The 10 Most POWERFUL Weapons of Middle-earth

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  • The 10 Most LEGENDARY Weapons in Middle-earth
    #middleearth #lordoftherings #tolkien
    Lets discover the 10 most legendary weapons of Middle-earth, each a symbol of unparalleled craftsmanship, heroism, and destiny. From Sting, the blade of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, to the mighty Andúril, reforged from Narsil for Aragorn, delve into the rich lore and epic tales that make these weapons iconic. Discover the stories etched into their steel, from the Barrow Blades and Orcrist to the fearsome Grond and the valiant Ringil. Each weapon played a pivotal role in the epic battles and timeless sagas of Tolkien's legendarium. I'll take you through the heart of Middle-earth, where courage and craftsmanship shine against the shadow of darkness.
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  • @The.Lore.Seeker
    @The.Lore.Seeker  2 місяці тому +3

    What Weapon from Tolkien's Legendarium do YOU think is most legendary? Perhaps one that's not on this list? Let me know in the comments!
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    • @DominusHydra40k
      @DominusHydra40k Місяць тому

      @@The.Lore.Seeker you have no idea what you're talking about. Just a content thief.

    • @napoleon6071
      @napoleon6071 Місяць тому +1

      In the Dagor Dagorath, Tolkien's apocalypse, Morgoth escapes the void and returns to unmake the world. Turin Turambar is reborn by Mandos to fight for middle earth and Gurthang is re-crafted. Turin ultimately slays Morgoth with Gurthang ending evil forever in middle earth. That seems to me to make Gurthang unquestionably the most powerful blade in all the legendarium.

    • @napoleon6071
      @napoleon6071 Місяць тому +1

      A far greater feat than the removing the one ring from the hand of Sauron.

  • @glaurung8644
    @glaurung8644 Місяць тому +29

    Anguirel (Iron of the eternal star) has to be the most beautiful names for a fantasy weapon though.

    • @davidponseigo8811
      @davidponseigo8811 Місяць тому

      You misspelled the swords name !

    • @glaurung8644
      @glaurung8644 Місяць тому +8

      @@davidponseigo8811 I didn't actually. Eol created 2 swords, Anglachel (iron of the flaming star) and Anguirel (iron of the eternal star).

    • @divinefallfromgrace
      @divinefallfromgrace 8 днів тому

      @@glaurung8644 Ëol in general is vastly underrated.

  • @dontgetmarried
    @dontgetmarried 28 днів тому +3

    I know it was movie-only but I loved the Witch King's flail, too cool

  • @SardonicSoul
    @SardonicSoul 10 днів тому +4

    Funny, that a dagger made by a kingdom that was destroyed by the witch king, was one key piece to defeat him. Talking about Karma, right?

  • @gravecrawler1629
    @gravecrawler1629 Місяць тому +11

    I was surprised Belthronding wasn't on the list, but overall great list. Really enjoyed that you named accomplishments of the weapon instead of just who carried the weapon.

  • @divinefallfromgrace
    @divinefallfromgrace 9 днів тому +3

    Although many other blades featured here carry more renown, either through who wielded them, or what battles/events they participated in, my highest Honour goes to Gurthang.
    Reason? As prophesied, Gurthang will deal the Final Blow to a returned Morgoth, in the hands of a resurrected Turin Turumbar, during Dagor Dagorath.
    Surely there is no greater deed than that? 😁
    *Plus, it SEEMS to have a Mind of its own!!* 🤯
    Also, Lore Seeker, when you have the time, I'd like more of these, covering the ones not featured, maybe split into Categories? (Bows/axes/staffs) 😉

    • @The.Lore.Seeker
      @The.Lore.Seeker  8 днів тому +2

      Good suggestion, I did not take that into account. Lists are also nice to spark a discussion, because every single soul alive will make a different list.
      Yes, I'm planning to split them up into categories. But it might take a while to get them ready. Please bear with me :)

    • @divinefallfromgrace
      @divinefallfromgrace 8 днів тому

      @@The.Lore.Seeker Entirely in your own time sir! Been enjoyin' the vids so far! 😉

  • @savetheday88
    @savetheday88 Місяць тому +9

    I think there is a mistake , goblin cleaver was not with thorin at the battle of the five armies in the book, it was taken from him when the woodland elves captured the dwarves. The king of the elves gave it back to thorin after he died

    • @jackyeaney9095
      @jackyeaney9095 12 днів тому +1

      In Battle of the Five Armies, Legolas threw it back to Thorin before he fought Azog the Defiler.

