>> Ok. I have a question that might be answered in
>> _The Silmirillian_. What is the story of Narsil
>> and its becoming broken? And how did there become
>> a prophecy of its being reforged?
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>I believe that somewhere it was mentioned that Narsil was forged by Telchar.
>Thus It must have been given to Elindil before Numenor was destroyed. He brought it with him to ME and in the Last Alliance during the seige of Mordor, Sauron came and faught with Elendil and broke Narsil. Later on when Elrond was talking to Gandalf, E
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>Darkman
>May the vermin from the depths of Hades arise and vomit on your eyeballs!
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Close...I'll quote here from The Complete Guide to Middle Earth
(which cost me $2.95 back in 79)
Narsil (Q.:'sun-moon') The mighty sword of Elendil, forged by
Telchar of Nogrod in the First Age. Narsil broke and its light
was extinguished when Elendil fell in SA 3441 while fighting Sauron;
Isildur used the hilt to cut the One Ring from Sauron's finger.
Brought back to Arnor by Ohtar, the shards of Narsil were one of
the heirlooms of the the Line of Isildur; Elrond foretold that
the sword would not be reforged until Sauron rose again and the
One Ring was found. After the fall of the North kingdom the shards
of Narsil were kept in Imladris. Elrond presented Narsil to Aragon
II when he came of age, and on the eve of the War of the Ring the sword was
reforged and named Anduril. Called the Sword of Elendil and the
Sword or Blade that was Broken. The Elvish name carried a connotation
of 'red and white flame
..................................All that is Gold does not Glitter
....................................But Glitter sure is purtty this
......................................time of year