Middle-earth objects

Objects from the fictional Middle-earth legendarium.

Weapons

Sting

Sting is the sword wielded by Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. It was made by the Elves of Gondolin in the First Age, and its blade glows blue if Orcs are near. It was found alongside the swords Glamdring and Orcrist during the events of The Hobbit when Bilbo and his companions came upon the hoard of the trolls they met earlier. More a dagger than a sword, Bilbo got the small sword to fit his size. After defeating the spiders of Mirkwood he named the sword "Sting". When Bilbo left the Shire in Lord of the Rings, he took Sting with him to Rivendell. Before the Fellowship set out from Rivendell, Bilbo gave Frodo his sword Sting and his mithril-shirt. Samwise Gamgee carries Sting for a while after leaving the supposedly dead Frodo, but later returns it to him.

Armour

Mithril-shirt

Mithril-shirt was a small chainmail shirt made of mithril. It was given to Bilbo Baggins by Thorin Oakenshield from the hoard of the dragon Smaug in the Lonely Mountain. When Bilbo left the Shire in Lord of the Rings, he took the Mithril-shirt with him to Rivendell. Before the Fellowship set out from Rivendell, Bilbo gave Frodo his sword Sting and his mithril-shirt. The mithril-shirt was among the things taken from Frodo when he was imprisoned at theTower of Cirith Ungol and later presented to his allies at the Morannon. Gandalf took Frodo's things, which were later returned to him.

Rings of Power

The Rings of Power were a group of twenty rings made by the Elves of Eregion and Sauron. Those who wore one of the Rings of Power were called Ring-bearers.

The Three Rings

The Three Rings of the Elves were made by Celebrimbor. These three were not influenced by Sauron, and were free of Sauron's taint, but later were still bound to the One Ring.

Vilya

Vilya, the Ring of Air or Ring of Sapphire was one of the Three Rings. It was a golden ring with a blue stone. Celebrimbor sent the ring Vilya Gil-galad, who later gave it to Elrond before his death in the Siege of Barad-dûr.

Nenya

Nenya, the Ring of Adamant and the Ring of Water, was one of the Three Rings. It was a ring made of mithril and set with a white stone. The ring Nenya was given to the Lady Galadriel, who used it to preserve and protect Lothlórien.

Narya

Narya, also named the Ring of Fire or Red Ring, was one of the Three Rings. It was a ring with a red stone. According to the Unfinished Tales, Celebrimbor sent Narya together with the ring Vilya to Gil-galad, who later gave Narya to Círdan. According to The Lord of the Rings, it was directly to Círdan. Círdan later gave the ring to Gandalf, who wore it until he left Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age together with the other Ring-bearers.