The Greatest Swords in Middle-earth | Tolkien Explained

Today, we cover the most famous swords in Middle-earth! From the great blades of Gondolin - Glamdring, Orcrist, and Sting, to the black sword Anglachel forged by Eol the Dark Elf. From the swords of Rohan, to the re-forged sword of Aragorn, Anduril. We will highlight the most well known named swords and daggers from throughout the the pages of The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion!

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Elven Smith - Tolman Cotton
Dwarven Smith - Turner Mohan
Turin Turambar - Alan Lee
The High King of the Noldor, Fingolfin - Natalie Chen
Orcrist, the Goblin Cleaver - Ted Nasmith
Maeglin Lomion and the Black Sword - Sara M Morello
Artifacts of Middle-earth, Gurthang - Pyrrhic
Eol's Swords - Maria Lombide Ezpeleta
Eol - Yi Jong
Beleriand Map - Lamaarcana
Thingol - Filat
Melian - Kimberly80
Beren and Luthien in the Court of Thingol and Melian - Donato Giancola
Beleg - Anthony VanArsdale
Turin - Merlkir
The Reforging of Anglachel - Alan Lee
The Mormegil - Peet
The Death of Glaurung - John Howe
Mormegil - Peet
The Death of Turin - Alan Lee
Death of Thingol - Steamey
The Oath Has Been Awakened - Jenny Dolfen
The Ships of the Faithful - Ted Nasmith
Gondolin - Ted Nasmith
Turgon, King of Gondolin - Natalie Chen
Gondolin - Spartank42
Angband Unleashed - Kenneth Sofia
The Fall of Gondolin - Mysilvergreen
Trollshaws - Denis Gordeev
Gandalf the White - John Howe
Bilbo and Thorin - Dwalinroxxx
Glamdring - Paul Raymond Gregory
Flies and Spiders - Ted Nasmith
The Death of Thorin - John Howe
Captured by the Spiders - Alan Lee
Bilbo and Spiders - Marc Daniel Goecke
Sting - Wes Talbott
Bilbo and Frodo - Anke Eissmann
Gray Havens - Francesco Amadio
King of the Dead and Aragorn - Jerry Vanderstelt
Fingolfin Challenges Morgoth at the Gate of Angband - Pete Amachree
Fingolfin's Challenge - John Howe
The Death of Fingolfin - Mysilvergreen
Eomer and Aragorn Ride to the Lands of the East - Kip Rasmussen
Frodo and the Witch King - John Howe
Frodo in Rivendell - Anke Eissmann
Witch King of Angmar - Infesth6
Leaving the Barrow Downs - Anke Eissmann
Flight to the Ford - M Hugo
Pippin - JB Casacop
Merry - Fantasy Flight
Aragorn - David Auden Nash
Telchar - Donato Giancola
Beren Recovers a Silmaril - Anke Eissmann
Turin and the Dragon Helm of Dor-Lomin - Klaus Wittmann
Sauron vs Elendil and Gil-galad on Orodruin - Kip Rasmussen
Out of the Sea I Am Come - Turner Mohan
Isildur Cuts the Ring - Denis Gordeev
Shards of Narsil - Robitokun
The Reforging of the Sword - Darrell Sweet
Renewed Shall Be Sword That Was Broken - Abe Papakhian
The Lord of the Rings Cover - Donato Giancola
Aragorn - Adam Middleton
Turin Turambar - Alan Lee

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