    • @savetheday88
      @savetheday88 11 днів тому

      @@jackyeaney9095 yea , Peter Jackson’s is not canon, I love his movies, but they are not canon, Tolkien’s words are cannon and in the book that does not occur, he does not get the sword back until he is dead

  • @Daegu-Dawg
    @Daegu-Dawg Місяць тому +3

    Orcrist would undoubtedly be shaped like Glamdring as a sister sword. Tolkien would have it no other way. He would also use actual blades from history as models, as he treated his world as actual history.

  • @creeperkinght1144
    @creeperkinght1144 Місяць тому +4

    I would be confident to say that if Aragorn didn't get Anduril from Lord Elrond, the campaign of the War of the Ring wouldn't had been possible, even if he obtained a different blade. The legacy and influence of that blade against the forces of Sauron was so large that even Sauron knew the raw potential that blade had, especially with Aragorn wielding, hence why he saw him as large threat against his goals to dominate Middle Earth.

    • @paulholstein2159
      @paulholstein2159 19 днів тому +1

      In the book, Elrond gives the Shards of Narsil to Aragorn when he's only 20 years old and then Narsil is reforged and Aragorn starts using Arundil when they leave Rivendale to destroy the One ring. Remember that Sauron is still without form and regardless of anything, there's nothing in Middle Earth that Arundil can't eliminate. Sauron is afraid but wouldn't be if he had form.

    • @creeperkinght1144
      @creeperkinght1144 19 днів тому +1

      @@paulholstein2159 Yeah that's why he was so desperate to find the ring, which lead to his downfall.

    • @paulholstein2159
      @paulholstein2159 19 днів тому

      You're 100% correct. One of the things I love about LotR is all of the lore that Tolkien actually wrote before his death and there are very, very few canonical errors, and I wouldn't even be right calling them "errors", it's more about what characters eyes you're seeing the story through and how THEY saw things. Tolkien was amazing. Imagine what we'd have if he'd have really started writing LotR when he was young!!!!! To my knowledge he started writing them as short stories for his son, while his son was away fighting in WW1. I want a series that starts at the very beginning and for it to stay true to the books

    • @creeperkinght1144
      @creeperkinght1144 19 днів тому

      @@paulholstein2159 That's one of my favorite things about the LOTR (the Silmarillion and the Hobbit too.) The refined consistency and extreme quality of worldbuilding and character building is so laid out to a near perfect degree that you can you really see how dedicated he was to this, and how little (if any) is needed to fill it out, when there's basically no requirement of that. LOTR is more than a story it's pure art.

  • @Arturius1987
    @Arturius1987 Місяць тому +10

    No love for Dramborleg? Tuor was the antithesis to Turin, surely his collosal hewer deserves a shout out as well no?

    • @The.Lore.Seeker
      @The.Lore.Seeker  Місяць тому +6

      Haha, sorry man. Perhaps for a part 2 video?

    • @Arturius1987
      @Arturius1987 Місяць тому

      @@The.Lore.Seeker mhmm, perhaps indeed lol. Good background coverage on each one though, makes me wanna re-read The Sil and CoH. Assuming that wasn't an AI voice over, I was properly entertained by how many different ways you managed to pronounce "Ringil", heh

    • @coryshepherd3495
      @coryshepherd3495 Місяць тому +3

      Tuor was a mortal man who slew three Balrogs with Dramborleg. By far the greatest mannish warrior ever, he was granted the right to dwell in Valinor, sired Earendil the Blessed and was the grandsire of Elrond. You’ve got to include the weapon that slew three Balrogs.

