Could Anduril Have Hurt Sauron? | Lord of the Rings Lore 

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Maybe it could have physically but nothing is more horrifying to evil then a reforged weapon the slew evils of the past.

Could Aragorn use Anduril to hurt / physically defeat Sauron? Yes - Sauron's physical body like Morgoth's before him was subject to harm as any other body. Would Aragorn get cooked and die as did Elendil and Gil-Galad? Almost certainly. Did Aragorn using Anduril give it any special properties? Yes, but not in the way portrayed in the movies. "Very bright was that sword when it was made whole again; the light of the sun shone redly in it, and the light of the moon shone cold, and its edge was hard and keen. And Aragorn gave it a new name and called it Andúril, Flame of the West." Anduril much like Glamdring or Sting, was forged with the intent of the elven-smiths to be especially potent against the Enemy and his servants. Since items in Middle Earth often depend on the person using a thing having "the Right" to use it, Aragorn would be the only person able to make full use of the potential of the sword. Often overlooked, perhaps because Tolkien did not describe in detail the duel between Sauron, Gil-Galad, and Elendil, is that Sauron despite wearing the One Ring was defeated with physical weapons. Aeglos and Narsil were exceptional weapons wielded to great effect by their bearers. Aeglos "Icicle" would have hurt Sauron deeply as his physical body was black and burned with a great heat. This is akin to Ringil, the sword of Finglofin, glittering like ice hurting the huge and fiery body of Morgoth. Sauron using a mace and wearing plate armor was seen in the Jackson movies but Tolkien described if differently: "But at the last the siege was so strait that Sauron himself came forth; and he wrestled with Gil-galad and Elendil, and they both were slain, and the sword of Elendil broke under him as he fell. But Sauron also was thrown down, and with the hilt-shard of Narsil Isildur cut the Ruling Ring from the hand of Sauron and took it for his own." Considering the description Tolkien uses to describe the duel of Morgoth and Fingolfin, if Tolkien envisioned Sauron armored head to toe and wielding a huge mace he would have written it so. I can only see the duel thusly. Gil-Galad (fully armored with shield, 7ft tall) and Elendil (fully armored with shield and 7'6" tall) use their weapons against Sauron who is a 10ft tall with skin the color of ash and hot like cooling lava. The two do much damage to Sauron who eventually gets inside Gil-Galad's guard and grabs him by the helm. The heat of Sauron's hands cooks Gil-Galad's brain and he dies. As Sauron focuses on cooking Gil-Galad, Elendil is free to stab and cut Sauron's body to the point his body cannot sustain his spirit much like when Numenor was thrown down. Elendil, after fighting hand to hand with a 10ft tall giant that's about 2000 degrees, is overcome with his wounds. Narsil, after being thrust through the furnace like body at least once, is weakened and snaps as Elendil falls to the rocky ground. Isildur approaches the cooling body of Sauron, picks up the hilt shard of Narsil, and cuts off the Ring. Sauron's spirit forsakes his body and flees to parts unknown.

The Broken Sword making a video of The Broken Sword. I'm here for that inception.

Anduril, (Narsil) already hurt Sauron, it took his finger which he wore the one ring, Sauron had already felt the blade that caused his demise. Because Sauron had imbued so much of his self into the ring , and not being in possession of the ring Sauron was missing much of what he once was at the height of his strength.

I'll always have a special place in my heart for the little letter opener, Sting. :-) It was used to such great purpose time and again, and wielded by several of our favorite little heroes.

Super early. I think it could have hurt Sauron. IIRC its original form Narsil could cut off Sauron's fingers, so Anduril could probably hurt Sauron that way. More important, however, is the fear factor. This blade symbolizes a resurgent Free Peoples, something Sauron didn't want to see.

My favorite sword is probably either Ringil or Gurthang, but it's tough to get past names like "Foe-hammer" and "Goblin Cleaver". Too many great choices!

