Orcrist (S. "Goblin-cleaver")
Orcrist is a magic Elven broadsword made of the mithril alloy ithilnaur (S. "Moon-fire"). One of two matching swords forged by Elves in Gondolin in the First Age and lost in the sa...
Orcrist is a magic Elven broadsword made of the mithril alloy ithilnaur (S. "Moon-fire"). One of two matching swords forged by Elves in Gondolin in the First Age and lost in the sa...
Orcrist is a magic Elven broadsword made of the mithril alloy ithilnaur (S. "Moon-fire"). One of two matching swords forged by Elves in Gondolin in the First Age and lost in the sacking of the city, it was later rescued from the den of Stone-trolls in Eriador by Thorin and Company. Like its twin, Glamdring, the blade of the sword is heavily enchanted.
It was called Biter by the Orcs. In T.A. 2941, Thorin resolved to lead his companions on a quest to take back Erebor from Smaug and to claim the Dragon's booty for their own. Blessed by Gandalf, the expedition of Thorin and Company succeeded, but Thorin II (the just-crowned King Under the Mountain) was killed shortly thereafter in the Battle of Five Armies, wielding mercilessly his Elf-sword until he fell. The Orcrist was laid upon his tomb under the Lonely Mountain, glowing a vivid blue to warn of the approach of Orcs or Trolls, making the Dwarves of Erebor impossible to surprise.
Glows within 50' of Orcs.