#but regardless the image of manwe fighting against a flippin' tide of balrogs is so cool

[aureentuluva70]

You've heard of Grond but have you heard of MANWE'S LIGHTNING SWORD?

(From the War of the Jewels, The Lay of the Children of Hurin, and Morgoth's Ring)

#look i just want to geek out over manwe's cool sword #you reckon eonwe using manwe's world-cleaving sword in the war of wrath is how most of beleriand got totally destroyed? #i find it interesting how in later drafts of the silm nowhere is manwe ever even mentioned as having wielded a weapon #maybe as a contrast to melkor's destructive and violent nature(I mean grond pretty much speaks for itself) #but regardless the image of manwe fighting against a flippin' tide of balrogs is so cool #manwe #celeg aithorn #silmarillion #tolkien #middle earth