Elvish Weapon Inscriptions

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Item [language]

Elvish Line, click on it to hear the line being spoken by a voice actor.

'English Translation'

Phonetic Transcription /fə.ˈnɛ.tɪk   ˌʧɹæn.ˈskɹɪp.ʃən/

Voice Actor(s)

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Sting [Sindarin]

Maegnas aen estar nín - dagnir in yngyl im.

'Sting is my name, I am the spiders bane.'

/ˈmaɛg.nas   ˈaɛn   ˈɛs.tar   ˈniˑn/   /ˈdag.nir   in   ˈyŋ.gyl   ˈim/

Voice Actor: Cody Leatzow

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Glamdring [Sindarin]

Turgon aran Gondolin tortha gar a matha
Glamdring
i vegil Glamdring gûd daelo, dam an Glamhoth

'Turgon, king of Gondolin, wields, has and holds the sword'
Glamdring
foe of Morgoth's realm, hammer to the Orcs.'

/ˈtur.gɔn   ˈa.ran   ˈgɔn.dɔ.lin   ˈtɔr.θa   ˈgar   a   ˈma.θa/
/ˈglam.driŋ/
/i   ˈvɛ.gil̡   ˈglam.driŋ   ˈgu:d   ˈdaɛ.lɔ   ˈdam   aŋ   ˈglam.hɔθ/

Voice Actor: Camden Jenkins

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Aragorn's Hunting Knife [Sindarin]

Gûd daedheloth

'Foe of Morgoth's Realm'

/ˈgu:d   ˈdaɛ.ðɛ.lɔθ/

Voice Actor: Cody Leatzow

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Arwen's Sword, Hadhafang [Sindarin]

Aen estar Hadhafang i chathol hen,
thand arod dan i thang an i arwen.

'This blade is called Throng-cleaver,
a noble defence against the enemy throng for a lady.'

/ˈaɛn   ˈɛs.tar   ˈha.ða.faŋ   i   ˈxa.θɔl   ˈhɛn/
/ˈθand   ˈa.rɔd   ˈdan   i   ˈθaŋ   an   i   ˈar.wɛn/

Voice Actor: Spencer Reh

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Gil-galad's Spear, Aiglos [Sindarin]

Gil-galad ech vae vaegannen matha,
Aith heleg nín i orch gostatha;
Nin cíniel na nguruthos
Hon ess nín istatha:
Aiglos

'Gil-galad wields a well-made spear,
The Orc will fear my point of ice;
When he sees me, in fear of death
he will know my name:
Aiglos'

/ˈgil̡.ga.lad   ˈɛx   ˈvaɛ   vaɛ.ˈgan.nɛn   ˈma.θa/
/ˈajθ   ˈhɛ.lɛg   ˈniˑn   i   ˈɔrx   ˈgɔs.ta.θa/
/ˈnin   ˈkiˑ.ni.ɛl̡   naŋ   ˈgu.ru.θɔs/
/ˈhɔn   ˈɛss   ˈniˑn   ˈis.ta.θa/
/ˈajg.lɔs/

Voice Actor: Cody Leatzow

Anduril_hilt.jpg

Aragorn's Sword, Narsil [Quenya]

Narsil essenya, macil meletya;
Telchar carnéron Návarotessë

'Narsil is my name, a mighty sword;
Telchar made me in Nogrod'

/ˈnar.sil   ˈɛs.sɛ.nʲa   ˈma.kil   ˈmɛ.lɛ.tʲa/
/ˈtɛl.xar   kar.ˈne:.rɛn   ˌna:.va.rɔ.ˈtɛs.sɛ/

Voice Actor: Camden Jenkins

Anduril_blade.jpg

Aragorn's Sword Reforged, Andúril [Quenya]

Anar
Nányë Andúril i né Narsil i macil Elendilo.
Lercuvanten i móli Mordórëo.
Isil

'Sun
I am Andúril who once was Narsil, sword of Elendil.
The slaves of Mordor shall flee from me.
Moon'

/ˈa.nar/
/ˈna:.nʲɛ   an.ˈdu:.ril   i   ˈne:   ˈnar.sil   i   ˈma.kil   ɛ.ˈlɛn.di.lo/
/ˌlɛr.ku.ˈvan.tɛn   i   ˈmo:.li   mɔr.ˈdo:.rɛ.ɔ/
/i.sil/

Voice Actor: Camden Jenkins