the early records of the colony mention Durin's Axe, indicating it was sought for or even found. Grond Grond (Sindarin: Club) is the mace of Morgoth used against Fingolfin in The Silmarillion as well as a battering ram in The Lord of the Rings, used to assault the Great Gate of Minas Tirith. Grond the battering ram was in-universe named after Morgoth's mace: "Grond they named it, in memory of the Hammer of the Underworld of old." In the Rankin-Bass adaptation of The Return of the King, the ram Grond is called "the arm of the devil" and "the hammer of the underworld". Film prop construction In The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, "hero" weapons, used for "beauty" shots such as close-ups, were made from high-quality materials: sword blades from heat-treated spring steel; sword hilts from cast bronze or forged and ground steel. "Stunt" swords, used in combat scenes, were made with soft aluminium blades and urethane grips. "Extras" swords were cast entirely from urethane, in one piece. Bows were made of urethane with an inner armature of spring steel. Legolas's arrows were all-digital, so the actor simply mimed shooting each arrow. References Primary This list identifies each item's location in Tolkien's writings. Secondary Sources Weapons Middle-earth weapons