Tumblr crosspost (3 November 2020)
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anghrainetyrellia responded to this post:
Wasn’t it implied to be a Numenorean blade, though? They had like. Hella elf magic compared to the Third Age - not quite Noldor, but still
I replied:
It was made in Arnor in the Third Age. That’s why it was specifically enchanted against the Witch-king.
[ETA 3/5/2024: I didn't say it at the time, but the fandom tendency to either deny Númenóreans' special abilities or treat them as Elves Lite/attribute their abilities to Elves is one of my peak pet peeves, so I was probably more brusque than I needed to be.]
tyrellia responded:
Huh. I could have sworn it was Westernesse-made - guess I need to re-read lol
I replied:
It is described as “work of Westernesse,” but in the broader sense of Númenórean:
Wasn’t it implied to be a Numenorean blade, though? They had like. Hella elf magic compared to the Third Age - not quite Noldor, but still
I replied:
It was made in Arnor in the Third Age. That’s why it was specifically enchanted against the Witch-king.
[ETA 3/5/2024: I didn't say it at the time, but the fandom tendency to either deny Númenóreans' special abilities or treat them as Elves Lite/attribute their abilities to Elves is one of my peak pet peeves, so I was probably more brusque than I needed to be.]
tyrellia responded:
Huh. I could have sworn it was Westernesse-made - guess I need to re-read lol
I replied:
It is described as “work of Westernesse,” but in the broader sense of Númenórean:
“So passed the sword of the Barrow-downs, work of Westernesse. But glad would he have been to know its fate who wrought it slowly long ago in the North-kingdom.”