Andúril

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In TA 3019 the sword Narsil was reforged in Rivendell as Andúril, (Sindarin for "Flame of the West"), for Aragorn, the heir of Isildur.

[edit] In the Novels

Aragorn carried the sword during his journey south as part of the Fellowship of the Ring, and it featured prominently at several points in the story, where it was sometimes referred to as the Sword that was Broken or The Sword Reforged. Aragorn uses it as evidence of his heritage when he, Legolas, and Gimli first meet Éomer. He reluctantly sets it aside before meeting Théoden, telling Háma that death will come to any man except himself who draws it from its sheath.

[edit] In the Movies

It was when Aragorn and the Rohirrim were camped at Dunharrow that he received Andúril. The sword was presented to Aragorn by Elrond, who, along with Andúril, brought grave news. Elrond's daughter, as well Aragorn's love, Arwen, was dying. His other news was equally grim: a fleet of Corsairs were sailing for Gondor. Elrond had one piece of advice to temper the ill news. If Aragorn took the Paths of the Dead, with the power of Andúril, he would be able to call forth an army greater than any living army, and with that army he would have a chance to stop the Corsairs and save Arwen.