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In J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings lore there were present the common types of weapons as bows, arrows, spears, axes, pikes, maces, swords, etc.

In high fantasy, swords have played a preponderant role. Particularly, in Tolkien's epic novel The Lord of the Rings, the word 'sword' appears 330 times in its three volumes: 87 in The Fellowship of the Ring, 125 in The Two Towers and 118 in The Return of the King, the most famous sword being Narsil, the Sword of Elendil.

I don't know why, but I have always thought that Sauron had a sword. I have been researching about it and even though LotR fandom tags the sword among Sauron's weapons, it doesn't describe or elaborate about it.

The only mention of the sword of Sauron is in the card game The Lord of the Rings by Fantasy Flight games where it is called the Black Sword of Sauron used by a captain named Sahír: a corsair enemy.

I have tried to detail in Peter Jackson's movies if Sauron uses a sword, and I think I've seen a sheath at his waist, but I am not sure. I only see is his mace.

I want to know if within Tolkien's legendarium Sauron has a sword.

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    As far as I know, the books contain no mention of Sauron using any particular weapon. The only time it is suggested that he engaged in any sort of personal combat is his fight with Elendil and Gil-galad.
    – chepner
    Mar 12, 2022 at 14:42
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    Sauron was an exceptionally endowed Maia: he had whatever weapons or other tools he so desired.
    – Lexible
    Mar 13, 2022 at 17:09

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In the Jackson Lord of the Rings movies, Sauron has an (unnamed) sword. You can see him using it in this deleted scene of his fight with Aragorn.

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Drew Hall of United Cutlery (makers of the licenced sword replicas for LOTR) posted a picture of the movie prop onto his Facebook page.

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and you can see the full sword in the WETA-licenced Sauron figurine.

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In the new The Rings of Power TV series, Sauron is also going to be depicted with a sword, as can be seen in this 'character poster'.

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And, as you've said, in the LotR Card Game, we learn that Sauron had an earlier sword that was somehow lost in the sinking of Númenor. A corsair captain named Sahír manages to recover it (and is corrupted by it) but ends up throwing himself, and the blade, into the sea at the end of the quest.

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    "In the Jackson Lord of the Rings movies, Sauron has an (unnamed) sword" sounds a bit misleading: Sauron would have had a sword if the director didn't change his mind, replacing him with a sword-wielding troll. This is not a "cut-because-the-movie-was-too-long-but-still-kinda-canon" deleted scene, it's a completely changed one.
    – lfurini
    Mar 12, 2022 at 9:50
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    @lfurini - He's wearing the sword (sheathed) in a couple of scenes. This deleted scene is the only time you see him wielding it.
    – Valorum
    Mar 12, 2022 at 9:57
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    @lfurini But I'm sure we can agree it was a very good decision to cut that.
    – Spencer
    Mar 12, 2022 at 15:44
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    Are there screenshots of Sauron where the scabbard can be seen? I've just re-watched the LOTR prologue (forging of the One Ring; battle of the Last Alliance) and the Hobbit scenes at Dol Guldur (Gandalf vs Sauron; Galadriel, Elrond and Saruman vs the Nine and Sauron) and could not see it. Are there other scenes where Sauron appears?
    – lfurini
    Mar 13, 2022 at 8:40
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    @lfurini - I actually think you're right. I'm re-watching the scenes in HD and I've also had a look at the set photos and hero armour that was exhibited by WETA and I can't see the scabbard. I thought it was on his hip in the opening scene but that's actually the inside lining on his cape (no capes!). I'm beginning to suspect that it was custom-made for the deleted scene
    – Valorum
    Mar 13, 2022 at 9:56

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