| Add a bit of middle-earth to your home or office with this Glamdring letter opener. This high quality letter opener is a detailed replica of the sword used by Gandalf the Grey in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.This letter opener measures approximately 10 inches long and includes a stylish display and storage case measuring approximately 10 L x 3 1/2 W x 1 H inches.Ages 14 and up.An ancient blade from the smithies of Gondolin, now long lost, Glamdring was a legendary sword revered by the Elves and feared by Orcs. In the Third Age of Middle-earth it lived upon the hip of Gandalf the Grey and in his hand it sent many a servant of the dark into oblivion, chief amongst them, the mighty Balrog of Moria, Durin's Bane. Gandalf himself had recovered it from a Troll hoard, though how it came to be there none could tell.An elegant blade crafted in the distant past for an Elven King, Gandalf's sword was known as Glamdring, the foe-hammer. The curved cross guard bore a single clear blue stone and a Sindarin proclamation in Cirith runes, Turgon, king of Gondolin, wields, has and holds the sword Glamdring, foe of Morgoth's realm, hammer to the Orcs.Like Orcrist and Sting, the blade could detect the presence of Orcs and Goblins, and warn its bearer by glowing blue. |
