Glamdring vs Anduril

[Finrod Felagund]

This one is for the people who love swords... or just want to chime in

Same ability weilders say Glorfindel vs Ecthelion
Tale of the Tape:
Glamdring:
Turgon's sword (Sword of an Elf King)
Possibly made in Valinor

Anduril:
Elendil/Aragorn's sword (Sword of a human King)
Made by Telchar, the greatest dwarf weaponsmith
reforged by Elfsmiths

[Bonos-Girl]

i prefer anduril....it has much more history in lotr than glamdring (not saying glamdring hasn't got history but it's not that relevant to lotr..the actual story!!)

[Tar-Ancalimë]

Anduril...
only cux I like its weilder better! :blush:

[Pil]

I prefer Glamdring...i mean... yeah, so we don't hear much about it's history...but what if we did?! :o It would be AMAZING to hear about where it had been and what had been done with it! It bet it was really important in its day! :thumbs: :battle: :knight: :)

[Orc]

Definately Anduril.

Anduril is a sword of kings, more than just simplly a wonderful sword. It represents not only the king, but the united kindoms of mankind. Anduril was a rallying point for both the men of Gondor and Rohon for it was a sign that the King had returned.

[Lissuin]

Anduril. who can deny that sword is awesome?

i can't really say too much more that hasn't been said about both swords........so i'll just leave it at that.

[Pil]

Originally posted by Orc
Anduril was a rallying point for both the men of Gondor and Rohon for it was a sign that the King had returned.

But surely they would have followed aragorn regardless of whether he weilded anduril or a feather duster you know? I mean...HE was the king that returned...the 'sword re-forged' was just an added bonus... :huh: :battle:

[Orc]

Originally posted by Pil
But surely they would have followed aragorn regardless of whether he weilded anduril or a feather duster you know? I mean...HE was the king that returned...the 'sword re-forged' was just an added bonus... :huh: :battle:

I disagree with you on this one.

The sword as a weapon and a symbol has been intertwined with leadership since swords were first made. Our history is littered with famous swords that were tied to a lineage or position such as Excalibur, The Sword in the Stone (yes, they were different), the sword of the Honors of various European nations, Durendal (Roland's Sword) etc.

"He whoever so pulleth forth this sword from the stone, he shal be crowned King of England" ~ Arthurian legends.

Don't forget that Narsil is often used to prove Aragorns claim to the throne, and if memory serves, part of the old poem that Boramir searches for an answer to contains a part about the reforging of the sword as a herald to the coming of the king of Gondor.

[Tary]

Anduril rules!

[Hans_Schuder]

Agreed, my allegiance lies with the King of Men. :thumbs: As an added bonus, it'll tee off the lembas gobbling tree boys. lol

[Bonos-Girl]

i doubt they'd have followed him if he was weilding a feather-duster pil..tey'd think he was completely ga-ga!!!

[Gil-galad Elven King]

id have to say Glamdring becuase I think its better than Narsil because elves made Glamdring

[Ithielnor]

hmm..... tuff one, at first I would say Glamdring, because Turgon was great to, maybe greater than Elendil/Aragorn. Also if Glamdring came from Valinor, than its smith would doubtless have much knowledge of smithing learned from Aulë. But I have to say Andúril, because Aulë trained the elves but made the dwarves. Andúril also had the wisdom of the elves in it from its reforging, so it was a colaboration of work from the two best smith races of all time(other then Aulë), we could compare it to the Nauglamir in which a silmaril was set.
So we can say that the Naugamir was the most beutiful WORK, And Andúril was the most powerful TOOL, of Elves and Dwarves.

p.s. If the choices were Naril and Glamdring, I would've chosen Glamdring

[Finrod Felagund]

good point Ithielnor, however, the First Age/ Age of Trees Elves were much more powerful than later Elves, somewhere I believe it was said that their power had faded over the years.
Also, I would rather have something that had never broken than have one that had to be fixed

[Ithielnor]

yes the breaking was one of the reasons i would have chosen glamdring, but dispite the fading I think the skill of the high elves was enough to still improve the weapon. You must remember that it was an hierloom, so the most skilled elves would have been comissioned.

