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Seek for the Sword that was broken is the first line of a prophetic rhyme revealed in dreams to both Faramir and Boromir in TA 3018 - Faramir multiple times, and Boromir once.
Seek for the Sword that was broken
In Imladris it dwells;
There shall be counsels taken
Stronger than Morgul-spells.
There shall be shown a token
That Doom is near at hand,
For Isildur's Bane shall waken,
And the Halfling forth shall stand.
These words were heard in a remote, clear voice, crying out from the West, "where there was still some faint light in spite of dark skies". It referred to the halfling Frodo Baggins presenting the One Ring at the Council of Elrond, and was what had led Boromir to travel to Rivendell for the Council.
In other versions[]
In an early draft of The Lord of the Rings, the rhyme went differently:[1]
Seek for the Sword that was broken:
in Imlad-rist it dwells,
and there shall words be spoken
stronger than Morgol-spells.
And this shall be your token:
when the half-high leave their land,
then many bonds shall be broken,
And Days of Fire at hand.
References[]
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. VIII: The Treason of Isengard, VI: "The Council of Elrond" (1), The Fourth Version, pg. 128