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  Posted by Wibstap on March 21, 2000 at 16:29:07
In Reply to: Re: Isildurs sword... posted by Michael Martinez on March 20, 2000 at 18:09:17:



: : Isildur's sword wouldn't be revered as much as Elendil's. : : Narsil came from the Elder days, was of very good make, struck : : fear into enemies, wounded Sauron and was wielded to : : devastating effect by Elendil. We have no reason to think that : : Isildur's sword was of the same quality. If it was recovered : : and used, perhaps it gradually wore out and broke beyond : : repair, or was lost, in the conflicts of the Third Age.

: We can (without any real hoping of ascertaining the "truth" of these matters) surmise a couple of things.

: 1) Isildur's sword, though of lesser lineage than Narsil, may have been preserved and revered by his heirs, but could have been lost with other heirlooms in the final war which brought down Arnor.

: 2) Narsil was probably Amandil's weapon at one time. The Lords of Andunie have a curious collection of heirlooms: their sceptre (which became the sceptre of Annuminas), the ring of Barahir (why did Elros get it instead of Elrond, and why did it end up with Silmarien's descendants?), Narsil, the Elendilmir, and the Palantiri. We know the Palantiri were given to Amandil by the Eldar of Tol Eressea. The Elendilmir contained an "Elvish crystal" which had descended from Silmarien to Elendil.

I believe it was either lost or was never as important as Narsil and was thus left out of the story.



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