No mention of how having the Blade allowed Aragorn to summon the Dead Army

Please make a video where u talk about some amazing moments in middle earth n it’s history

"He is not so mighty yet that he is beyond fear; nay, doubt ever gnaws at him." I remember this being mentioned more than once in the books, or some variation of those words. Same about Melkor being alone of the Valar the one to know fear. I think Sauron, spending so much of his time and spirit doing evil, has mostly forgotten his past and his ultimate nature, in a similar way to Gandalf saying "Olorin I was named in the uttermost west in my youth, which is forgotten." But, there's always a part of Sauron that knows deep down that he is and will always be at the ultimate mercy of Illuvatar. “And thou, Melkor, shalt see that no theme may be played that hath not its uttermost source in me, nor can any alter the music in my despite. For he that attempteth this shall prove but mine instrument in the devising of things more wonderful, which he himself hath not imagined.” -A term also fitting for Sauron, and undoubtedly he witnessed this himself and could never truly forget it.

My favorite sword is definitely Sting. At first appearance, it was described as “nothing more than a letter-opener” Well, that Letter-opener went toe-to-toe with Shelob, and won!

Absolutely, it would have definitely caused Sauron some damage especially since Sauron had he taken a physical form again would have been far weaker than before when Isildur hurt him with Narsil.

I must say that my favorite blade has always been Hadhafang since I first saw it. So I knew I had to get it. Some years later a tiny hunting and weapon shop in my town had taken in some authentic replicas. And Hadhafang was one of them, so I had to buy it. I didn't even know that they would make it, since it barley is seen in the movies. But the owner of tha shop had gotten his hands on only one High Elven Shield. It was so freaking is expensive, but when I saw it hanging on the wall. Like Hadhafang, I now had to have that as well. So half a year later I bought it. I have some other LotR replicas, but Hadhafang and the High Elven Shield is my favorite. Love the video and the storytelling plus.

Orchrist and Glamdring were Epic for me before Excalibur. They had stories of their own, lost or as yet unknown to us. The brief glimpses given hinted of where they had been and what they did as opposed to what they could "do", giving them an allure and mystery that made them characters in their own right. Rankin & Bass seared those moments into a child's mind and have never left, only occasionally stolen and buried by trolls to be won and found once more.

“He is not so mighty yet that he’s beneath fear” this is such a badass quote!

Sauron: No man can kill me. Aragorn: Good thing my sword will be doing the killing. Sauron: Oh Shit.

Another excellent video! You always do a great job.

It cut the ring from Sauron's finger the first time, so it would certainly do some damage after being re-forged. I loved the scene where Aragorn contacts him using the magical bowling ball and shows off his fancy new (old) sword.

I'm fond of the Barrow-blades the Hobbits recieved from Tom Bombadil. Frodo's blade was shattered in the confrontation with the Nazgul at the Ford of Bruinen near Rivendale. And Bilbo gives him Sting as a replacement. Sam used his blade to kill his first orc in Moria. He later left it with Frodo when he thought him dead by Shelobs sting, was found by Shagrat, eventually taken from the mouth of Sauron by Gandalf and returned to Sam and Frodo. Pippin used his blade to kill a hill troll at the Battle of the Black Gate. Calling it 'Trollsbane" he used it in the scouring of the Shire. Merry, of course, used HIS blade to stab the Witch-king breaking his spell of movement, making it possible for Eowyn to stab him in the face and kill him.

Never been this early before I don’t know if the sword could hurt Sauron physically seeing as he no longer has a physical form but it definitely screwed with Sauron mentally like imagine you’re just chilling spying through the palantir and then out of nowhere you see a random guy holding the sword that cut off your fingers and cast you down bro probably has ptsd just seeing it again.

