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Old 06-11-2010, 02:13 PM   #4
Pitchwife
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Wasn't Glamdring Turgon's sword originally?
Yep. Elrond in The Hobbit:
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This, Gandalf, was Glamdring, Foe-hammer that the king of Gondolin once wore.
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Egalmoth used a curved sword, so not his,
and Tuor an axe, so not his either.

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Other than this I guess it's guesswork, though Glamdring and Orcrist do seem to be a 'pair' in some ways
Hmmm... you know what, Elrond only says that both swords were made in Gondolin, not that both were owned by Gondolindrim lords. Could Orcrist have been Fingon's?
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