    • @KS-xk2so
      @KS-xk2so Місяць тому +1

      @@coryshepherd3495 You're referencing a much earlier version of the Fall of Gondolin where every single person there seemed to slay 19 Balrogs themselves.... the Balrogs are barely better than Orcs in that version. Tolkien settled later on Balrogs being MUCH stronger and rarer than that, only 7 total. Each one that was slain was a famous tale, and Tuor didn't kill any and neither did his Axe. Tuor was not the greatest mannish warrior ever. His cousin Turin alone kicks his ass every time, let alone his Uncle, Hurin Thalion, who was the actual greatest warrior of the race of Men.
      All Tuor did was follow the breadcrumbs of a God, then wear fancy silk tunics and nail a Princess. He's a pretty boy.

  • @JDdoesstuff
    @JDdoesstuff Місяць тому +1

    Great video, I really enjoyed watch/listening to it!

  • @NoName-vs1ut
    @NoName-vs1ut Місяць тому +2

    That first image was sooo cool

    • @divinefallfromgrace
      @divinefallfromgrace 8 днів тому

      @@NoName-vs1ut Just outta curiosity, the Thumbnail, or the pic of Turin?

  • @StuartistStudio1964
    @StuartistStudio1964 Місяць тому +5

    Ae, like ai, is pronounced as a long I, not as a long A. So the ae in Aeglos sounds like the word eye.

  • @dlejon1044
    @dlejon1044 Місяць тому +6

    Grond!

  • @savetheday88
    @savetheday88 Місяць тому +3

    Also Sauron was killed before the ring was removed, his physical body was defeated by the two kings and the son of the human king took the sword and cut the finger off to take the ring

    • @mentkansleyunitedstatesgov6364
      @mentkansleyunitedstatesgov6364 Місяць тому

      Yeah I always found that funny, well I guess the films couldn't just stop to show a scene of them looting Saurons body😂

  • @Nerdworker
    @Nerdworker 11 днів тому

    So many of your pronunciations urk me to my core.

  • @julianmartinrobertsen4787
    @julianmartinrobertsen4787 Місяць тому +1

    What about Durins Axe? The legendary red axe of durin the first? But anyways a great list!

  • @minnotaurbrute7802
    @minnotaurbrute7802 Місяць тому

    Grond Hammer of the Underworld my personal favorite

  • @isaiahmcneese5766
    @isaiahmcneese5766 23 дні тому +1

    no bows ? axes ? spears ?

    • @CYCO1631
      @CYCO1631 14 днів тому

      Clearly, the guy missed video featuring the Bow of the Psychopathic Bowmaster at Helms Deep.

  • @nikosaivaliotis5873
    @nikosaivaliotis5873 Місяць тому

    Manwë's sword is easily the most powerful weapon. He used it during the War for the Sake of the Elves and slew a bunch of Balrogs with it

  • @tonyhinrichs1869
    @tonyhinrichs1869 Місяць тому

    Another GREAT video brother!! I love the mixture of art work and again you really have a fantastic way of telling Tolkien’s stories! Thank you keep up the great work!!!❤🎉

  • @ThatOneGuy1024
    @ThatOneGuy1024 Місяць тому +1

    Was going to watch the video, but 1:14 long unskippable ad followed by 45 second unskippable ad, i am not sitting through that. Yell at youtube about their ads or deal with lower viewership, i know i wont be the only one

    • @ValHazzard
      @ValHazzard 28 днів тому +1

      I never had that long unskippable ad on my phone(the longest i get are 12 seconds, and not very often), and on pc i use Brave browser so i don't get any ads at all.

    • @Bilbobaggins82242
      @Bilbobaggins82242 11 днів тому

      Get premium ye scub

  • @thetownsend2990
    @thetownsend2990 2 місяці тому +2

    Love this

  • @MrJuggalo909
    @MrJuggalo909 14 днів тому +1

    Sam is the real hero of this story btw.

