I don't believe there is a correct answer to this, however it is interesting. Part of deciding the potency of the weapon, is taking a look at who's using it. If Aeglos is in the hands of an incompetent human, would it still have created a name for itself known to many? Or is it because Gil-Galad used it in battle, and did such remarkable damage to his foes with it, that it became famous.

There are of course weapons in Middle Earth of magical qualities, and made with such skill that they are special, and more effective in battles. The further back in Arda's history you go, the better the weapons, the more magical, and the more legendary.

Berendir son of Deren

: Right chaps and chapesses

: Weapons! Yeah weapons! And armour if you like.

: Tolkien names a lot of these, but for what purpose. A sword is a sword right? And a mace is a mace and a .... etc, etc.

: But the weapons that appear in Middle-earth invariably come with names attached. This in itself hold no problems for me. I guess I give a name to a weapon if it meant much tome. ...

: Hmmm...

:
: Anyway, lets get to the point.

: Of the weapons in Middle-earth, which was the most potent and why? Forget who wielded the damn thing, which held the most power or took the most power to make? Which weapon was the most powerful. Here’s a list of one’s I can remember (without looking more up). Please add more if you can think of them:

: Aeglos
: Anduril
: Anglachael
: Angrist
: Anguriel
: Aranruth
: Beleg’s Bow (can’t remember the name)
: Durin’s Axe
: Glamdring
: Grond
: Gurthang
: Narsil
: Orcrist
: Ringil
: Theoden’s sword (Herugrim?)

: Yeah I know that Narsil and Anduril, and Anglachael and Gurthang, are the same swords, but treat them as different for this, OK.

: Cheers

:
: Padster

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Berendir