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Andúril was the name for the sword Narsil after its reforging in Third Age 3018 for Aragorn, the heir of Isildur.
Its blade had engraved the designs of Seven Stars between the rayed Sun and the crescent Moon, symbols of Elendil, and his sons Anárion and Isildur. It also had many cirth. Its blade was notably brilliant, justifying its name.
Narsil was a symbol of the kingship of Arnor and Gondor, but was broken at the end of the Second Age. Its fragments remained a heirloom for the Kings of Arnor, and the Chieftains of the Dúnedain.
Boromir, son of the Steward of Gondor, travelled to Rivendell for the Council of Elrond because of the prophetic dream of his brother Faramir. The dream told him to "seek for the Sword that was broken".
Darrell Sweet - The Reforging of the Sword
Finally, after three thousand years, when Aragorn set out for the War of the Ring, Narsil was reforged by Elven smiths of Rivendell, and Aragorn renamed it "Andúril".
Aragorn carried the sword during his journey south as part of the
Fellowship of the Ring, and fought with it, the Sword That Was Broken or the Sword Reforged. When entering Meduseld he initially refused to surrender it to Doorward Háma and entered a long argument with him, until convinced so by Gandalf.[3]
Already famous during the War of the Ring, Aragorn often used the sword to help establish his credentials as the Heir of Isildur and the throne of Gondor. This was especially true when he convinced the Dead Men of Dunharrow to fulfill their oath to support Gondor in its time of need.
Andúril means "Flame of the West" in Quenya,[4] composed of andúnë, "west" and ril, "brilliance"). "West" here refers to Númenor.
Andúril was the name for the sword Narsil after its reforging in Third Age 3018 for Aragorn, the heir of Isildur.
Its blade had engraved the designs of Seven Stars between the rayed Sun and the crescent Moon, symbols of Elendil, and his sons Anárion and Isildur. It also had many cirth. Its blade was notably brilliant, justifying its name.
Narsil was a symbol of the kingship of Arnor and Gondor, but was broken at the end of the Second Age. Its fragments remained a heirloom for the Kings of Arnor, and the Chieftains of the Dúnedain.
Boromir, son of the Steward of Gondor, travelled to Rivendell for the Council of Elrond because of the prophetic dream of his brother Faramir. The dream told him to "seek for the Sword that was broken".
Darrell Sweet - The Reforging of the Sword
Finally, after three thousand years, when Aragorn set out for the War of the Ring, Narsil was reforged by Elven smiths of Rivendell, and Aragorn renamed it "Andúril".
Aragorn carried the sword during his journey south as part of the
Fellowship of the Ring, and fought with it, the Sword That Was Broken or the Sword Reforged. When entering Meduseld he initially refused to surrender it to Doorward Háma and entered a long argument with him, until convinced so by Gandalf.[3]
Already famous during the War of the Ring, Aragorn often used the sword to help establish his credentials as the Heir of Isildur and the throne of Gondor. This was especially true when he convinced the Dead Men of Dunharrow to fulfill their oath to support Gondor in its time of need.
Andúril means "Flame of the West" in Quenya,[4] composed of andúnë, "west" and ril, "brilliance"). "West" here refers to Númenor.
