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  2. List of weapons and armour in Middle-earth - Wikipedia

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    Sting is a large Elvish dagger in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. It functioned well as a sword for the hobbits Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. [ 1 ] [ T 48 ] Bilbo named the weapon after using it to fend off the giant spiders in Mirkwood forest, then later passed it on to Frodo to use in his quest to destroy the One Ring.

  3. List of magical weapons - Wikipedia

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    Sting is later passed onto the latter's nephew Frodo Baggins. [9] Morgul-blade – Magical poisoned dagger wielded by Nazgûl. [9] Caudimordax – This sword cannot be sheathed when a dragon comes within five miles of its bearer's presence. [10]

  4. Gulliver's Travels (miniseries) - Wikipedia

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    He then extracts a wasp's sting and makes a dagger from it. To restore his standing with the queen, Gulliver has arranged for a gunpowder demonstration, which the scientists increase tenfold without his knowledge; the resulting explosion puts him more out of favor. Meanwhile, Glumdalclitch has fallen in love with Gulliver and wishes to marry him.

  5. List of fictional swords - Wikipedia

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    Sting: An Elven knife used as a sword by Bilbo, and later his nephew, Frodo. [1] Sting has the characteristic of glowing when orcs are near, thus serving as an alert to its wielder. Anglachel (Sindarin: iron-fire-star) and Anguirel (Sindarin: iron-eternal-star): Swords forged from meteoritic iron by Eöl, the dark elf. They could cleave all ...

  6. Bilbo (sword) - Wikipedia

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    For the fictional dagger wielded by Bilbo and Frodo, see Sting. The bilbo is a type of 16th century, cut-and-thrust sword or small rapier formerly popular in America. [1] They have well-tempered and flexible blades and were very popular aboard ships, [2] where they were used similarly to a cutlass.

  7. Yellow jackets swarm after North Carolina floods, prompting ...

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    The Summary. Flooding in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene has led to swarms of yellow jackets. Heavy rain and standing water likely destroyed the insects' nests underground and in trees.

  8. Feyd-Rautha - Wikipedia

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    As Dune begins, Feyd-Rautha figures heavily in the Baron's plans to gain power for House Harkonnen. The Baron favors the handsome and charismatic Feyd over Feyd's older brother Glossu Rabban ("The Beast") because of Feyd's intelligence and his dedication to the Harkonnen culture of carefully planned and subtly executed sadism and cruelty, as opposed to Rabban's outright brutality.

  9. Garrick Club to accept women for first time in history after ...

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    The Garrick Club in London has voted in favour of accepting women for the first time in the members’ club’s 193-year history.. 60 per cent of the club’s 1,500 members reportedly answered in ...