The Master Swordsmith’s Collection
Found in a Trolls’ hoard by Bilbo Baggins, Sting was an ancient Elven blade from the lost realm of Gondolin. Bilbo carried it through many adventures, naming it and having it inscribed with Elvish script. Magical enchantments it held, glowing blue when Orcs were near. For long years Sting gathered dust in the old Hobbit’s cupboards until need arose to unsheathe its keen edge once more and he presented it to his young cousin Frodo Baggins in Rivendell. Frodo would carry it with him toward Mordor, and it would save his life more than once before the end. Sting was designed by Daniel Falconer and made at Weta Workshop in New Zealand for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy by Master Swordsmith Peter Lyon.
Master Swordsmith Peter Lyon makes the Movie Version of Sting in exactly the same way that he made the hero sword for The Lord of the Rings in 2001. The same craftsmanship and attention to detail for which he’s revered by collectors across the world. The grip in South American cocobolo wood has been decorated with a vinyl transfer of the elven vine, exactly as the movie sword of the 2001 The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The gently curvaceous blade features etched elven runes ‘Maegnas (Sting) is my name. I am the spider’s bane’ along the central ridge. Peter Lyon also makes a Fine Art Limited Edition, where Peter just about doubles the creative process to make sure the grip is an artistic match for the elaborate blade by creating an inlaid vine made from Pure Silver instead of the vinyl transfer.
Physical Specifications:
- Dimensions: 69 x 17.4 x 2.5 cm
Blade length: 490 mm
Total length: 690 mm - Weight: 1.1 kg
- Materials: Metal, wood, vinyl
- Released: April 2012
- Design: Daniel Falconer
- Artist: Peter Lyon
*The given price above is the starting price. Sword finish like aged or polished is about USD $950-990, sword sharpening is about USD $100-150 extra. Scabbards for the Master Swordsmith Collection sword could be purchased at the same time as purchasing the sword, but not after, as they needed to be made to fit together.
** Combined edition size of both Sting versions is limited to 25 swords.
