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Amarie of the Vanyar · 05-30-2003, 12:56 PM

The inscription on Sting is never mentioned in the books. That's an invention for the movies.

But even if the inscription had been mentioned in the books, it would have been impossible that it were done in Gondolin in the First Age. Sting is the name Bilbo gives to the sword, and Maegnas is the elvish for Sting; so, that inscription could have only been done after Bilbo had named it.

I can imagine two possible 'histories' for the inscription:
The first one, it was placed on the sword in Rivendendell, and 'Spider' referred to the spiders Bilbo killed in 'the Hobbit'
And the second one, the Spider of the inscription is Shelob (Sam hurts Shelob with Sting) and in this case the inscription should have been done after the destruction of the Ring [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

05-30-2003, 12:56 PM	#23
Amarie of the Vanyar Wight Join Date: May 2003 Location: Valinor Posts: 215	The inscription on Sting is never mentioned in the books. That's an invention for the movies. But even if the inscription had been mentioned in the books, it would have been impossible that it were done in Gondolin in the First Age. Sting is the name Bilbo gives to the sword, and Maegnas is the elvish for Sting; so, that inscription could have only been done after Bilbo had named it. I can imagine two possible 'histories' for the inscription: The first one, it was placed on the sword in Rivendendell, and 'Spider' referred to the spiders Bilbo killed in 'the Hobbit' And the second one, the Spider of the inscription is Shelob (Sam hurts Shelob with Sting) and in this case the inscription should have been done after the destruction of the Ring [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ But it is said that not until that hour had such cold thoughts ruled Finrod; for indeed she whom he had loved was Amarië of the Vanyar, and she went not with him into exile.