| The Lord Of The Rings swords outlasted the elves, | | | | was made in the Kingdom of Arnor. It was made by |
| hobbits, and humans who used them. During filming, | | | | Dunedain of Arnor for combat against the Nazgul. |
| an on-site foundry, patterned after a medieval | | | | Merry used it to smite the Black Captain and break |
| workshop, created swords that were specially | | | | his protective enchantments, fulfilling the prophecy |
| crafted to do justice to their names and histories. For | | | | when Eowyn knocked the Black Captain's crown off |
| example, the elves' swords were more elegant and | | | | that he would be killed by a Hobbit and a woman |
| "evolved," while those wielded by Orcs were crude | | | | rather than by "the hands of men." |
| and chunky. | | | | Pippin, or Peregrin Took, another cousin and friend of |
| Narsil and Glamdring were the largest swords made | | | | Frodo, used a sword that was held by a dead Uruk |
| for the movies, with the ones used in the movies | | | | to cut his own bonds. Except for a small pocket |
| weighing around 5 lbs. each. They were "aged" when | | | | knife, however, Pippin was unarmed until the |
| necessary, and in some cases damaged and then | | | | confrontation with the barrow-wights. The Hobbits |
| cleaned to give the impression of swords that had | | | | used the Dunedain daggers from the wight's treasure |
| been well-used yet well cared-for. | | | | as swords, and Pippin kept his throughout the entire |
| Aragorn, the rightful kind of Gondor and Arnor, used | | | | War of the Ring (except for a short period when it |
| the sword originally named Narsil, perhaps the most | | | | was carried by Aragorn). After Pippin killed the troll |
| famous Lord of the Rings sword. When the second | | | | chieftain in the Battle of Black Gate, the blade was |
| Middle Earth age ended, Narsil's blade was shattered | | | | referred to as "troll's bane. |
| in the battle of Sauron, but elven smiths reforged it | | | | Sauron's most powerful servant, the Witch-king of |
| into a new sword, adding a design of seven stars in | | | | Angmar, had a RingWraith sword that was |
| the blade, a crescent moon, and runes. Aragon | | | | two-handed and that had been forged by armourers |
| renamed it Anduril, which meant "flame of the west." | | | | in Mordor under Sauron's evil command. RingWraith |
| It bore an inscription that meant, "I am Anduril who | | | | swords were wielded by the RingWraiths, Sauron's |
| was Narsil, the sword of Elendil. Let the thralls of | | | | evil and relentless shadow servants. The RingWraiths |
| Mordor flee me." | | | | were once kings of men that had been corrupted by |
| Glamdring was the ancient sword of Gandalf the | | | | Sauron's Ring. |
| Grey, who joins his friend Frodo on his trek across | | | | In The Lord of the Rings installments, there are |
| Middle Earth to destroy the Ring. Glamdring glowed in | | | | several magical swords, which almost function as |
| the presence of enemy Orcs, wielded its own sword | | | | characters in their own right. Usually they are |
| of flame, and was created by ancient Elves. The | | | | endowed with powers for good. Both Glamdring and |
| inscription on Glamdring told that it was made for | | | | Frodo's sword Sting glowed blue when in the |
| Turgon, King of Gondolin. Gandalf famously used | | | | presence of Orcs. And Aragorn's Anduril was a |
| Glamdring to kill the Balrog with a lightning bolt. | | | | formidable weapon against Mordor as well as being a |
| Frodo's sword was actually a dagger, but since he | | | | symbol of his rightful claim to rule. Replicas of these |
| was a Hobbit, it was proportionally sword-like. Frodo's | | | | and other weapons have found great popularity |
| "sword" Sting, came from his uncle and adoptive | | | | among Lord of the Rings fans, role-play gamers and |
| father Bilbo Baggins, who took Frodo under his wing | | | | collectors. |
| and taught Frodo the Elvish language, among other | | | | Especially considering a fourth movie, The Hobbit, is |
| things. When Gollum attacked the Hobbits, Frodo | | | | due out next year, their popularity shows no sign of |
| used Sting to subdue him. Then, as Bilbo had once | | | | diminishing. Not only will there be an upswing in sales |
| done, he spared Gollum's life, binding him instead to a | | | | of these swords from the original trilogy, but fans |
| vow to help the Hobbits. | | | | should be excited about seeing new weapons from |
| Merry, or Meiadoc Brandybuck, Frodo's cousin and | | | | The Hobbit as well. |
| friend, had a sword that was also a long dagger that | | | | |