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

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