Weta Workshop's Lord of the Rings Swords!

Adam's been a longtime collector and maker of replicas of the swords seen in the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogy, so he jumped at the opportunity to check out some originals made by Weta Workshop. Not only does he get to hold a Morgul blade, but Propstore has on hand the elven sword Orcrist! The craftsmanship on this massive goblin cleaver is just incredible, from its elegant shape to the etched runes on its blade and pommel. Swordmaker Peter Lyon's work at its finest!

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[ands]

The hobbit films had a number of issues, but there were a few aspects of them that genuinely felt like LOTR ten years earlier. The design of Orcrist is definitely one of them!

[UncleJackOnline]

id love that Orcrist, and a ballistic gel orc to try it out on

[dlarsh]

I have a foam rubber Orcrist I got from Spirit Halloween some years back (was just called an Elvish Sword on the packaging iirc). I knew I recognized it when I bought it, but couldn't place where from until this video. The real thing is absolutely stunning.

[HOOTKINS]

I have the United Cutlery versions of both The Morgul Blade and Orcrist.
As beautiful as they are, they can never compare to the real things! Amazing!

[steveslenderman]

Still my favorite films of all time, as a life long LOTR fan, seeing what Peter Jackson did, though not perfect were amazing and weta crushed it with their designs and work in the films! A bucket list item is to tour weta and see some of these amazing works of art in person.

[MitchYurko]

I absolutely love when Adam geeks out like a kid. I'd be giggling and grinning the same way if I were in his shoes! Such a fun guy!

[Kantami]

i love Orcrist to me it's one of the top three best movie swords ever (along with Connor McCleod's Katana and Inigo Montoya's Rapier).

[bjornh]

I did an interview with Peter Lyon and John Howe some 20 years ago about the design and manufacture of the LotR weapons. Two gentlemen who played a big part in getting the look right.

[bobbressi]

I love their would like to own an elvish sword from the opening scene of Fellowship..so elegant and lethal

[alonsoquesada]

Imagine Adam at the auction introducing and telling stories about each piece, that would raise millions

[thebakk]

Man at Arms Reforged channel has a pretty neat build of Orcrist they have on there. The size of this Orcrist is like a two handed falchion, but man does that thing gleam.

[RangerGeorge]

Going here is like a dream come true! Amazing video

[deanmaynard]

I have some Peter Lyon's originals - from before the LOTR films!

[lxxSwmp]

Yesterday's video had my curiosity, now you have my attention!

[ThymeKeeper]

Viggo almost entirely used his "hero sword". Most of the others were not so proud and used the lighter version :).

[ronwingrove]

Imagine being Brandon. Every time you have an auction, Adam and Norm turn up to nerd over everything, and you have to say "Hi Adam!" and shake hands like you've only just met 30 times in the space of a few hours.

[davidowitch]

Oh, man, Shane was awesome. He was our receptionist when he wasn't on the set, introduced to me as a guy who wears a lot of latex which confused the hell out of me back then. :-D

[DaddyDoom]

I would give my left arm and probably one of testies to see this sword in a movie or tv show in the context and time it was made, during the days of Gondolin and the terrible battle that led to its doom.
Armies of Balrogs man... Gothmog!
That would be so awesome.

[tybertimus]

Weta's site says that sword is over 6 lbs. That's quite a bit heavier than you'd really want in a sword that short. The heaviest kinds of historical swords ballparked around 4.5-7, but they were also far longer and made for two hands.

[dirtdigger]

I had no idea that the Orcrist was so long with such a large profile it seems in the films such a smaller blade and a one handed at that but what Adam is holding is certainly a two handed blade, but the other aspect you don't see is the real beauty of this blade brovo to Weta Workshop!