A story of glamdring from forging to third age battles would be fantastic

There are several passages that show the resilience of Ainur bodies. At the beginning of the creation of the Universe-Eä, the Ainur begin to order the laws of physical reality (gravity, temperature, matter, energy) without having bodies, that is, they were spirits interacting with primordial/chaotic matter: "So began their great labours in wastes unmeasured and unexplored, and in ages uncounted and forgotten, until in the Deeps of Time and in the midst of the vast halls of Eä there came to be that hour and that place where was made the habitation of the Children of Ilúvatar". Then comes the planet Earth at the beginning of its geological/cosmic formation: >"When therefore Earth was yet young and full of flame Melkor coveted it, and he said to the other Valar: ‘This shall be my own kingdom; and I name it unto myself!" Interesting is that in a pre-biotic period - on an Earth hostile to any form of life and in adverse conditions of temperature and pressure (volcanism, formation of continents, atmosphere, etc.) >"Now the Valar took to themselves shape and hue; and because they were drawn into the World by love of the Children of Ilúvatar, for whom they hoped, they took shape after that manner which they had beheld in the Vision of Ilúvatar, save only in majesty and splendour". And: >"In that time the Valar brought order to the seas and the lands and the mountains, and Yavanna planted at last the seeds that she had long devised. And since, when the fires were subdued or buried beneath the primeval hills, there was need of light, Aulë at the prayer of Yavanna wrought two mighty lamps for the lighting of the Middle-earth which he had built amid the encircling seas." In other words, it implies that the bodies of the Ainur really have a high tolerance for nature's violence and destructive primordial forms. Remember that Melkor, when taking shape, caused a series of planetary cataclysms impossible to be resisted by any living being, such as: - Geological formation with volcanism, earthquakes, abiotic atmosphere - titanic battle for dominance of Arda: >"Yet it is told among the Eldar that the Valar endeavoured ever, in despite of Melkor, to rule the Earth and to prepare it for the coming of the Firstborn; and they built lands and Melkor destroyed them; valleys they delved and Melkor raised them up; mountains they carved and Melkor threw them down; seas they hollowed and Melkor spilled them; and naught might have peace or come to lasting growth, for as surely as the Valar began a labour so would Melkor undo it or corrupt it. And yet their labour was not all in vain; and though nowhere and in no work was their will and purpose wholly fulfilled, and all things were in hue and shape other than the Valar had at first intended, slowly nonetheless the Earth was fashioned and made firm." - The absolute zero of the Space Void of the Universe. Melkor assumed a dark form and roamed through space "growing in distant darkness" and "retreated and departed to other regions, and there he did as he pleased": >"So came Tulkas the Strong, whose anger passes like a mighty wind, scattering cloud and darkness before it; and Melkor fled before his wrath and his laughter, and forsook Arda, and there was peace for a long age. And Tulkas remained and became one of the Valar of the Kingdom of Arda; but Melkor brooded in the outer darkness, and his hate was given to Tulkas for ever after." - 1st Mass Extinction. A form of radiation that killed the fauna and flora initially imagined/concretized by Yavanna in a global reach, also generating mutant forms and monstrous creatures, in addition to starting the cycle of ecosystems and dispute between herbivores x carnivores: >"And though the Valar knew naught of it as yet, nonetheless the evil of Melkor and the blight of his hatred flowed out thence, and the Spring of Arda was marred. Green things fell sick and rotted, and rivers were choked with weeds and slime, and fens were made, rank and poisonous, the breeding place of flies; and forests grew dark and perilous, the haunts of fear; and beasts became monsters of horn and ivory and dyed the earth with blood." - 2nd Mass Extinction - analogous to a kind of fall of 2 powerful meteors with the catastrophic release of energy similar to 2 stars: >"In the overthrow of the mighty pillars lands were broken and seas arose in tumult; and when the lamps were spilled destroying flame was poured out over the