Sting
In Middle Earth, most swords and weapons possessed by the races of Men, Elves, Dwarves and Hobbits end up with a name of some kind, especially if they’re magical. In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins has to rescue his dwarven companions from the evil giant spiders who are about to eat them. In so doing, he finds a magical Elvish knife that glows blue when orcs are close by. Bilbo dubs this knife “Sting,” and carries it with him to the Misty Mountain to confront the monstrous dragon Smaug. In The Lord of the Rings, Bilbo bequeaths Sting to his adoptive heir Frodo at Rivendell, which ends up in the hands of his companion Samwise Gamgee to good use against the orcs of Mordor. The Lord of the Rings Sting Sword is a fantastic movie replica of the one used in the film trilogy by Peter Jackson. It has a falcata-like styling with a leather-bound hand grip and elaborate Elvish writing engraved all along the blade itself. This translates out of Sindarin, the ancient Elvish language, as “Maegnus is my name. I am the Spider’s Bane.” This marvelous collector’s sword comes with a wood mounting plaque that allows one to display this properly from a wall or a display case. Any weapons aficionado who takes one look at this sword will recognize it immediately for what it is and will want to touch it. If it just happens to glow blue, you have more of a problem than an envious friend, and you’ll be glad you have Sting on hand to deal with it.
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