Cutting with Glamdring from Fable Blades

I first became a fan of Fable Blades over a year and a half ago after seeing some talk about his swords and knives on SBG. I learned more about Brendan and Fable Blades after he had donated a hand-made seax knife as a prize for the UBC 2009 T-shirt sales 'earlybird' draw.
Brendan's interpretation of Glamdring is absolutely beautiful, as the pictures attest. Handling it is magical. It feels light , even for a mere 3.1 lbs, and it is so well balanced that it feels alive in your hand.
I have never owned anything like this and I have to say that it is truly a work of art. I love this sword.

A little history of Glamdring:
According to Tolkien's The Hobbit, Glamdring was originally borne by Turgon, the King of Gondolin during the First Age. He must have wielded it with strength during the Fall of Gondolin, for the Orcs named it "Beater", and fled before it. Even up until the late Third Age, orcs of the Misty Mountains knew of this legendary sword,so it must have done some damage.
The sword survived roughly 6500 years from the Fall of Gondolin in F.A. 510 to its eventual rediscovery in T.A. 2941. In that period, it traveled from Gondolin to a Troll's cave in the Trollshaws. Much mystery surrounds this feat, but Elrond reasoned that Glamdring (along with Orcrist and Sting) was plunderded from other plunderers, or carried off to the Misty Mountains soon after the Fall of Gondolin.
In May T.A. 2941, Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins and a group of dwarves encountered three trolls in the Trollshaws. The Trolls captured Bilbo and the Dwarves, but Gandalf destroyed them. Glamdring, along with Orcrist and Sting, were found in a cave nearby. Gandalf claimed the weapon as his own, amazed by its appearance and inscription. Gandalf continued to use Glamdring through the events of The Lord of the Rings.
In the movies released by New Line Cinema and directed by Peter Jackson, the runes say "Turgon Aran Gondolin, Tortha gar a matha Glamdring, Vegil Glamdring gud daelo. Dam an Glamhoth." which translates to "Turgon, King of Gondolin, wields, has, and holds the sword Glamdring, Foe of Morgoth's realm, Hammer of the Orcs." This inscription, however, was not mentioned in any of J. R. R. Tolkien's writings. All Tolkien says in The Hobbit is that the names of the swords were given in the runes, but nothing else is clearly stated.
The Fable Blades version of this sword is inscribed with the name Glamdring on the crossguard, and Foe Hammer on the blade in runes. In addition a replica of the One Ring adorns the Eucalyptus Burl grip 'to remind the bearer of the Evil he is sworn to fight'. The ring is engraved "One Ring to rule them all", part of the spell Sauron cast on the rings:

Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf Lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

For more details about the physical properties of this Glamdring sword by Fable Blades, see it's profile on the Fable Blades website.
http://www.fableblades.com/Glamdring.html

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[thedreamportal]

whats the name of the song. I've heard it many times but do not know

[Jeeperrandy]

@thedreamportal That's my (poor) version of Zombie, by the Cranberries :-)

[micksTown]

that is you on guitar and vocals? really nice !

[Jeeperrandy]

@micksTown Heh thanks.It's not one of my better covers.

[micksTown]

@Jeeperrandy well i think its good! Merry Christmas. And I like your cutting. We really need to teach people that it ok to have a sword and use it, but you should have examples like yours to show people how to safely cut.

[Jeeperrandy]

@micksTown That is what United Backyard Cutters is all about. The enjoyment of cutting with an emphasis on safety. Our forums are at unitedbackyardcutter(dotcom) and we also have a group page on facebook.

[thedreamportal]

@Jeeperrandy yeah i found it by myself, had to write all of the lyrics to find it :) Don't feel bad about your cover. I record alot of covers by songs myself, but i never get completely satisfied. I've stopped caring about it, I record music for my sake not anyone elses

[asoundlikesilence]

Good cover, it must be hard to sing when you're swinging a sword around, jk.

[micksTown]

@Jeeperrandy yep and love that. We are doing something similar in Cali (although I am a Canadian too). Roninkan(dot com) (full site is being updated) and on facebook as well. we are sort of in between UBC and a traditional Kenjutsu, although much closer to UBC :) . Our local paper interviewed me.. video at bottom of website if you are interested. The need for this type of training is growing more importnat as people are buying swords and want to use them. Keep up the good work.

[Jeeperrandy]

@TheGandalfsGaming The one-of-a-kind swords created by Fable Blades cost in the range of $1000 to $2000 approximately, depending on the sword. This sword was about $1500. Orchrist is available at fable Blades for $990.