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[[Image:Noble Collection - Hadhafang.jpg|thumb|200px|''Hadhafang'' as designed by [[The Noble Collection]]]]
[[Image:Noble Collection - Hadhafang.jpg|thumb|200px|''Hadhafang'' as designed by [[The Noble Collection]]]]
'''Hadhafang''' is a sword used by [[Arwen]] used in [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]] movies. The sword and its history are not part of the original story, but were invented for the movies. In the books, Arwen is never seen in combat. Since her character was given an action scene in the movie version, it was deemed necessary to give her a weapon and to provide the weapon with a back story like many of the fictional weapons described in the original novel.
'''Hadhafang''' is a sword used by [[Elrond]] and [[Arwen]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. The sword and its history are not part of the original story, but were invented for the movies.  


According to the movie trilogy's official publicity material, Hadhafang (whose name is a newly-coined [[Sindarin]] word meaning "Throng-cleaver"), once belonged to the Elven Princess [[Idril]], who wed a mortal man and bore [[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]], the father of [[Elrond]], who in turn was father to Arwen. Before Arwen's birth, Elrond wielded Hadhafang at the end of the second age of [[Middle-earth]], during the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men]] in the great battle against [[Sauron]] on the slopes of [[Mount Doom]].
==History==


Later his daughter, Arwen, used Hadhafang when she aided [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in his escape from the [[Nazgûl|Ringwraiths]]. Inscribed on the blade are [[Angerthas Daeron|runes]] in [[Sindarin]] that say:
According to the movie's official publicity material, Hadhafang once belonged to the [[Elves|Elven lady]] [[Idril]], who wed a [[Tuor]], a [[Man]], and bore [[Eärendil]], the father of [[Elrond]].
 
Elrond wielded Hadhafang at the end of the [[Second Age]], during the [[War of the Last Alliance]].
 
Later, his daughter Arwen carried Hadhafang when she aided [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in his escape from the [[Nazgûl|Ringwraiths]]. Inscribed on the blade are [[tengwar]] in ([[Neo-Elvish|Neo-]])[[Sindarin]] that say:


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Like all of the props used in the Lord of the Rings movies, Hadhafang was manufactured by [[Weta Workshop]].
According to a [[Decipher Card]], Arwen's sword is called '''Gwemegil''' (perhaps ''[[gwen]]+[[megil]]'' "maiden-sword"), and was forged in Rivendell.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game]]'', [http://lotrtcgdb.com/pages/LOTR01047.html Gwemegil (1R47)]</ref>
 
==Etymology==
'''Hadhafang''' (or '''Haðafang''') is mentioned as a [[Noldorin]] "sword-name" in [[The Etymologies]], mentioned in the entries [[SYAD]] and [[STAG]]. Another dissimilated form given is ''Havathang''. It is said to be a cognate of [[Quenya]] ''[[Sangahyando]]'', "throng-cleaver".  


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The names have not been used by Tolkien in his stories, while ''[[Sangahyando]]'' was eventually used as a person's name, of a [[Corsairs|corsair of Umbar]].


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"Hadhafang" is a concept which has only appeared in an adaptation of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Hadhafang as designed by The Noble Collection

Hadhafang is a sword used by Elrond and Arwen in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. The sword and its history are not part of the original story, but were invented for the movies.

History

According to the movie's official publicity material, Hadhafang once belonged to the Elven lady Idril, who wed a Tuor, a Man, and bore Eärendil, the father of Elrond.

Elrond wielded Hadhafang at the end of the Second Age, during the War of the Last Alliance.

Later, his daughter Arwen carried Hadhafang when she aided Frodo in his escape from the Ringwraiths. Inscribed on the blade are tengwar in (Neo-)Sindarin that say:

Aen estar Hadhafang i chathol hen, thand arod dan i thang an i arwen
("This blade is called Hadhafang, a noble defense against the enemy throng for a noble maiden")

According to a Decipher Card, Arwen's sword is called Gwemegil (perhaps gwen+megil "maiden-sword"), and was forged in Rivendell.[1]

Etymology

Hadhafang (or Haðafang) is mentioned as a Noldorin "sword-name" in The Etymologies, mentioned in the entries SYAD and STAG. Another dissimilated form given is Havathang. It is said to be a cognate of Quenya Sangahyando, "throng-cleaver".

The names have not been used by Tolkien in his stories, while Sangahyando was eventually used as a person's name, of a corsair of Umbar.

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