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	An artifact from ]'s ] universe of ], '''Sting''' was an ] knife or dagger made in ] in the ].

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	Sting was a magical weapon used by ] in '']'', which he found in a ]-hoard along with ] and ]. It was likely forged by the elves of ] in the First Age. Although it was just a dagger by the standard of ] or Elves, it made an excellent sword for a ]. Bilbo gave Sting to ], just before the ] set off from ]. After the defeat of ] at the end of the ], it passed to ].

	It was named "Sting" by Bilbo after fighting giant spiders in ], where he used it to "sting" them, so to speak.

	It has the magical ability to detect any ] presence near it. When this presence is felt, it glows blue, as it did when the Fellowship encountered Orcs in the mines of ]. Frodo used this blade to kill one orc while in Moria, thus realizing the blade's powers.

	], who similarly disliked anything made by Elves, was afraid of Sting. This fear helped Bilbo when confronting Gollum under the mountain in '']''. It also helped Frodo to tame Gollum (temporarily) in '']''.

	==In the live action movies==
	In ]'s adaptations, Sting is depicted as vaguely leaf-shaped, with gentle curving edges. Engraved on the ] and ] are letters in ] that read phonetically, ''Maegnas aen estar nin dagnir in yngyl im''. Translated into English, they read, "''Maegnas'' is my name, I am the spider's bane." According to the Appendix of ], the element ''maeg'' in Sindarin means 'sharp' or 'piercing'.

	Sting is 24 inches long and 3 inches wide at the hilt. Its scabbard is made of brown velvet and black iron.{{ME-fact}}

	==Other References==
	*"Sting, the Glowing Blade" appeared as Hobo name #282 in ]'s list of 700 Hobo Names in his book, ].
	*Sting is an artifact weapon in the ] ] '']''. When wielded, it enables the player to see all orcs and orc-relatives on the level.
	*In the MMORPG ], there is a usable, lower-level sword named "Stung". This is an obvious reference to Sting, being that the word "stung" is the past-tensed form of "sting".

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