Regarding Orcrist:
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Upon his tomb the Elvenking then laid Orcrist, the elvish sword that had been taken from Thorin in captivity. It is said in songs that it gleamed ever in the dark if foes approached, and the fortress of the dwarves could not be taken by surprise.
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`A blunderbuss, was it?' said he, scratching his head. `I thought it was horseflies!'
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