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Chapter 63 The Origin of the Stinging Sword
As soon as Dui got off the carriage, an elf came forward to help him take care of the horse and carriage.

After saying thank you, he walked forward and greeted Gandalf with a smile.

"Gandalf."

"I'm glad to see you're all right, Doir," Gandalf said happily.

"It seems you already know Lord Elrond, so I don't need an introduction."

Elrond nodded in praise. "Duiir's magic is extraordinary. When we hunted the Orcs, he killed hundreds of Orcs and Wargs. I think it will not be long before the name of the Enemy of the Orcs spreads throughout the Wilds of Eriador."

"Lord Elrond, you are too kind!" Dui quickly declined. There were many people who had killed more Orcs than he had. For example, the Orc souls under the command of the Elf Lord in front of him were countless. He did not dare to bear the title of enemy of Orcs.

After greeting Gandalf and Due, Elrond looked at Thorin and spoke politely.

"Welcome, Thorin, son of Thrain."

"We shouldn't have met before," Thorin questioned.

"You move like your grandfather," Elrond explained kindly. "I knew Thor when he was the King under the Mountain."

"Really? He never mentioned you at all." Thorin's attitude was not friendly, and his tone was sarcastic.

Gandalf rolled his eyes.

Dui was speechless. This was exactly what Thorin would say. As always, it was offensive.

Elrond was well-mannered and didn't care about Thorin's attitude. He turned around and ordered in Elvish: "Light the fire and prepare good wine. We must entertain our guests."

"What is he talking about? Is he saying something bad about us?" The dwarf Groin was about to rush forward angrily, and the other dwarves also looked like they were ready to fight.

"No, Master Gloin, he means to invite you to a banquet!" Gandalf explained tiredly.

The dwarves were skeptical and gathered together to whisper, discussing whether this was a Hongmen Banquet.

After discussing it, Groin said as if it was a matter of course.

"In that case, lead the way."

at the banquet,
Elrond, Gandalf, Due, and Thorin sat at one table, and the other dwarves and Bilbo sat at another.

Dui looked at the table full of green food without any smell of meat, and then looked at the group of dwarves opposite who had nowhere to eat, and felt helpless.

It seems that the elves are not without temper.

So, he immediately responded with a little revenge?

It just caused him to be implicated as well.

Except for Thorin who didn't speak, the overall atmosphere at Dui's table was quite good.

But at Bilbo's table it was a different scene.

Among them, the youngest dwarf, Qili, stared at the elf playing the harp and winked at him.

It turned out that the other party was a male elf, which immediately caused his companions to burst into laughter.

The noise even attracted the attention of Elrond and others at the top.

Halfway through the banquet, Gandalf told Elrond about how he and Dewi hunted the trolls, and handed his sword to Elrond, asking about its origin.

Elrond recognized it immediately.

"This is Glamdring, the Hammer of Foes, the sword of Turgon, King of Gondolin. It was forged in the First Age to fight against the Orcs."

“I didn’t expect you to come across it. Looks like you’re quite lucky.” “It’s not my luck,” Gandalf shook his head, explaining with a bright smile, “It’s a gift. Duir found it and gave it to me.”

Elrond looked at Dewi in surprise, then his eyes became kinder and he nodded, "This is a precious friendship."

Dui felt a little embarrassed by what the two said and could only turn his gaze elsewhere.

Elrond then appraised Thorin's Beast Bite sword and wished that it could be used by him.

Bilbo below saw this and hesitantly picked up his dagger.

The dwarf Balin, who was standing nearby, saw this and grumbled, "Don't even think about it. Swords are only named after their achievements in battle. I'd say yours isn't even a sword; it's a letter opener at best."

Hearing this, Bilbo put away his dagger in a disappointed manner.

However, Dewi happened to see this scene and said directly: "Bilbo, bring me your elven sword. Lord Elrond may know its origin."

"This...this is not necessary," Bilbo hesitated. He had no confidence in the dagger.

After all, compared to the enemy-strike sword and beast-bite sword, which are exquisitely forged and inlaid with gems, the dagger looks very inconspicuous and has no decorations.

But at this time, Elrond was also attracted by Dewi's words and looked at Bilbo.

"Since there is still an elven sword, could you show it to me?"

Being stared at by everyone, Bilbo felt a little awkward. He stood up and placed his short sword in front of Elrond.

Elrond saw that it was a short sword, and with some curiosity he pulled the sword out of its scabbard, looked at it carefully, and then showed a look of surprise.

When everyone saw this scene, they became curious. Could it be that this dagger really had some origin?
"Lord Elrond, do you know the origin of this sword?" asked Gandalf.

Elrond looked complicated and nodded.

"This sword, or rather this dagger, is indeed of remarkable origin, for it once belonged to Glorfindel, Lord of the Golden Flower of Gondolin."

"You mean this dagger is the one that killed the Balrog?" Gandalf was also very surprised when he heard this.

Elrond nodded, then told everyone the origins of the dagger.

Glorfindel was a noble of the Noldor elves and the lord of the Golden Flower family, one of the twelve families of Gondolin. In the year 510 of the First Age, Gondolin was attacked by Morgoth. The enemy laid a tight net and sent out a large army including a large number of fire dragons, Balrogs, wolves and orcs.

Gondolin fell, and only a very small number of residents escaped. They passed through a place called Eagle's Crack, where they were ambushed by orcs and Balrogs.

Glorfindel fought the Balrog alone, allowing the others to escape. He struggled with the Balrog, was caught by its whip of fire and dragged off a cliff. As he fell, he stabbed the Balrog in the stomach with his dagger, killing him, and then died on the cliff.

And Bilbo's dagger is the dagger that once stabbed Glorfindel to death.

Everyone who heard the news was very surprised, and their eyes looked at the dagger in Bilbo's hand differently.

Dewi was also very surprised at this moment. He didn't expect that Bilbo's Sting sword had such an extraordinary origin.

What’s even more interesting is that Glorfindel, the former owner of this dagger, now lives in Rivendell and is one of the few most powerful elves in Rivendell.

That's right, Glorfindel is not dead.

Or rather, he was reborn.

After Glorfindel killed the Balrog, he also fell, but he received the grace of the gods and was reborn soon after. He was sent to Middle-earth like the five wizards to assist the High King of the Noldor Gil-galad and Elrond in fighting against the growing power of Sauron.

So now comes the interesting part.

The dagger's previous owner and current owner are both in Rivendell. Should it be returned to its original owner, Glorfindel, or will it continue to belong to its current owner, Bilbo?
Even Elrond was troubled by this, and finally decided to ask Glorfindel for his opinion.

(End of this chapter)