Lord of the Rings Swords cheap

The Official Lord of The Rings Swords are produced by United Cutlery - and much as a generally disdain stainless steel ornamental swords, I have to admit - I have a soft spot for these beautiful replicas...

Maybe it's because I am an avid fan of the books, the movies and anything Tolkien that made be biased towards these swords.

Or maybe it's because, despite the fact that these swords are just ornaments, there was something quite "magical" about these replicas...

Naturally, since the Trilogy was released so long ago, interest in all things LoTR has faded leaving only the true hard core fans remaining (it really was quite crazy for a while, with so many vendors cashing in on replicas of the Lord of the Rings swords that it created quite an industry in both China and Pakistan making cheap knock offs at an incredible rate just to keep up with demand).

And at one stage in their wake, the company that produced the official replicas actually went under - only to be reborn again, and to re-acquire the license.

Essentially, now that the dust has finally settled - there are three choices for people looking to buy Lord of the Rings Swords – they can either get the cheap knock offs, the officially licensed swords OR the unofficial fully functional replicas from Darksword Armory...

One place sells both the licensed and unlicensed replicas at prices that are actually at fair value, and that is

While the unlicensed replicas go for a fair price of about $30 on average, and the licensed ones about $150 – they are worlds apart in terms of quality, and you DEFINITELY get what you pay for...

Let's take one of the most popular of all the Lord of the Rings Swords, Frodos Sting sword as an example.

Below is a pic of the licensed United Cutlery Sting, which you can pick up for $114 - nicely assembled, rich wooden handle – hardwood display for wall mounting and authentic attention to detail.

The Official United Cutlery Sting

Now let's look at one of the cheap knock offs – rattly, loose and plastic handle, horrible blade that has nothing to do with the original...