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'''Gurthang''' was the sword of [[Túrin|Túrin Turambar]], reforged from [[Anglachel]], the sword wielded by [[Beleg|Beleg Cúthalion]] when Túrin slew him in a tragic turn of events. | '''Gurthang''' was the sword of [[Túrin|Túrin Turambar]], reforged from [[Anglachel]], the sword wielded by [[Beleg|Beleg Cúthalion]] when Túrin slew him in a tragic turn of events. | ||
Its name meant "Iron of Death" in [[Sindarin]], and it was black, but its edges shone bright and cold. With it Túrin performed great deeds in his battles against [[Morgoth]]'s armies, so he became known as ''Mormegil'' "the Black Sword". He also commited senseless acts with Gurthang, but his most reknowned act was the slaying of the [[dragon]] [[Glaurung]]. | Its name meant "Iron of Death" in [[Sindarin]], and it was black, but its edges shone bright and cold. With it Túrin performed great deeds in his battles against [[Morgoth]]'s armies, so he became known as ''Mormegil'' "the Black Sword". He also commited senseless acts with Gurthang, but his most reknowned act was the slaying of the [[dragon]] [[Glaurung]]. The sword broke when Túrin killed himself upon it, and was later buried with him.<p align="right" style="margin: 5px 0px 5px 0px;">'''[[Tolkien Gateway:Featured articles/Archive|Featured Articles archive]]''' · [[Tolkien Gateway:Featured articles/Nominations|Nominate/Vote]]</p></div></div> | ||
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