Earth. And the shape of Arda and the symmetry of its waters and its lands was marred in that time, so that the first designs of the Valar were never after restored" Finally, there was the clash of the Powers, in which the Earth moaned and the Waters changed places, a true Greek titanomachy with explosions at the level of atomic bombs: >"(...) and thereafter the Quendi knew nothing of the great Battle of the Powers, save that the Earth shook and groaned beneath them, and the waters were moved, and in the north there were lights as of mighty fires (...) In that time the shape of Middle-earth was changed, and the Great Sea that sundered it from Aman grew wide and deep; and it broke in upon the coasts and made a deep gulf to the southward. Many lesser bays were made between the Great Gulf and Helcaraxë far in the north, where Middle-earth and Aman came nigh together. Of these the Bay of Balar was the chief; and into it the mighty river Sirion flowed down from the new-raised highlands northwards: Dorthonion, and the mountains about Hithlum. The lands of the far north were all made desolate in those days." - Of the "wounds" and "deaths" of the Ainur. I believe that only artifacts imbued with some essence/"magic" cause the destruction of beings endowed with Fana. Sauron was able to withstand the lightning/bolts that struck the Númenóreans: >"But the Temple itself was unshaken, and Sauron stood there upon the pinnacle and defied the lightning and was unharmed." Not only that, but the lightning could destroy certain structures of Númenor (having split the Temple dedicated to Melkor in half) as powerful as the stone of Orthanc or the Walls of Minas Tirith. However, upon being mistaken for the Downfall of Númenor, Sauron reassumes a hideous form - imbued with the element/ingredient Morgoth - and attacks Gil Galad and Elendil on Mount Doom. Detail that the enemy crosses Barad-Dur to the volcano crossing around 20 miles from the distance of the 2 locations, breaking the blockade of the armies of the Last Alliance and facing Gil Galad, Elendil, Cirdan, Elrond and Isildur - The first 2 equipped with weapons enchanted (Aeglos and Narsil) with "spells for the destruction of Mordor" similar to Merry's enchanted sword that breaks the Witch-king's "Invulnerability" so that Eowyn could deliver the fatal blow. The Balrog in Moria also (seems to me) has this invulnerability spell, its Fana seems to have a "tolerance" against many forms of destruction. There is, in the 1st book, a moment when the "roofs of a mountain" (from Bálin's tomb) fall on top of him (the weight of a mountain would destroy a totality of forms, objects and bodies), but the monster simply seems to "ignore "this brutal damage. Also, there is the famous fall of the Balrog with Gandalf into the Abyss of the bridge of Moria (intro of the 2nd film shows this), both fell from an unimaginable height at terminal velocity (in my view) and withstood the impact. There is a very interesting passage in which Gandalf, the white, seems to confirm this fortitude/difference between the bodies of living beings X Ainur X the new "body" of resurrected Gandalf: >"Indeed my friends, none of you have any weapon that could hurt me." This passage also reminded me of an occasion comparing common weapons versus enchanted weapons. Boromir's attack (using the best that the craftsmen of Gondor could offer) using his sword against the skin of the Troll that tries to invade the Chamber of Mazarbul causes his sword to break against the hardened skin of the monster: >"Boromir leaped forward and hewed at the arm with all his might; but his sword rang, glanced aside, and fell from his shaken hand. The blade was notched. Suddenly, and to his own surprise, Frodo felt a hot wrath blaze up in his heart. ‘The Shire!’ he cried, and springing beside Boromir, he stooped, and stabbed with Sting at the hideous foot. There was a bellow, and the foot jerked back, nearly wrenching Sting from Frodo’s arm. Black drops dripped from the blade and smoked on the floor." I believe that one of Tolkien's "mythological" inspirations is the characteristic of Grendel's mother who seemed to be protected against the common weapons used by the heroes when facing, being wounded only with rare/magical weapons: non-aliencreatures.fandom .com/wiki/Grendel's_Mother >"Although neither Grendel not his mother could be harmed by conventional weapons, Beowulf used an ancient sword believed to have been forged by giants and managed to decapitate his opponent."

