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'''Grond''' (called the '''Hammer of the Underworld''') is the name of two fictional weapons from the works of [[J. R. R. Tolkien]].
==In the legendarium==
In the [[First Age]], Grond was the great [[mace]] of [[Morgoth]] Bauglír, the first Dark Lord, who wielded it when he fought with [[Fingolfin]], High King of the Noldor. With every blow from the mace that struck the ground, a crater was formed.The Dark Lord Morgoth managed to kill the High King, but not without receiving seven wounds himself.
During the [[War of the Ring]] in the [[Third Age]], a great [[battering ram]] was named after the hammer. A hundred feet long with a head shaped like a snarling [[wolf]], it was used in the [[siege]] of [[Minas Tirith]]. Aided by spells laid on it by the [[Witch-king of Angmar]], and the spells cast upon it during its forging in [[Mordor]], Grond destroyed the formidable gate of Minas Tirith in just four blows.
==Portrayal in adaptations==
[[image: grond.jpg|thumb|Grond]]
In [[Peter Jackson|Peter Jackson's]] [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Return of the King]], the ram Grond has fire spewing from its gaping jaws and is pulled by four huge rhinoceros-like creatures ("great beasts" were briefly mentioned as pulling it in the book). In the extended version of the film, there is a scene where a small party of orcs are attempting to breach Minas Tirith's main gate with a battering ram. They do this in vain, as the gate seemed near impossible to break. Gothmog and another commanding orc state this:
"The door won't give; it's too strong!" (command orc)
"Get back there and smash it down!" (Gothmog)
"But nothing can breach it..." (orc)
"Grond will breach it. Bring up the wolf's head!" (Gothmog)
Here Grond is brought up by the beasts and the army start chanting "Grond" as the battering ram is brought up.
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