It may very well be that the orc-detecting blades were unique to Gondolin, but glowing blades were not. Narsil, so named because it shone with bright red light (Naur, sunlight) and soft white light (thil, moonlight) captured into its metal. As for the element of surprise, if you would remember, the glowing blades struck such fear into the opponents of the weilders of such weapons (ie the orcs in the Hobbit and even Sauron) that the element of surprise was not needed. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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