Swords

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Most armies of Middle earth used swords.

Among the Elves, the Noldor were famed for their swords.

As described in the Unfinished Tales, the Númenoreans used a short sword called an eket. It was a stabbing weapon. Isildur threw all his weapons and armor away except his eket when escaping from an Orc-ambush at the Disaster of the Gladden Fields.

Common Orcs used curved swords (described by Tolkien as scimitars) while Saruman's Uruk-hai used short broad-bladed ones.

Some swords used in Middle Earth:

A

• Anduril, the sword of Aragorn.

G

• Glamdring, the sword of Gandalf.
• Gúthwinë, the sword of Eomer.
• Gurthang, the sword of Túrin Turambar.

H

• Hadhafang, the sword of Arwen (movie only).
• Herugrim, the sword of Théoden.

L

• Lhang (Elvish two-handed sword)

M

• Morgul blade

N

• Narsil, the sword of Elendil.

O

• Orcrist

R

• Ringil

S

• Sting, the sword of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins.