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Sting was used as a sword by Bilbo, who found it in a troll-hoard together with Glamdring and Orcrist. Although it was just a dagger by the standard of Men or Elves, it made an excellent sword for a Hobbit. Bilbo gives Sting to Frodo, just before the Fellowship of the Ring sets off from Rivendell.
It has the magic ability to detect any OrcOrc or Ork an Old English word ('orc-neas' from Beowulf) for the zombie-like monsters of Grendel's race was revived by J. Tolkien in his Middle-earth legendarium. For the origin of the word and its usage in other fantasy works, see: Orc. In Tolkien's writ presence near it. When this presence is felt, it glows blue, as it does when the Fellowship encounters Orcs in the mines of MoriaThis article is about the fictional underground city, which is not to be confused with El Moria. Tolkien's fictional universe, Middle-earth, Moria (also known as Khazad-dum The Black Chasm The Black Pit Dwarrowdelf Hadhodrond and Phurunargian is the name.
GollumGollum is a fictional character from J. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth. Originally known as Smeagol he was later named Gollum after the curious noise he made in his throat. His birth can be estimated to have happened c. the year 2430 of the Third Age., who similarly dislikes anything made by Elves, is afraid of Sting. This fear helped Bilbo when confronting Gollum under the mountain in The HobbitThe Hobbit is a fantasy novel written by J. Tolkien originally as a children's story in the tradition of the fairy tale. It was first published on September 21, 1937 and serves as a preface to The Lord of the Rings (published many years later in 1954 and. It also helps Frodo to tame Gollum (temporarily) in The Lord of the RingsThe Lord of the Rings is an epic fantasy story by J. Tolkien, a sequel to his earlier work, The Hobbit''. For more information on the fictional universe the story takes place in, including lists of characters and locations, see Middle-earth. The story's n.
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