Notably, these blades are also legendary among the goblins, who call them Beater and Biter and recognize them on sight. Thorin Oakenshield takes Orcrist, while Gandalf takes Glamdring. Among the hoard are a pair of legendary elvish blades, Orcrist the Goblin-Cleaver and Glamdring the Foe-Hammer, two legendary swords forged millennia earlier by the elves of Gondolin. Early in The Hobbit, the party recovers a small treasure hoard from some trolls.
