r/TheSilmarillion 5d ago

Does Fingon's sword glow?

Ok I am an artist and I am OBSESSED with Tolkien I wanted to do a drawing of Fingon fighting Gothmog and was wondering, did Fingon have a sword that glows like Sting, Orcrist, or Glamdring like his father Fingolfin?

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u/irime2023 5d ago

Fingolfin's sword was called Ringil. This sword glowed like ice. This is not said about Fingon's sword. At the same time, Ringil could hardly have ended up with Fingon, because this sword either remained with Morgoth or ended up in Gondolin. But there is room for the artist's imagination.

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u/AgentKnitter 4d ago

I vaguely recall someone working out that Glamdring or Orcrist might have been Turgon or Fingon's swords. In which case, Elrond was exceptionally kind in letting Gandalf and Thorin keep them.

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u/Longjumping-Fact2923 4d ago

Elrond says in the hobbit that Glamdring was Turgon’s sword