Sting has been with Bilbo ever since the blade was handed to him by Gandalf. Bilbo, especially, evolved into a courageous adventurer. Throughout the films, we also learned to be fond of and love the characters. The Hobbit films emphasized the story of Bilbo and the quest to reclaim Erebor. It gave Bilbo an idea and at that moment, he gave his elven shortsword the name, Sting. As he stabbed one of the spiders, it screamed, “Aah! It stings! It sings!”. Once he found them, he tried to distract the spiders and managed to kill one of them. While invisible, he tried to find the dwarves. He would soon be nearly caught but with the one ring, he was able to flee from the spiders. Trying to find them, he fell and got to meet the culprits, giant spiders. While trying to tell others that he was also able to find the direction of the Lonely Mountain, he realized that all the dwarves were gone. He was able to free himself by breathing the fresh, air that’s above the forest. Fortunately, Bilbo still managed to climb up to the very top a tree and managed to free himself of the dark power that placed them into the trance. There, they would be enchanted with a dark power that would make them all lost in the forest. Leaving Gandalf behind, Thorin with his party continued on with their journey. Bilbo would then have his shortsword still unnamed because he wasn’t able to show it to Elrond.Īlthough the swords were an incredible treasure to the elves, Elrond let them keep the blades. This act of the dwarf would then hinder the story of Sting going forward. He told Bilbo not to bother anymore for only swords who had a reputation in battle were typically given names. They called it the Biter.Īfter the first two swords were inspected by Elrond, Bilbo wanted to hand him his elven shortsword. The goblins had a different name for the Orcrist. Later in the Hobbit films, it would be revealed how goblins feared the Orcrist so much as it killed thousands of their kind. Elrond would also tell them that Orcrist had another name, the goblin-cleaver. Elrond told them that the blade was named Orcrist. The blade Thorin wielded was then inspected by Elrond. The Glamdring was an important sword in the history of elves as Turgon was the king of Gondolin in the first age. He told them that the blade Gandalf had been wielding was Glamdring, an elven sword originally owned by Turgon. Gandalf showed Elrond the blades they found at the cave. The dwarves were incredibly happy although their manners proved to be quite deviant to the elves. Still, Elrond welcomed them and invited them for supper. They were given a warm welcome, but Thorin made everyone a little bit uncomfortable with how he spoke with Elrond. Rivendell is an elven city ruled by Elrond. Little did they know they actually had with them, weapons that played a huge role in the history of the elven race.Īs they went on with their journey, they eventually had to seek refuge in Rivendell as they were being pursued by a pack of orcs. However, even Gandalf didn’t know the names of the elven blades nor their history. Initially, what they only knew about the weapons were that they were made by elves. How Did Sting Get Its Name?Īs mentioned earlier, Sting was acquired by Bilbo and his party along with the Orcrist and Glamdring. More than the design of Sting, one sure way of knowing that it was forged by the elven race was that it glows blue when orcs and goblins are nearby as shown in the Hobbit films as well. This is due to the sword being forged during the 1st age when elves had a different style of forging their swords. Unlike elven blades that are typically curved, Sting had a different design. It is a simple sheath with adornments at the top and bottom. This was most likely because Bilbo was the one who gave Stings its name. One thing is for sure though, Sting didn’t have the engravings when Gandalf discovered the sword and gave it to Bilbo but had them in the Lord of the Rings when Frodo weilded it.
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