Whetting spell

The last moments of Beleg Cúthalion by Anke Eißmann
The last moments of Beleg Cúthalion by Anke Eißmann

The whetting spell was a magic song that was sung by Beleg according to the early version of the legendarium in The Lay of the Children of Húrin. The spell mentions several and mysterious concepts that would never appear in any other works by J.R.R. Tolkien; the spell itself will not appear in later versions of the story.

History

After Túrin had been captured by Orcs, his friend Beleg and the Gnome Flinding rescued him from the enemy's camp while he was still chained and unconscious. Once they took him nearby, Beleg sought his sword to cut Túrin's chains, and whispered a magic song to sharpen it:

List of terms

Below is a list of terms that are used within the whetting spell.

  • Ogbar, whose gleaming spear tore the rocks of Rodrim's hall.
  • Gaurin, whose gleaming glaive tore the rocks of Rodrim's hall.
  • Rodrim, whose hall was torn apart by the weapons of Ogbar and Gaurin.
  • Saithnar, whose sword was invoked.
  • Nargil, whose knife was forged in the north in Nogrod. (In a note, Loruin was written as an alternative name to Nargil).
  • Celeg Aithorn, a mythological sword or lightning bolt that will cleave the world.
Referencias

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