Are Lord of the Rings Swords ACTUALLY Good?

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"You could not wish for a finer blade!"

You say "Rings of Power is not LotR" with the same level of disgust that I say anything Disney has put out about Star Wars is not Star Wars😂 (ESPECIALLY not the Acolyte).

Also remember the Rohan sword were designed for calvary. So it would be one handed and no cross guard because you wouldn't want it to get tangled in the reins and the tackle of the saddle.

Indeed, as many others in the comments noted, Narsil was actually a dwarf-craft sword as a gift to the Numenorean royalty. It's a testament to how beefy they were that the sword would be that huge. It then gets put back together thanks to the elves. Edit- The spike on the back of the uruk cleavers was meant to be used gutting horses and grabbing onto a rohan rider's cloak to yank him off his horse.

Narsill (first version of Andurill)was forged by dwarves as a gift to Numenorain Kings. Also this sword was very big because Elendil (owner of sword) was almost 2,5 meters height. Narsill was later reforged as an Andurill by elves as a smaller version of orginal.

Was surprised not to see the Nazgul swords on here. I honestly think that they're some of the coolest swords in LOTR. Easy 10/10.

As one of the designers of many of the swords from LOTR I would love to have a chat about some of the these swords and how the design process worked, and why some of the decisions were made.

I would hope one day you go more in depth and plan things out. Swords like the Gondor soldier, Faramir’s or Isildur’s are fantastic. There is a book that is a visual reference for weapons and armour. I highly recommend it.

Short answer. Yes.

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I think the blunt edge near the hilt in Elrond's sword acutally makes sense since it's got no guard. That way, the hand is protected in case it slips to the edge.

The high Elven sword is easily the most creative and novel, and yet it's still a really solid design. It's thr most "fantasy" blade, but still a perfectly good sword. That gives it a special place in my heart.

You forgot all nine of the Nazgul swords, the barrow wight swords (for Merry, Pippin, and Samwise), Faramir, Denethor, Bard the Bowman, Wood elf infantry, and Sam's frying pan :) Part 2?

Mans gonna get flamed for Anduril mispelling and pronunciation.

This was a fun video, would love to see this format for other series like GoT, dark souls/sekiro, etc.

Some really cool details about the Uruk-hai "swords", is how the context of the movie plays into their realism. If you remember, they were actually cast straight from the furnace into casting molds, rather than being forged -hence why the choppy grainy texture. Basically no surface treatment aside from sharpening the cutting edges. This was done because Saruman had to raise an army in a very short period of time, and fit them all with appropriate weaponry -and forging would simply be way too slow and tedious to accomplish it in the limited time that was given to him by Sauron. Since they're cast rather than forged, they had to add additional material to provide the necessary strength to the blade compared to the skinnier yet equally strong forged counterparts. Normally this would be bad due to the increased weight and imbalance would tire out the wielder in prolonged fighting, but since the Uruk-hai are abnormally strong, this actually played more into their brutish nature, letting them wield them more like a blend between a sword and a war axe. Less balanced, but very powerful, and their strength and endurance would let them keep fighting without fatiguing as quickly as humans would, despite the technically inferior sword making methods. If the Uruk-hai weren't a uniquely strong hybrid species, this casting method and weapon design would not have worked for their intended purpose, as you can see all other orcs and goblins have more traditional sword shapes and sizes as a result of them simply lacking the endurance to wield such great cast swords in prolonged battle.

In Tolkien, Elven blades are straight. Curved swords were for evil men.

Hamwise's Fryingpan 12/10

Also some swords you missed: Haldir had a unique sword that was slightly different from Hadhafang (Elrond's). Faramir had a unique sword too, fairly typical cruciform-hilt but with some subtle intricacies. Gondorian soldiers had their bronze-hilted arming swords with upturned crossguards and pommels that looked like Minas Tirith, while Fountain Guards used similar swords with different pommels showing the White Tree. Denethor had a unique longsword that was hardly ever seen. Eomer also had a unique sword very similar to Eowyn's, but with the horse heads rearing on either side of the blade instead of symmetrically embracing the edge. There were also generic Rohirric swords around, and the Hobbits all had some less noteworthy swords, as well as Merry and Pipping getting miniature Rohirric and Gondorian swords in RotK. The Easterlings had some neat scimitars as well. And perhaps most easily forgotten, Isildur had a sword that looked like a baby brother to Narsil, almost identical in shape but smaller, less engraved, and with a hilt of bronze instead of steel.