Glamdring slays evil, available in limited quantities

4:00 PM on 12.10.2010   |   Pedro Cortes

I love The Lord of the Rings. I've grown up reading the books and when the movies came out in the early 2000s, I was there opening day in line with the rest of the fantasy nerds. One of the things that made me love the movies so much was the attention to detail that Peter Jackson and Weta put into the costumes and props, especially the weapons. If you're as big a fan of The Lord of the Rings as I am and have some pretty deep pockets then you should take a look at Weta's Master Swordsmith's Collection Glamdring.

Coming in at a hefty US$6,300, this blade comes in a run of 15 and is made when you order it. Let me reiterate that each one is handmade and takes about a month to make since, you know, folding steel and smithing takes a while. Shipping will cost you an additional US$200, but you get a sweet case to display your blade in and a DVD of how Weta made your piece. You'll also have the option to buy later weapons in the Master Swordsmith Collection.

One of the things I wish I could do is collect weapons. If I had the money I'd try and get blacksmiths to make weapons from the various fantasy stories I read and the fact that Weta has gone ahead and done that makes me love them all the more. Unfortunatley, I will not have US$6,500 to get this bad boy in my house, so instead I'll weep into my well-read copy of Lord of the Rings. Are there any legendary weapons that you'd like to be made real?