NIce video. One thing that even you say, is that the sword was marked with the name Aunduril, and Elrond in the movie also says that this is the blades name, though you show and read Tolkiens words which say clearly that Aragorn named it.

An amazing analysis.

I haven't heard any commentary anywhere about Aragorn's words afterwards, that Sauron beheld Aragorn in another form. Did he seem to be Elendil again? I may have mess up the details, but this is about right.

I enjoyed the fact that it was both an impressively/stupiditly long!

Great video. As for my favorite sword, I'm a simple man. Bilbo's "sword" Sting is my favorite sword of Middle Earth.

Technically speaking we don’t know if Elendil wounded Sauron with Narsil, although it is implied, I believe that Gilgalad’s spear is mentioned as wounding Sauron. The broken hilt of Narsil is used to cut the ring from Sauron’s corpse, by Isidur. I believe that the sword has no more power than any others, other than its ability to give people hope and unite them. So I believe that the sword could wound Sauron, up so could others.

It’s Sting, fast, light, strong & the bane of orcs. One interesting thing is that it was based on the Spartan Lakonia short sword with its leaf shaped silhouette (heavy for slicing & sharp at the end for piercing) 👍😃🗡️

By far 1 of my favourite RU-vid channels keep up the amazing work

It did chop off Sauron's finger. Though, here's the question. Was it Elendil and Gil-Galad killed Sauron and Isildur chopped off a dead man's finger or was it Elendil and Gil-Galad wounded Sauron and Isildur got a lucky strike chopping off the Ring from Sauron's hand or was it like the movie?

Borimir had my favorite sword, like a Triangular knights arming sword.❤️‍🔥 I also love the elves standard issued sabers. Annnnd lets not forget legolas’ twin daggers.

My favourite sword is glamdring, the way it destroys the balrogs sword... Epic!!

My favourite swords are John Snow's sword Longclaw & Widows Wail, Widow's Wail is one of two Valyrian steel blades reforged from ICE, the ancestral sword of House Stark. Its sister blade is Oathkeeper.

I'm still a Hobbit fan, and Sting will always hold a place in my heart as the favorite from the entire series.

This is a fine question!!

My top five favorite swords from Middle-Earth. 1. Anduril 2. Glamdring 3. Orcrist 4. Gurthang 5. Ringil

Middle Earth Swords, Daggers & Knifes: My Favourite Middle Earth Swords, Daggers & Knifes gifted to, made by or reforged by The Elves (including Peter Jackson films). • Anglachel - Gurthang (Eol - Turin) • Anguirel (Eol - Maeglin) • Angrist (Curufin - Beren) • Aranrúth (Thingol - Elros) • Ringil (Fingolfin) • Glamdring (Turgon - Gandalf) Glamdring was forged by the Elves of Gondolin in the first age for the Elven King Turgon. Glamdring was lost in the downfall of Gondolin in the first age but was recovered and used by the "Wizard" Gandalf in the third age. Glamdring's blade glowed blue when orcs were near and is inscribed with runes in the Elvish language of Sindarin which say "Turgon Aran Gondolin, Tortha gar a matha Glamdring, Vegil Glamdring gud daelo. Dam an Glamhoth." which translates to "Turgon, King of Gondolin, wields, has, and holds the sword Glamdring, Foe of Morgoth's realm, Hammer of the Orcs." • Orcrist (*Ecthelion - Thorin) Orcrist was forged by the Elves of Gondolin in the first age and was likely made for the Elven Lord Ecthelion. Orcrist was lost in the downfall of Gondolin in the first age but was recovered and used by the Dwarven King Thorin in the third age. Orcrist's blade glowed blue when orcs were near and is inscribed in the Elvish language of Sindarin which say "NAGOL E-LYG." which translates to "Tooth of-Snake [or dragon]." as the hilt of the sword is a dragon's tooth. *The pommel is decorated with Lord Ecthelion's herald giving speculation that Orcrist was his sword. • Sting (Bilbo - Frodo) Sting was forged by the Elves of Gondolin in the first age and was lost in the downfall of Gondolin. Sting was recovered in the third age by the Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins who used it to fight the giant spiders of Mirkwood where it gained it's name Sting. Sting was then passed down to Bilbo's nephew the Hobbit, Frodo Baggins who used it on his journey to Mordor. Sting's blade glowed blue when orcs were near and is inscribed with the Elvish language of Sindarin that reads phonetically, "Maegnas aen estar nin dagnir in yngyl im." which translates to "Sting is my name; I am the spider's bane." • Hadhafang (Idril - Arwen) Hadhafang was forged by the Elves of Gondolin in the first age for the Elven Princess Idril. Hadhafang was handed down through Princess Idril's family to Lord Eärendil, then to Lord Elrond and then finally to Lady Aewen. Hadhafang's blade glowed blue when orcs were near and is inscribed with the Elvish language of Sindarin in Tengwar runes that say "Aen estar Hadhafang i chathol hen, thand arod dan i thang an i arwen." which translates to "This blade is called Hadhafang, a noble defense against the enemy throng for a noble lady." • Narsil - Andúril (Elendil - Aragorn) Narsil was forged by the Dwarven-smith Telchar of Nogrod in the first age and somehow came to the people of Númenor where it was passed down until it came to King Elendil, a man, who used it in the second age against the dark Lord Sauron, where it was broken. The shards of Narsil were kept in Rivendell by the Elven Lord Elrond. Narsil was then reforged in the third age by the Elves of Rivendell, renamed Andúril and used by King Aragorn, a man. Andúril's blade glowed with a red light in sunlight, a white light in moonlight and was inscribed with runes in the Elvish language of Quenya saying "Anar. Nányë Andúril I né Narsil i macil Elendilo. Lercuvantan i móli Mordórëo. Isil." in Quenya, which translates to "Sun. I am Andúril who was once Narsil, sword of Elendil. The slaves of Mordor shall flee from me. Moon". Andúril was also inscribed on the pommel with tengwar runes in the Elvish language of Quenya saying "Narsil essenya, macil meletya; Telchar carnéron Návarotesse" in Quenya, which translates to "Narsil [is] my name, [a] mighty sword; Telchar made me in Nogrod". • Long Elven Dagger (Celeborn - Aragorn) • Lhang (Galadhrim & High Elves) • Twin Elven Swords (Thranduil) • Twin White Elven Long Knifes (Legolas) • Bronzed Alloy & Steel Twin Elvin Daggers (Tauriel) • Mirkwood Infantry Sword (Woodland Guard)