  • @TheTrueBobDole
    @TheTrueBobDole Місяць тому +1

    All those legendary elfish blades everyone thinks are superior to dwarven.... they were all forged by the dwarves for elfin kings and lords.

  • @Valhalrik
    @Valhalrik Місяць тому

    The Spear that was lost in time For Tolkien

  • @nawakalakshan1053
    @nawakalakshan1053 Місяць тому +1

    Bro forgot the back axe of gothmog

  • @T-adams
    @T-adams Місяць тому +2

    Western essay

  • @anthonythanghe4755
    @anthonythanghe4755 Місяць тому

    The Rods of the Wizards.

  • @evanfussell9821
    @evanfussell9821 3 дні тому

    Sting is a dagger at best not a short sword

  • @metatronblack
    @metatronblack Місяць тому

    Batman s Cape and Cowl is a Middle Erf Legendary Weapon

  • @Michael.marshall-w3d
    @Michael.marshall-w3d Місяць тому +4

    Good video but there's one mistake was made talking about the barrow blades. These daggers were not forged in the late third age but in the middle second age during the battle with the Witch King.

    • @oldyavannahadafarm
      @oldyavannahadafarm Місяць тому +1

      The Barrow Blades were forged during the Third Age, and Angmar fell in the second half of the Third Age. Maybe not "late" Third Age, but not middle of the Second Age, because Angmar wasn't even founded until TA 1300.

  • @abelingaw5070
    @abelingaw5070 Місяць тому +1

    Ecthelion's weapon that killed Gothmog and other balrogs.. Not sure if that was on this list..

    • @KS-xk2so
      @KS-xk2so Місяць тому

      His spiked Helm isn't really a weapon lol

    • @abelingaw5070
      @abelingaw5070 Місяць тому

      @@KS-xk2so I was referring to his sword, his helm was only his last resort for gothmog, you do know he took down several before dying.

    • @KS-xk2so
      @KS-xk2so Місяць тому +1

      @@abelingaw5070 you're referencing an earlier version of the Fall of Gondolin where every person there slayed like 27 Balrogs single handedly. In that version Balrogs are much weaker. Tolkien later landed on Balrogs being much stronger and rarer than that, Fallen Maiar with there being only 7 total, and each ones slaying was a massive deal, like Ecthelion's slaying of Gothmog.

  • @icex69rz
    @icex69rz Місяць тому +14

    There's so many inaccuracies in this video, clearly made by someone that doesn't know the lore

  • @derregler7738
    @derregler7738 10 днів тому

    It's so horrible to hear how americans really every name in Tolkien's world pronounce wrong😂😢

    • @Daddyjace75
      @Daddyjace75 2 дні тому

      What people used to make fun of the french for having a pomp language wich sounded like they were making love with there mouths while speaking there language? Dont the french think the brits sounds brutish and that there language is just a muttering of intellectually inept peoples trying to speak there own volgar version of stolen french language.well yes we are brutish Americans who murter your stolen languages.but we are so busy leading the entire planet as the world only super power and keeping weak allies from being conquered by more powerful enemies.so maybe think of that next time you need americans help to keep your fledgling little country for your next generations.thanks from America!

  • @michaelhband
    @michaelhband Місяць тому +1

    👍👍👍❤❤❤💍💍💍

  • @joeflanagan7405
    @joeflanagan7405 Місяць тому +1

    As soon as I got to Westernessay I had to leave. Poor.

  • @DominusHydra40k
    @DominusHydra40k Місяць тому +3

    I was gonna subscribe until you said Morgoth fought The Valar with Grond in The War of Wrath.
    1. The Valar never fought in The War of Wrath or else it would have been over in 2 seconds... Never in the books did it ever say any Valar were physically involved in that War.
    2. Tolkien writes, Eonwe, The Herald of Manwe led The Army of Valinor. If The Valar were there he wouldn't have led the Army.
    3. Morgoth wasn't even 1% of his original power since he expelled most of his spirit into Arda to forever mar it.
    You should know this. Poser. Bye.

