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'''[[Glamdring]]''' was the sword once born by [[Turgon the Wise|Turgon]], King of [[Gondolin]]. The sword, decorated with jewels and ruelbone, had passed into legend by the time [[Gandalf]] discovered it in a [[trolls|Troll]]'s cave, nearly 6,500 years later. He would use the sword during the [[Battle of Five Armies]] and the [[War of the Ring]].
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'''[[Glamdring]]''' was the sword once borne by [[Turgon the Wise|Turgon]], King of [[Gondolin]]. The sword, decorated with jewels and ruelbone, had passed into legend by the time [[Gandalf]] discovered it in a [[trolls|Troll]]'s cave, nearly 6,500 years later. He would use the sword during the [[Battle of Five Armies]] and the [[War of the Ring]].
 
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Glamdring was the sword once borne by Turgon, King of Gondolin. The sword, decorated with jewels and ruelbone, had passed into legend by the time Gandalf discovered it in a Troll's cave, nearly 6,500 years later. He would use the sword during the Battle of Five Armies and the War of the Ring.

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