Your theories on how the 🧌trolls got Glamdring and Orkrist?

[Elthir]

I see. Thank you for this. I will. Is there a citation I can find?

Yep

"These look like good blades too," said the wizard, half drawing the swords and examining them closely. "They were not made by any troll, nor by any smith among Men of these days. But there's black blood on them, goblin-blood. When they are cleaned and the runes on them can be read, we shall know more about them." JRRT, The Broken Bridge, The History of the Hobbit

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[Elbereth Vala Varda]

Yep

"These look like good blades too," said the wizard, half drawing the swords and examining them closely. "They were not made by any troll, nor by any smith among Men of these days. But there's black blood on them, goblin-blood. When they are cleaned and the runes on them can be read, we shall know more about them." JRRT, The Broken Bridge, The History of the Hobbit

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Thank you! Perfect! You really are good at the citation thing!

 

[Elthir]

Thanks! Now I wish I hadn't made that citation up!

just kidding, it's real

I woke up

 

[Elbereth Vala Varda]

Thanks! Now I wish I hadn't made that citation up!

just kidding, it's real

I woke up

I figured it was real. Always good humor with you-- indeed.

 

[ZehnWaters]

I am sure this one has been on everyones mind, and it has been on mine for many years.

It is actually insane how three very stupid trolls had Orkrist, and maybe the most famouse swords of all, Glamdring in their possesion.
As everyone knows Glamdring used to belong to Turgon King of Gondolin, High King of the Noldors.

I mean all the events and everything that needed to happen for these three imbeciles to get a hold hos these swords... Its mindblowing to me. And I dont have a theory at all.
Its so weird how it was not in Elronds possesion.
Would be fun to see if someone actually had som theories on this.

It'd imagine they (or their ancestors) simply made off with treasures from Morgoth's hoard when he fell and they likely didn't know the worth of what they had.