Can you do a video about Aeglos Gil galad's spear

We know that it could damage his physical form, and that was a broken sword at the height of his power in the second age. What I think his fear was is the length of time it would take to reconstitute himself, it had already taken over three thousand years since the last time his body was destroyed, where this to happen again his plans would be set back, potentially indefinitely.

My favorite of all the swords is Ringil, which Fingolfin used to gravely wound Morgoth himself. For that matter, I think that answers the primary question of this video all by itself. If Melkor/Morgoth could have taken physical damage from a sword, then it seems likely that Sauron's Third Age body would have been at hazard from a weapon of similar provenance.

Sauron has a living body and he WAS at least partially killed by Narsil, so yes.

My favorite is Orcrist! Why not go for the obvious choice? A beautiful blade, the 'big brother' of Sting, and of course,.a sword called Orcl Cleaver is badass! It's a bit of a shame they burried it with Thorin, but you hardly have a choice.

Narsil was enchanted to cut anything.

👍👍 Now...I'll play the tourist and say Glamdring is the one sword I would like to wield. There it is!

You know I never read the books. My only introduction where the cartoons and Peter Jackson. And a consider them very good gateways to the books. That being said my favorite sword Glamdring. But And Peter's Jackson's version of Lord of the rings when Elron bestows the sword back on to Aragorn, that speech was very moving.

I think it has the power to do what it did before. Wipe out sauron down to just a powerless spirit that will need lots of time to return to power, but not actually destroy his ability to come back until the ring is also destroyed.

Since it was able to kill Sauron's body in the past, it stands to reason it could do so again.

When it comes to a favorite sword from the Tolkien legendarium, I've always had a soft spot for Sting.

RINGIL THE SWORD OF FINGOLFIN. my all time favorite

In the extended edition, the Mouth of Sauron refers to the blade as Elvish; this could either be a reference to its reforging or a mistake on behalf of the writers.

Let's just close our eyes and imagine that movies went with books with the sword being reforged in first act...

