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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 [[Elrond]] and [[Arwen]] | '''Hadhafang''' is a sword used by [[Elrond]] and [[Arwen]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', and also by Elrond in ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'' and ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]''. The sword and its history are not part of the original story, but were invented for the movies. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
According to the movie's official publicity material, Hadhafang once belonged to the [[Elves|Elven lady]] [[Idril]], who wed | According to ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' movie's official publicity material, Hadhafang once belonged to the [[Elves|Elven lady]] [[Idril]], who wed [[Tuor]], a [[Men|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]]. | 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 [[Sindarin]] that say: | 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: | ||
<blockquote> | <blockquote> | ||
''Aen estar Hadhafang i chathol hen, thand arod dan i thang an i arwen''<br> | ''Aen estar Hadhafang i chathol hen, thand arod dan i thang an i arwen''<br> | ||
("This blade is called Hadhafang, a noble | ("This blade is called Hadhafang, a noble defence against the enemy throng for a noble maiden") | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
[[The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game]] originally identified Arwen's sword as '''Gwemegil''' (perhaps ''[[gwen]]+[[megil]]'' "maiden-sword"), and stated that it was forged in Rivendell.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game]]'', [http://lotrtcgdb.com/pages/LOTR01047.html Gwemegil (1R47)]</ref> A subsequent expansion later identified the same sword as Hadhafang.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game]]'', [http://lotrtcgdb.com/pages/LOTR12018.html Hadafang (12R18)]</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
'''Hadhafang''' (or '''Haðafang''') is mentioned as a [[Noldorin]] "sword-name" in [[The Etymologies]], mentioned in the entries [[SYAD]] and [[STAG]] | '''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 | 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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Revision as of 20:10, 5 December 2022
"Hadhafang" is a concept which has only appeared in an adaptation of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. |
Hadhafang is a sword used by Elrond and Arwen in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, and also by Elrond in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. The sword and its history are not part of the original story, but were invented for the movies.
History
According to The Fellowship of the Ring movie's official publicity material, Hadhafang once belonged to the Elven lady Idril, who wed 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 defence against the enemy throng for a noble maiden")
The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game originally identified Arwen's sword as Gwemegil (perhaps gwen+megil "maiden-sword"), and stated that it was forged in Rivendell.[1] A subsequent expansion later identified the same sword as Hadhafang.[2]
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.