    • @alexiachimciuc3199
      @alexiachimciuc3199 Місяць тому +4

      Bro why so mad?

    • @DominusHydra40k
      @DominusHydra40k Місяць тому +3

      @@alexiachimciuc3199 because I hate it when these content creators make up shit and spread it out to the normies like you as facts.

    • @oldyavannahadafarm
      @oldyavannahadafarm Місяць тому

      @@DominusHydra40k "Make shit up" ? Where is the textual proof that the Valar were definitely not in the War of Wrath? It says "The Host of the Valar" marched on Morgoth. That could be interpreted a lot of ways. There is a broad understanding that Eonwe being sent as the herald of Manwe means that Manwe wasn't there, but look anywhere on the internet and you'll realize there are varying theories. -- Beyond that, The Silmarillion was never finished and approved by Tolkien before he died. Christopher went with his interpretations and choices for canon. Anyway, this isn't an airport, you don't have to announce your departure. Bye Felicia.

    • @The.Lore.Seeker
      @The.Lore.Seeker  Місяць тому +12

      The issue about the War of Wrath is that it's not explicitly said either way if any of the Valar were there. It says the "Host of Valar" went to war, and that Eönwë's trumpet sounded, but it doesn't name any specific Valar that were there. My understanding was that the Valar were there - it doesn't say they weren't.. and other arguments online say they must not have been because Eönwë was there as the herald of Manwë. But... just because Manwë sent his messenger at the front doesn't mean he wasn't there, and doesn't mean other Valar weren't there. So there is no definite answer, we can only make assuptions, like I did and like you did. My thinking is how did Beleriand sink if it was just a battle between Morgoth's strongest beasts, and the Men and Elves? There must have been supernatural powers.
      The idea that Morgoth was at 1% of his power? He was greatly weakened, just like Sauron was by the War of the Ring, but he wasn't incapacitated.

    • @DominusHydra40k
      @DominusHydra40k Місяць тому

      @@The.Lore.Seeker The War of Wrath lasted for years. You really think Tulkas could be stopped in that time? Stfu and sit down idiot

  • @davidponseigo8811
    @davidponseigo8811 Місяць тому +3

    I enjoy your videos but you drag out the story.

    • @The.Lore.Seeker
      @The.Lore.Seeker  Місяць тому +4

      I'd like to be as complete as possible, which the chance of making lore mistakes.
      Would you prefer to have them shorter? And what about the info you'd like to see?

    • @alexanderc.broche4017
      @alexanderc.broche4017 Місяць тому +1

      I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU HE TOTALLY DRAGS OUT ALL THE STORIES WAY TOO MUCH

    • @stathistime
      @stathistime Місяць тому +4

      Nonsense. I dig it. We are talking about Tolkien material. The guy who used every adjective he could to describe a tree. Remember why we love this stuff.

    • @cambruno5066
      @cambruno5066 Місяць тому +3

      I like the detail, please don’t change the length of the stories

    • @slider954
      @slider954 Місяць тому

      ​@@alexanderc.broche4017says the idiot who speaks in all caps like a child

  • @stanbarnes7284
    @stanbarnes7284 Місяць тому

    Does anyone agree that the hobbits are like children innocent and brave and women are strong and powerful. I think the whole Tolkien’s point is that the world is saved by women and children. If your telling your children a story wouldn’t you want the hero’s to be understood by children?

    • @slider954
      @slider954 Місяць тому +4

      Absolutely not, Tolkien couldn't stand allegory, so I can assure you, you're wrong

    • @richard7743
      @richard7743 Місяць тому

      Lmao - what a silly simp. Saved by women. Lol.

  • @dwighthopper1666
    @dwighthopper1666 Місяць тому +2

    Gimli's axe