Description
Tolkien’s Lore:
Narsil was an ancient sword forged by the dwarven smith Telchar in the First Age of Middle-Earth. The blade itself carries no significance until it is wielded by Elendil the Tall during the War of the Last Alliance. He carried Narsil in the Battle of Dagorlad where it shone with the light of the Sun and Moon, and then in the Siege of Barad-dûr where Sauron killed him and the sword broke into two pieces under him as he fell. Elendil’s son Isildur took the hilt shard and cut the One Ring from Sauron’s hand as weregeld for death of his king and father. The Shards of Narsil were taken back to Rivendell and held as an heirloom for the heirs of Isildur until it was reforged for Aragorn during the War of the Ring.
Adaptation Notes:
In Peter Jackson’s adaptation of the Lord of the Rings, Narsil is first brought to screen in the prologue of the trilogy. During the film’s prologue, Narsil is shattered by Sauron stomping on it before Isildur uses the hilt shard to cut the Ring from his hand. The multiple Shards of Narsil were stored in Rivendell on a pedestal in the shape of a cloaked woman carrying an elven shield. Prior to the Council of Elrond, the film shows Boromir accidentally cut his finger with the hilt shard in front of this statue. The original sword prop was designed by John Howe and made at Weta Workshop in New Zealand by Weta’s Master Swordsmith Peter Lyon.
Product Specifications:
United Cutlery, industry leader in fine movie reproductions, has meticulously recreated the actual film prop from Peter Jackson’s adaptation of the Lord of the Rings in miniature scale. Close attention to detail, accuracy to the original prop, and providing the highest quality / longest lasting art piece balanced with lower maintenance were key to this officially licensed replica.
- 1/5 Scale Miniature sword of metal
- Presented with a hand-painted cold cast polyresin statue
- This updated true color version reflects the actual sandstone color of the statue and blue velvet cloth rather than the blue stone and silver cloth colors from the previous version from the mid-2000s.
