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Which Of The Hobbit Characters Wield Famous Weapons?
2025-11-06 16:30:23
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Totally obsessed with small-but-mighty moments, I always point to Bilbo and Merry first. Bilbo finds Sting in 'The Hobbit' and that little blade follows into Frodo’s story; it’s almost like a traveling talisman. Merry’s Barrow-blade is the other standout: a seemingly humble sword from the Barrow-downs that actually plays a decisive role against the Witch-king later on. Sam doesn’t have a famous name for his knife, but he uses what he has with absolute determination—those scenes where a hobbit wields a short blade and refuses to back down always hit me hard. Even Pippin’s later service in Gondor comes with mundane arms, but it’s the Sting and the barrow-blade that stick in my head as the truly famed hobbit-linked weapons. They’re small, practical, and somehow unforgettable—just like the hobbits themselves.
2025-11-07 05:00:35
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Xander
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Light-footed and steady, hobbits turn up in arms when the story needs it most. Bilbo’s discovery of Sting in 'The Hobbit' is iconic—the way such a tiny sword glows and warns of orcs has always felt like magic to me. Later, Frodo inherits that same Sting and carries it through the whole ordeal in 'The Lord of the Rings', so the blade becomes almost part of his identity. Merry gets his own little moment of glory with a Barrow-blade he and the other hobbits were given back in the Barrow-downs; that ancient blade is what lets him wound the Witch-king. Sam, bless him, may not be famous for a single named weapon, but he uses whatever he can—short swords and daggers—at the crucial turning points when courage matters more than size. These weapons are memorable because they mirror how hobbits themselves are underestimated.
2025-11-08 08:08:35
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Naomi
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I've always loved how hobbits—tiny folks with big hearts—end up holding some unexpectedly legendary blades. In 'The Hobbit' Bilbo finds the little Elvish knife known as Sting in a troll-hoard; it's simple but it glows blue around orcs and becomes a character in its own right. That blade follows Bilbo into retirement and then into Frodo's hands, so Sting is the clearest hobbit-linked weapon everyone remembers.
Merry Brandybuck carries a different kind of fame: he keeps one of the Barrow-blades the hobbits receive in the Barrow-downs. That old northern sword, not flashy at first glance, is crucial later in 'The Lord of the Rings'—Merry's strike helps unseat the Witch-king, which allows Éowyn to finish the deed. Samwise Gamgee also ends up wielding blades during desperate moments; he may be best known for his stubborn courage rather than the weapon itself, but he does carry and use short swords at key points. So, Sting and the Barrow-blades are the hobbit-linked famous weapons I always point to—small tools with huge destiny, and I love that contradiction.
Merry Brandybuck carries a different kind of fame: he keeps one of the Barrow-blades the hobbits receive in the Barrow-downs. That old northern sword, not flashy at first glance, is crucial later in 'The Lord of the Rings'—Merry's strike helps unseat the Witch-king, which allows Éowyn to finish the deed. Samwise Gamgee also ends up wielding blades during desperate moments; he may be best known for his stubborn courage rather than the weapon itself, but he does carry and use short swords at key points. So, Sting and the Barrow-blades are the hobbit-linked famous weapons I always point to—small tools with huge destiny, and I love that contradiction.
2025-11-09 19:58:13
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Hannah
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My inner book-nerd loves tracing provenance, and the hobbit-linked pieces are a neat little case study. Sting is of Elvish make, found by Bilbo in a hoard in 'The Hobbit', then passed to Frodo by way of familial kindness and narrative necessity. Its glow, its form as a short-sword/dagger, and its role at Weathertop and later confrontations anchor it as the most famous hobbit-associated blade. The Barrow-blades, by contrast, are heirlooms of Men from northern times, unearthed by hobbits in the Barrow-downs; Merry’s barrow-blade turns out to be crucial mythic equipment because of an old-purpose enchantment that allows him to harm the Witch-king.
Samwise’s relationship to weaponry is quieter and more domestic—his courage elevates ordinary knives and short swords into critical tools, and in the narrative he ends up wielding blades in moments of rescue and defense. Pippin carries a spear in Gondor later on, but it doesn’t have the same legendary tag as Sting or Merry’s barrow-blade. The way these small weapons tie into fate and lineage is one of my favorite little threads across 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings'.
Samwise’s relationship to weaponry is quieter and more domestic—his courage elevates ordinary knives and short swords into critical tools, and in the narrative he ends up wielding blades in moments of rescue and defense. Pippin carries a spear in Gondor later on, but it doesn’t have the same legendary tag as Sting or Merry’s barrow-blade. The way these small weapons tie into fate and lineage is one of my favorite little threads across 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings'.
2025-11-10 05:00:27
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