[Narsil's weilder]

Originally posted by Tar-Ancalimë
Anduril...
only cux I like its weilder better! :blush:

Amen to that. Anduril is very powerful and to be at the face of evil and defeat it, like Aragorn's destiny, it has come along way.

[Stone Drake]

I'll keep it simple: Glamdring is a singlehanded sword, Anduril twohanded. And I prefer twohanded swords.:naughty:

[Narsil's weilder]

Yes I too.

[Gatsby]

i am all about the hero sword Anduril... it's so cool looking! doesn't hurt that the guy wielding it is wicked hot!
out
gatsby

[FlameoftheWest]

Remember, however, that a sword is only as good as the swordsman (or woman) that wields it! Put Anduril in the hand of an Orc or a Hobbit and Glamdring will win hands down. A sword is only a tool in the hands of a man, elve, dwarfe, Istari, etc. etc. and should be treated as such. Swords themselves do not win battles, nor make kings.

[Alatar]

i Agree

Also i think Glamdring was the superior sword Becuase
It was made by the Dwarves and reforged by the elves the two best races to make weapons. The sword would have a much more exciteing history than Anduril and it is beater sword for fighting becuase it is 1 hand not 2 so it would be possible to weild it for longer periods of time

[Ithielnor]

Glamdring reforged? I'm confused. I didn't know that Glamdring ever broke! I also thought it was MADE by the elves. Narsil was made by the dwarves and reforged by the elves. :huh: Correct me if I'm wrong. I havn't read all of Tolkien's works. Perhaps UT gives more info on this?

[Orc]

Glamdring was forged by the elves. It was lost for a long period before being found by Gandalf and co. in the Hobbit. For a more complete description of Glamdring go here (http://www.warofthering.net/armoury/forcesofgood/glamdring.shtml)

[Alatar]

yay i was right:Dlol

[Gil-galad Elven King]

Originally posted by Coondron
i Agree

Also i think Glamdring was the superior sword Becuase
It was made by the Dwarves and reforged by the elves the two best races to make weapons. The sword would have a much more exciteing history than Anduril and it is beater sword for fighting becuase it is 1 hand not 2 so it would be possible to weild it for longer periods of time

i think you got it wrong the Elves are the ones how Forged Glamdring not the Dwarfs

[FlameoftheWest]

To set the record straight...I believe both swords are "bastard" or hand-and-a-half swords. I know that Narsil/Anduril's grip is fits only one hand, but the large pommel helps that. Glamdring is the same.

[Finrod Felagund]

Tolkien seems to vascilate on who were the better sword smiths, in some instances it was dwarves and others elves.
Personally, I'd rather have something that never had to be fixed

[Roxanne Elessar]

I like Anduril better because of the handsome guy who uses it.
Slowly Aragorn unbuckled his belt and himself set his sword upright against the wall. "Here I set it," he said; "but I command you not to touch it, nor to permit any other to lay hand on it. In this elvish sheath dwells the Blade that was Broken and has been made again. Telchar first wrought it in the deeps of time. Death shall come to any man that draws Elendil's sword save Elendil's heir."-Aragorn. I love how he's so protective of his sword!

[Voroturiön]

Andruil!

[Gil Galad]

well id definitly say Glamdirng, its had a lot more orc blood spilled on it then Anduril, it was weilded by much greater "people" then Anduril , and it was crafted more skillfully as well as being older and having more history

[Berserkier]

I'm gonna go with Andúril because of what it symbolizes: redemption and strength of will. Think about it... it was Aragorn's companion in restoring the honor of his lineage. He was strong in the face of temptation whereas Isildur was weak. And that's a beautiful thing.

[Catz]

from a purely practical veiw point id prefer Glamdring
as someone has already said, id prefer something that hadnt broken, reforged or not ;)
plus anything thats stood up for that long in that sort of condition had to be a pretty spectacular piece of workmanship
from an aesthetic POV i love the shape and form of Glamdring........its quite a unique piece and i love the grace of the shape
:catz:

[TrueSwordsman]

I just voted for Glamdring. I think much of the knowledge of weapon crafting was lost by the time Anduril was reforged, therefore Glamdring would have been forged better.

[Miriel Baggins]

I voted for Glamdring. I don't really know why, but that sword has always appealed to me. It's so cool looking . . . . :grin: