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Sting was a magical weapon used by Bilbo Baggins in '' The Hobbit '', which he found in a Troll -hoard along 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 gave Sting to Frodo Baggins , just before the Fellowship Of The Ring set off from Rivendell . After the defeat of Sauron at the end of the Third Age , it passed to Samwise Gamgee . It was named "Sting" by Bilbo after fighting giant spiders in Mirkwood , where he used it to "sting" them, so to speak. It has the magical ability to detect any Orc presence near it. When this presence is felt, it glows blue, as it did when the Fellowship encounterd Orcs in the mines of Moria . Frodo used this blade to kill one Orc while in Moria, thus realizing the blade's powers. Gollum , who similarly disliked anything made by Elves, was afraid of Sting. This fear helped Bilbo when confronting Gollum under the mountain in '' The Hobbit ''. It also helped Frodo to tame Gollum (temporarily) in '' The Lord Of The Rings ''. IN THE LIVE ACTION MOVIES In Peter Jackson 's adaptations, Sting is depicted as vaguely leaf-shaped, with gentle curving edges. Engraved on the Blade and Cross-guard are letters in Sindarin that read phonetically, ''Maegnas aen estar nin dagnir in yngyl im''. Translated into English, they read, ''Maegnas'' ("Sting" in Sindarin) ''is my name, I am the spider's bane.'' According to the Appendix of The Silmarillion , the element ''maeg'' in '' Sindarin '' means 'sharp' or 'piercing'. It is also worth noting that the model of Sting closely resembles that of the Roman shortsword, the Gladius . |
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