Talking Swords

[Voronwe]

I too would like to think that the blade spoke to Turin, though obviously it is impossible to prove as Turin was alone and slew himself as soon as the sword had spoken.

Here is an interesting quote on the subject:

But as Thingol turned the hilt of Anglachel towards Beleg, Melian looked at the blade; and she said: 'There is malice in this sword. The dark heart of the smith still dwells in it. It will not love the hand it serves; neither will it abide with you long.'

This is a rather wild theory, but could it be that the sword was inhabited by its maker Eol's houseless spirit? I checked the Grey Annals to see if this could be possilbe, and it seems that Eol died nearly 90 years before Thingol gave Beleg the sword. I can certainly imagine Eol's spirit not wanting to go to the Halls of Mandos after his death. What do you think?

-Voronwe