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'''Ringil''' was the name of the sword of [[Fingolfin]], said to have "glittered like ice". With it he wounded [[Morgoth]] seven times in [[Fall of Fingolfin|single combat]] after the [[Dagor Bragollach]].<ref>{{S|Fingolfin}}</ref> | |||
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''Ringil'' is a [[Quenya]] name, an elaboration of ''ringë'' ("cold").<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=http://eldamo.org/content/words/word-2411524085.html|articlename=Q. ''Ringil'' pn.|website=Eldamo|accessed=26 January 2020}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:22, 24 March 2023
Ringil was the name of the sword of Fingolfin, said to have "glittered like ice". With it he wounded Morgoth seven times in single combat after the Dagor Bragollach.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Ringil is a Quenya name, an elaboration of ringë ("cold").[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Ringil pn.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 26 January 2020)
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Arrows: | Black Arrow · Dailir · Red Arrow |
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Axes: | Dramborleg · Durin's Axe |
Bows: | Belthronding · Bow of Bregor · Bow of the Galadhrim |
Knives: | Angrist · Barrow-blades · Morgul-knife · Sting |
Maces: | Grond |
Spears: | Aeglos |
Swords: | Anglachel/Gurthang · Anguirel · Aranrúth · Dagmor · Glamdring · Glend · Gúthwinë · Herugrim · Narsil/Andúril · Orcrist · Ringil · Sword of Manwë |