Sting was an ancient blade made by Elvish weapon-smiths in Gondolin. This allows it to glow blue when orcs or trolls are nearby. It was lost during the Fall of Gondolin, the same battle in which Turgon fell and Glamdring was taken.
The blade was carried by Bilbo after he found it in the Troll-hoard. Sting was found alongside Glamdring and Orcrist. Though just a knife by the standard of elves, it made a perfect short sword for a hobbit, although it was still rather small, as Bilbo initially chose to wear it "inside his breeches."
Engraved on the blade are Sindarin letters that read phonetically, "Maegnas aen estar nin dagnir in yngyl im". Translated they read, "Sting is my name; I am the spider's bane".
Sindarin is the language of the Grey-elves or Sindar. Qenya or High-Elven, is another language of Middle-Earth using the same alphabet. Please find a definition/explanation of these languages here.
The information that you will need to collect will normally come in two forms - a question or a number. Each piece of information will have a reference symbol that refers to a cache/character in the series. This will help you match the question/number to the proper cache. You will need to answer the question and add the number to the end - this will be your keyword. Use the link below to enter the keyword to receive the final coordinates to the cache.
Sting's Question: Translate this word: 
Sting's Number: 
To receive the final coordinates to this cache, please enter your answer HERE.
Bilbo Baggins | Galdalf the Grey | Gandalf's Mark | Elrond | Gollum | Smaug
Thorin | Dwalin | Balin | Kili | Fili | Dori | Nori | Ori | Óin | Glóin | Bifur | Bofur | Bombur | Dáin
Tom | Bert | William | The Lord of the Eagles | The Old Thrush | Roäc | Radagast | Thranduil | Bard
The Great Goblin | The Necromancer | Bolg | Bilbo's Treasure Chest | Glamdring | Sting
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