Question: how did they get the sword of gryffindor?
Answer: Extended Description. The Sword of Gryffindor is first seen when it appears in the Sorting Hat in the Chamber of Secrets. ... In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, we discover that the Sword is a Goblin-made blade, and that it had last been taken out of the case by Dumbledore who had used it to destroy a ring.