Dates

Reforged from Anglachel c. I 490 or shortly thereafter; broken I 499

Origins

Reforged by the smiths of Nargothrond from a sword originally made by Eöl the Dark Elf

Pronunciation

goo'rthang

Meaning

'Iron of Death'

Other names

Black Thorn of Brethil; originally known as Anglachel

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Gurthang

The Black Sword of Túrin Turambar

Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV

"Hail Gurthang! No lord or loyalty dost thou know, save the hand that wieldeth thee. From no blood wilt thou shrink."

From the last words of Túrin
Quenta Silmarillion 21
Of Túrin Turambar

'Iron of Death', the name given by Túrin Turambar to Beleg's black sword Anglachel after its reforging in Nargothrond.

See also...

Anglachel, Anguirel, Black Sword of Brethil, Black Sword of Nargothrond, Black Sword of the South, Black Thorn of Brethil, Captain of Nargothrond, Circle of Isengard, Club-foot, Glaurung, Grave of the Children of Húrin, Ill-fate, Iron of Death, Last Battle, Leap of Dreadful Doom, [See the full list...]Ravines of Teiglin, Worm of Morgoth

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