Gurthang

Gurthang was the name of the sword of Túrin Turambar, reforged from the sword Anglachel.
== History ==
Gurthang was reforged from Anglachel, a sword forged by Eöl, the "Dark Elf" of Nan Elmoth. It was reforged by the smiths of Nargothrond years after Beleg Cúthalion requested the sword from Thingol against the warnings of Melian the Maia. After Túrin accidentally slew Beleg, his friend, Gwindor saved the sword and presented it to Túrin when he later came to his senses. After the sword was reforged Túrin renamed it Gurthang, which meant "Iron of Death". Túrin himself became known as Mormegil, the "Black Sword".
Túrin used Gurthang to slay the dragon Glaurung. When Túrin discovered that his wife, Nienor Níniel, was also his sister, and that she had killed herself, Túrin in despair fell upon Gurthang, killing himself and breaking the blade beneath him. But first, according to the tale, the sword seemed to have a will of its own and spoke to Túrin.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXI: "Of Túrin Turambar"Unfinished Tales, Part One: The First Age, II: "Narn i Chîn Húrin" (The Tale of the Children of Húrin)
The shards of Gurthang were buried with Túrin beneath Stone of the Hapless.
== Earlier versions of the legendarium ==
In an early version of The Silmarillion, the second prophecy of Mandos foretold that in the Dagor Dagorath, the final battle at the end of days, Túrin Turambar would plunge Gurthang into Morgoth's heart, bringing final victory over evil.
== References ==
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