Narsil
Quick Facts
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| Dates: | Probably forged some time in the First Age1 Broken in II 34412 |
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| Origins: | Forged by Telchar of Nogrod | ||||||||||||||
| Pronunciation: | na'rsil | ||||||||||||||
| Meaning: | 'fire' and 'white light'3 | ||||||||||||||
| Other Names: | Sword of Elendil; after its reforging it was named Andúril | ||||||||||||||
The mighty Sword of Elendil
The Sword of Elendil, forged by Telchar of Nogrod in or before the First Age. The sword was broken in Elendil's fall at the Siege of Barad-dûr, and its Shards became an heirloom of his heirs throughout the Third Age until it was reforged as Andúril and borne by Aragorn II Elessar in the War of the Ring.
Footnotes
| 1 | Though we can't be certain of Narsil's origins, circumstantial evidence allows us to fairly safely place its forging in Telchar's workshop in Nogrod, probably during the fourth or fifth centuries of the First Age. |
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| 2 | Narsil was broken in the War of the Last Alliance, with the fall of its wielder Elendil. Its burning light was lost, but Elendil's son Isildur used its broken shards to cut the Ruling Ring from Sauron's finger. The shards were eventually brought to Imladris, and they became an heirloom of the House of Isildur. During the War of the Ring, the sword was reforged, its light was rekindled, and it was borne by Elendil's distant descendant Aragorn, who renamed it Andúril. |
| 3 | The origins of Narsil's name are complex, and contain an element of symbolism. <p>The name is made up from the Elvish root-words for fire, and for white light, and Narsil therefore ultimately represents the light of the Sun and the Moon. |
