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Which do you think was the greatest weapon in Arda?

Greatest weapon ever?

  • Gurthang

    Votes: 5 17.9%

  • Grond

    Votes: 6 21.4%

  • Ringil

    Votes: 1 3.6%

  • Aeglos

    Votes: 1 3.6%

  • Narsil

    Votes: 3 10.7%

  • Glamdring

    Votes: 3 10.7%

  • the sword of Fëanor

    Votes: 1 3.6%

  • the axe of Gothmog

    Votes: 1 3.6%

  • the axe of Tuor

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • other (please specify in post)

    Votes: 7 25.0%
  • Total voters
    28
Hmmm... If I were Turin, _I_ wouldn't use Gurthang anymore. I'd rather have a sword that'd actually accomplished something good (ie. Ringil) than a sword that accomplished mostly bad (ie. Gurthang).
 
I don't think that Turin realized Gurthnag was an evil.He trusted Gurthang.And in fact I don't think any weapon is used for good.different things seem good for different people but as a whole the effect is negative,almost awful.
 
Duhhhhh!! Naturally I had to vote for Grond.

BTW, who do I vote for when asked about the greatest dragon? I always say Ancalagon. Thanks for making me your weapon of choice Ancky. Oh wait!! You didn't choose me did you.

In all seriousness, I chose myself for the poll but I would have to go with Ringil for real. It smote Morgoth seven times and dealt him seven wounds and the pits of Grond filled up with the blood of Morgoth. It don't get no better than that.
 
Of course I didnt choose you, you were nowhere to be found
 
I guess if you are going to consider Gandalf's brain you would have to move it up a notch and consider the most powerful of all things to be the imagination/will of Iluvitar.
 
If I have to chose a "material" weapon, then it must be Gurthang !
This sword has a soul, a personality, a history.....
I know, I know! It is evil (I almost wrote HE was evil!) But the other weapons were as if some sort of continuation of their masters! While this one - he is a master of himself ... there, I have again used the improper pronouns!!! It is just because when I read about this sword I somehow think of a living creature. And this really gets into my heart!

However, in the above poll, I voted for "Other", 'cause I am convinced that MALICE was the mightiest weapon in the ME.
And what makes it even stronger is its company of treachery, lie, greed... !
 
Originally posted by The Tall Hobbit
From The Lost Road:



Ringil severely wounded Morgoth, but Gurthang has the power to destroy him.
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Interesting. I'm just at this point in The Sil. I'm so confused. Isn't Turin mortal? I though they didn't go to the halls of Mandos. Actually I thought they didn't know what became of men after death.

I can see it's going to take a couple passes thru this book.
 
The Last Battle was written by Tolkien and included in The Book of Lost Tales. It had several versions and Turin comes back in one of them and stands beside Tulkas and Feanor. It is he who the prophecy says will strike Melkor's death blow with Gurthang.

It is simply a prophecy of the End (Doom) of the World and the start of the new beginning when all of Iluvator's music will be set aright and His designs for Man will at last be made clear. After the Last Battle, all the Peoples of Middle-earth will live together as brothers and sisters in love, peace, harmony, tranquility... well, you get the picture.
 
Back to the weapons, I think if Eönwë had a great sword, like a special sword only for him, it may be the best weapon; because it's said that Eönwë is the greatest weapon-figter in Arda, and his best weapon might be very powerful...

(I chose Gurthang in the poll, by the way)
 
Originally posted by Gil-Galad
Quite peacefull and idealistic picture I would say Grond.
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And I would agree with you. It seems to be the perfection that was sought from the beginning by the Powers of the World. It seems that this prophecy is often repeated in most religions around the world...mine included.
 
Grond,sometimes everything is so similar that I think all people in our world should live peacefully.
Or it is so similar that it's boring.
 
"One Hammer to rule them all, One Hammer to find them,
One Hammer to bring them all and in the darkness grind them"
OOooooo mighty Grond,where're the other small hamers?What are going to do with them?
Now seriuosly,I must confess that's quite funny and I like it.These are the best rhymes I have read since a lone time!!
 
Gil-galad, I'm glad you appreciate my perverse sense of poetry. A poet I am not... a blatant plagiarist I am.
 
I wonder what Melkor's spear was named...the one that wounded the Two Trees. I suppose it was not as powerfull as Grond, or he would have used it more...

I'd have to vote for Ringil.
 
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