Board Thread:Bug Reports/@comment-27062690-20151115151407/@comment-26065062-20151116172152

You forget that the elves of Eregion and Gondolin made some of the most powerful weapons and armour in history...

Also, if a blade had that kind of hole borken through it it would be shattered and its pretty much impossible for that to happen. So the elves made the sword look even more awesome than it already was.