword and shield...

and they haven't made one yet...or you could always fly to NZ and break into PJ's warehouse where he keeps all that stuff...

😱 he has a warehouse

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