Were there any mithril swords?

If Narsil cut the one ring from Sauron’s hand, I think it reforged as Anduril it would do some considerable damage

Short answer is yes, seeing as how it’s original blade cut his finger off. Sauron has a physical form just like Gandalf and if Gandalf can have his form destroyed then more than likely his body can be destroyed in conventional means.

My favorite is Herrugrim, King Theoden’s sword.

If I can add my favorite -- Ringil!

Foe Hammer is my favorite, it's such a dwarf thing to name a sword after a hammer lmao 🤣🤣

At final battle in the second age, Sauron came forth. Only Gilgalad and Elendil were able stand against Sauron. Elrond and Isildur were there too beside their lords. That Gilgalad was able face Sauron makes sense as his relative fought Morgoth. Sure Elendil was the greatest of men, but my belief is the Elendilmir aided in facing Sauron. One of Sauron’s power is to instill fear. Afterwards, at Gladden fields, when Isildurs sons told him to leave and save the ring, Isildur was wearing the Elendilmir. He put on the one ring, the Elendilmir blazed. He put a hood on and was seen no more. This suggests the Elendilmir was proof against the invisibility effect to mortal men. So I think of Elendils tokens, the Elendilmir had greater power than Narsil

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Who made the blade sting?

If Morgoth could be struck and wounded 7 times by an Elvish blade I have no doubt Anduril could physically harm Sauron

Although I love LOTR and everything connected to it......I'll have to settle for a Light Saber =) "Fingers? I'd have cut Sauron into tiny cubes, like in the cartoons...." I love all the swords and dont want to chose only one.

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I think Anduril would have killed any physical form he took. Just like Narsil did in the hands of Elendil, with the help of Aeglos, the spear of Gil-Galad. As for my favorite sword in LOTR, it is as follows: 1st Anduril, 2nd Glamdring, 3rd Sting

We can almost see the effects in history. Whilst there was a king, Gondor was strong and Sauron was weak. Once the kings vanish, Gondor gets weak and Sauron gets strong. The Sword is reforged, orcs on Moria quickly retreat, a wizard is restored to life, Rohan goes from being weak to destroying a force of at least 6000 in mere minutes, the Ents, who have been silent for over 6000 years return to battle and destroy Isengard, the Druedain form an alliance with people who hunted and killed them, 31 Dunedain, 3 elves, a dwarf and ghosts defeat two armies and free Southern Gondor without weapons! Manwe sends a wind to speed Aragorn to save Minas Tirith, the Witch-King is killed, the One Ring is destroyed as is Sauron, less than 6000 survived against a army 10 times and more than 10 times itself, and Hobbits prove they are as great as any man of Gondor against other men; 19 Hobbits die and 70 men die! Take that Gondor! and they free The Shire in less than a week! All this happened after Anduil was reforged!

Anduril would've shattered the first moment he tried to use it because you can't just fit pieces of broken metal together and hammer them into a blade

What id like to know is how badly it would've hurt the witch king, I know it wouldn't kill him. But a dagger from the barrow wights damaged well enough, let alone anduril. Were the smith's of numenor better than the dwarves? Or close to the same? Also is there many epic weapons from the time of numenor?

Any sword wielded by anyone could probably have hurt Sauron's physical form, but such wounds be superficial. To truly hurt Sauron, one would need to wield spiritual power. Aragorn demonstrates that he can wield spiritual power, and Andúril seems to be designed to focus and amplify such power. The sun and moon are potent holy symbols, being really the last flower and fruit of the Two Trees. I think it's fair to say that if Sauron had taken physical form to battle Aragorn, he would have at least been permanently hurt. But Sauron is hardly stupid enough to repeat his Master's biggest mistake. Believing that Aragorn possessed the One Ring, Sauron feared he would be overpowered. Due to his lineage and having been raised by Elrond, Aragorn would be able to unlock the Ring's full potential. The book specifically says that Sauron put "the greater part" of himself into the Ring. Someone able to wield the Ring fully, would be able to destroy the part of Sauron that wasn't in the Ring.

