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Reproduced from the Actual prop sword using only the finest grade materials and craftmenship:
Narsil™/Anduril™ are perhaps the most famous swords in "The
Lord of the Rings" trilogy. At the end of the
second age of Middle-earth, Narsil’s blade
was shattered, as Elendil fell during the Last Alliance
of Elves and Men in the great battle against Sauron,
creating the Shards of Narsil™. Isildur, Elendil’s
son, then used the broken hilt of Narsil™
to cut "The One Ring" from Sauron’s
finger, breaking the bonds of his power, banishing
his evil shadow into the darkness. The Shards were
kept in Rivendell, the house of Elrond, for safe
keeping. Legend told that the sword would one day
be reforged and the king would return.
In the New Line Cinema film, "The Return of the King", Anduril™
was reforged from the Shards of Narsil™ for
Aragorn by elvensmiths in Rivendell. Elrond said
of the legendary blade, "The man who can wield
the power of this sword can summon to him an army
more deadly than any that walk this earth."
The inscription down the length of the blade on
both sides is in the Tolkien language of Quenya,
written in the runes of Eregion, that say "Nányë
Andúril i né Narsil i macil Elendilo.
Lercuvanten i máli Mordórëo".
This translates to "I am Andúril who
was Narsil, the sword of Elendil. Let the thralls
of Mordor flee me." The blade inscription features
runes framed by stylized symbols of the Sun and
the Moon, which represent Anárion and Isildur,
the sons of Elendil, and seven symbolic stars that
represent Elendil, who died wielding Narsil™
in battle against Sauron. Inscribed on the pommel
are runes in the Elven language of Sindarin that
say "Narsil essenya, macil meletya; Telchar
carneron Navarotesse". This translates to "Narsil
is my name, a mighty sword; Telchar made me in Nogrod".
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