Orcrist
Orcrist by Audrey Corman
Orcrist was a great sword forged in Gondolin in the First Age. It lit up when orcs were near. It somehow survived the Elf-kingdom's downfall and came into the hands of the Trolls Tom, Bert, and William Huggins, who lived in the Trollshaws. Thorin Oakenshield found the sword there in 2941. He brought it to Elrond who identified it as "Orcrist." The Goblins of the Misty Mountains captured Thorin and Company and brought them into their caves. They saw Orcrist and became greatly afraid. Then anger took them and they almost killed the Company. However, Gandalf saved them. In Mirkwood, Elves under the service of King Thranduil took Orcrist from Thorin. After he was killed in the Battle of Five Armies, Elves placed his sword on top of him in his tomb.