In the books they don't explain what individual, and what weapon, actually struck Sauron down in the final battle in the Last Alliance, do they? The "killing" blow that allowed Isildur to cut off the ring? Do we know? Was it Narsil? Was it the spear Aeglos? Surely it must have been a last, final thrust before death by either a mortally wounded Elendil or Gil-Galad, right? By the way, were Orcrist and Glamdring just as potent as Narsil? Shouldn't both be as good or better? After all, wouldn't Turgon as the King of Gondolin have possessed a blade at least as good as any that Elendil of Numenor could have possessed? And the other sword was Glamdring's mate, so it too was just as good? Again, better than Narsil? Finally, during the siege of the Lonely Mountain, do you think that Dain wielded Orcrist in that little-talked-about battle in the North that happened around the time of Pelennor Fields? Or was it left as was in the tomb of Thorin. In time of desperate need, I would think that the most powerful sword within hundreds of miles at least would have been tempting to use. I'm sure that Thorin would not have minded.

Isildur resisted the one ring. He was going to give it to Elrond or they may even have went to destroy it. At least in the books that is the case.

Of course it could have. You said it yourself: "...Sauron has not forgotten Isildur and the sword of Elendil. Now in the the very hour of his great designs the heir of Isildur and the sword are revealed; for I showed the blade reforged to him. He is not so mighty yet that he is above fear; nay, doubt ever gnaws him." Now could it kill him? No. As Gandalf said, Sauron's great power was largely put into The One Ring, and while it endured, Sauron would, as well. However, he could be harmed by Andúril, just as the hilt shard of Narsil removed the ring from his hand by Elendil. Favorite sword? Sting.

could you guys give us your Theory of what would happen if sauron got the ring.

I still dont understand why Aragorn didnt take his army of dead into Mordor

Don't forget the damage Sting does to shelob

Favorite sword? Easily, Ringil. Anduril is a close second, and Anglachel is third. Hehehe.

The script on the spine looks more like Dwarvish to me?

"Let the _thralls_ of Mordor flee me." says enough to me. For Tolkien, in Middle-Earth words were of utmost importance. Sauron is not a thrall. Then again, Sauron does not know what is written on the reforged blade. So would Sauron be willing to chance it? Place thousands of years of hard work on a gamble? Nah. Only when he fears losing the ring.

If you guys start crediting the music, like you do the artwork (much appreciated btw), I'll sub

Favorite sword? Gotta be Guthwine, Eomer's sword and doubtless one of the all-time worst war cries of all fantasy literature: "Guthwine !"

There was an elven spell on the sword. Only Aragorn could touch it. I think it could take down a dragon.

Hey look at that! I have a replica of this sword!

My favorite sword would probably be Ringil, the sword of Fingolfin; Glamdring is a close second. Honestly, if I were to write Dagor Dagorath, Ringil would be the weapon used to kill Morgoth rather than Anglachel.

If they would have only had Stormbringer Sauron would run for the hills

I mean, Narsil literally defeated Sauron’s physical form. Why wouldn’t this blade (the same blade just forge-welded together, and given some elf magic) “hurt” him? 🤷🏻‍♂️ If anything it’s MORE qualified to hurt him.

Ringil - sword of Fingolfin

Didn't he also get an enchanted sheath from Galadriel that made it so the blade wouldn't brake again, right? I think so, I need/wanted to reread the trilogy anyway, lol

Ok I’ll rewatch LOTR trilogy for the 567636799536 time

is everyone getting the new videos showing up in their feed? i'm only getting the Shorts

My favourite sword in Middle-Earth, if I would have to make a choice, would be Sting.

We need more DORF videos!

Comon. I mean. Don’t use the travesty that was was Netflix. Anyway I’m listening. You guys are great.

My favorite sword is the sword of Theoden.

Sting. Small but mighty. Like the Hobbits that bore it.

The sword of Shannara was based on it.

Yes.

#1 sword = Ringil!!

I like the knife that bimbo had

The black blade of Turin