Voralphion, glowing blades are mentioned in the Lord of the Rings. Sting, borne by Frodo, glowed near Rauros Falls when the company of Uruk-hai drew near, and i belive there is an instance of Glamdring "shining cold and white" or something along those lines, too.
Does anyone have a quote on the special orc-detecting blades being made only in Gondolin? Your probably right, but i always figured it was more of an elvish trick in general, and not necessarily one devised in Gondolin. The three swords Orcrist, Glamdring and Sting were made in Gondolin for the Wars, but there were probably others as well.
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There long the golden leaves have grown, upon the branching years, while here beyond the sundering seas, now fall the Elven-tears...
but if of ships I now would sing, what ship would come to me, what ship would bear me ever back, across so wide a sea?
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