Glamdring was the sword once borne by Turgon, King of Gondolin. The sword, decorated with jewels and ruelbone, had passed into legend by the time Gandalf discovered it in a Troll's cave, nearly 6,500 years later. He would use the sword during the Battle of Five Armies and the War of the Ring.

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On Earth

• 1922 - Tolkien's favourite artist, Pauline Baynes, is born.
• 1943 - Renowned scholar Tom Shippey is born.
• 1954 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 149.
• 1954 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to the Rector of the University of Liège.

In Arda

• T.A. 3018:
  • Gandalf is held captive by Saruman on the pinnacle of Orthanc.
  • Boromir travels towards Rivendell to ask for counsel.

"'Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens,' said Gimli.
'Maybe,' said Elrond, 'but let him not vow to walk in the dark, who has not seen the nightfall.'"

– The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Ring Goes South"

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