Could it perhaps be Gurthang? Rather a longshot. 'Confused' could point to the story of Turin, and thence, some evidence in the second suggests his sword...
I saw an old king falling -> The sword was made of iron that fell from space
Greed was on his tongue -> Gurthang came to Earth with desire for blood
A woman on the verge of lost -> Nienor Niniel, on the verges of the Teiglin
Radiant shines the hope of all -> The death of Glaurung, who is 'golden-cloud' (-radiant)
It isn't quite satisfactorily coherent, I think, but I'll hazard a go at it anyway.
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