1- Orcrist Sword Of Thorin Oakenshield
Orcrist, also known as the Goblin-blade, is an Elven sword with its origins traced back to the city of Gondolin. In the Third Age of Middle-earth, Thorin Oakenshield and his company of Dwarves stumbled upon a treacherous lair in Rhûdaur. It was there that Thorin came across an ancient Elven sword named Orcrist, originally crafted by the high Elves of Gondolin. Once again, Thorin claimed Orcrist as his own, vowing to use it to cleave through Goblins. He wielded this blade for the majority of the Quest for Erebor, employing it against the Goblins of the Misty Mountains. The Goblins, in their disdain and fear, referred to it as “Biter.”
Orcrist’s blade exhibits a distinctive design, with one side featuring a curved leaf shape and the other side a straight edge—ideal for a weapon intended to vanquish Orcs and Goblins. Adorning the hilt is a symbol associated with the heraldry of Ecthelion of the Fountain. The handle is crafted from the tooth of a dragon, though it remains uncertain whether this tooth was acquired prior to the Fifth Battle of the First Age or added to the sword along with the engravings in the centuries following the Fall of Gondolin, most likely by the Dwarves of the North.Top of Form
2-Sting Sword of Bilbo Baggins
During the Quest for Erebor in May 2941, Thorin and his companions had a perilous encounter with three Trolls named Tom, Bert, and William, who nearly made a meal out of them. Fortunately, it was Gandalf’s intervention that saved the group from this grim fate.
In the midst of the skirmish, one of the Trolls, William, dropped the key to their hidden Troll’s Cave, which held a vast assortment of treasures looted from their victims. It was here that Bilbo Baggins found the key, enabling the company to lay claim to the treasure, which included some exquisite Elvish blades. Among these blades, Glamdring became the possession of Gandalf, while its counterpart, Orcrist, was acquired by Thorin Oakenshield. Bilbo, too, acquired a blade, albeit one that was considered a mere knife by the standards of Men or its original Elvish creators. However, it served as an excellent short sword for a Hobbit, despite its diminutive size in comparison to the weapons of the Trolls it had been associated with.
3- Glamdring Sword of Gandalf
In the year 2941 of the Third Age, Bilbo Baggins, a Hobbit, along with the wizard Gandalf and a group of Elves known as Thorin and Company, encountered three Trolls—William, Tom, and Bert—in the Trollshaw. These brutish creatures captured Bilbo, Thorin, and the other Dwarves, but they were rescued by Gandalf, who cleverly exposed the Trolls to daylight, turning them into stone. It was in this Troll lair that they discovered three remarkable blades: Glamdring, Sting, and Orcrist.
Gandalf was particularly intrigued by the appearance of Glamdring, and he claimed it as his own. Upon closer examination, he found an inscription in runes on the blade, the meaning of which he didn’t immediately grasp. Seeking answers, Gandalf consulted Elrond, the Lord of Rivendell, who revealed that the name of the sword, according to the runic inscription, was ‘Foe-Hammer.’
Gandalf wielded Glamdring to great effect, using it to defeat the Great Goblin while the other Orcs fled in terror upon seeing the formidable weapon they called the ‘Beater.’ It remains uncertain whether Gandalf used the sword again during the Quest for Erebor. However, reports indicate that Gandalf had Glamdring during the Battle of the Chamber of Mazarbul and during his epic confrontation with the Balrog. He still possessed the sword when he encountered Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas, collectively known as the Three Hunters.