One common mistake made about Narsil is that when Isildor used it to cut the ring from Sauron’s hand, doing so defeated Sauron. In actuality, Sauron had already been defeated by Elendil and Gil Galad. Isildor used the shards of Narsil to claim the ring as a trophy from their foe.
@grossepointemichigan4 ай бұрын
Yes. This.
@0okamino4 ай бұрын
This has been widely regarded as... a bad move. (to paraphrase Douglas Adams)
@j-mc52014 ай бұрын
@@0okamino OR. Was it fortunate Lord Elrond did not cut the ring from Sauron
@lmr44032 ай бұрын
@@0okamino Was it though? Nobody would have the determination to destroy the ring as Gandalf explains. The alternatives are: - Elrond: The Ring would have access to one of the 3 rings, yikes. - Not cut off the ring: Sauron has the ring, yikes. - Try to force the destruction of the One Ring (and fail as nobody can have the final determination to destroy the ring so close to the place of its creation), leading to a war between Elves and Men, yikes.
@rikk3194 ай бұрын
Sauron's first downfall was drowning in the destruction of Numenor when Eru changed the world--the one where he could never again take a fair shape. Elendil and Gil-Galad wrought Sauron's second downfall. The One Ring being destroyed was his third and final downfall.
@Adamadam-zc6pe4 ай бұрын
Id argue it was when he was first defeated at Tol in Gaurhoth by the hands of Luthien and Huan.
@brunorezende71843 ай бұрын
@@Adamadam-zc6pe that’s a good point. But at that point the dark lord was sitll Morgoth, wasn’t it? So, I think I’d prefer to count Sauron’s first downfall the one in Numenor ( with his Annatar form).
@bwill8873 ай бұрын
I think downfall insinuates that Sauron wasn't just right back at work, that he was defeated and it took significant time to reform. For Numenor, Sauron won with the destruction of the nation and its people, corrupting them to turn on the Valar and driving them to ruin. I doubt he expected to be destroyed with the island but he was basically able to get right back to work after reforming, although he lost the ability to seem fair. Still, this was a major victory agaonst an enemy that posed a real threat to him amd Mordor. His defeat in the first age was similar in outcome, he lost but was able to get right back to work. With the loss of the Ring and his defeat during the Second Alliance, it took Sauron nearly a millennium to return, and that was in a weakened state.
@paulbrickler4 ай бұрын
The image overlays in this video were particularly well done, I must say.
@daveowens2714 ай бұрын
Anduril's symbolic strength is pretty much bordering on magical even if it wasn't inherently magical. It was the final symbol of the military mandate of the King.
@RobinGH4 ай бұрын
Another beautifully scripted and narrated episode. It's always a delight when your latest video appears in my feed.
@majornugzzz54244 ай бұрын
Im never late to these videos, i promise. I arrive precisely when i mean to. Good stuff yet again!
@oliverjones53504 ай бұрын
Awesome video. Could we maybe get a Gurthang video in the future?
@matthewoliveira37824 ай бұрын
Also, in the books, Aragorn chose to only take Anduril as his weapon for The Journey, that should say enough
@j-mc52014 ай бұрын
Isuldurs sword! I can’t believe amazons betrayal of Isuldur. A mighty Warrior king turned into Vice-president of the school squash team AT BEST!
@crabberdabberye4 ай бұрын
Not how you spell his name it’s Isildur and that’s not his sword it’s Elendils, you don’t know anything. All the things you are attributing to Isildur is Elendils accomplishments.
@j-mc52014 ай бұрын
@@crabberdabberye I knew someone would say that. It became his when he picked it up did it not? And did not Isuldur survive the war of the last alliance? Sounds like a warrior-king to me. CRAB
@darthvegan4354 ай бұрын
You don't think Isildur was ever a teenager/young man that maybe wasn't his final form? I'm sure RoP is going to have him mature into the Isildure we all know (just like they will do with Galadriel)..
@crabberdabberyeАй бұрын
@@j-mc5201No and thats still not how you spell his name, Isildur died a year later and the sword was in pieces he never used it, the only thing he used it for was a shard of it to cut the ring off saurons corpse (Who Elendil killed in 2v1 combat with Gil-Galad, Isildur had nothing to do with it). Narsil was the legendary blade of High King Elendil, the singular person Sauron hated and feared above all, it struck fear and dread in all the shadow who opposed him. He is the greatest man to have ever lived, and no man in history would be named Elendil after his death. Theres a reason Aragorn uses Elendil as a battle cry and not Isildur. Isildur is not this archetype you are imagining, he was a good fighter and hero but not even close to Elendil. Theres a reason they did not reforge the blade until Sauron returned and someone worthy of Elendils name came to be who was Aragorn.
@j-mc5201Ай бұрын
@crabberdabberye well one things for sure. Isildur wasn't that puss bag in plastic armour portrayed by Amazon.
@logansfury4 ай бұрын
I found the first 90 seconds of this particularly interesting. Nothing that I can recall from my limited research ever made a point of this. Sauron was a Maia. He armor was most likely un-worldly, or at the least somehow magically enhanced (difficult to say with Tolkien's vague magic rules) The fact that the hilt-shard was capable of cutting that armor might speak volumes of the skill of Telchar and the might of his weapons, even when broken.
@PleaseNThankYou4 ай бұрын
Ahh! A story on your namesake!
@TheBrokenSword4 ай бұрын
The greatest of stories 🗡️😂
@dalecummins6893 ай бұрын
2 similar stories popped into my mind. First, the modern-day story of Harry Potter and how Volermont could only be fully destroyed except by destroying the item(s) he had poured his power into. The second is also interwined regarding a story of a magical sword and a would be human king (Arthur) which is used in the gathering of allies and was given by the enchanted "The Lady" of the Lake. Likewise, later and when it was broken, Excaliber was reforged and returned.
@Outhouse0504 ай бұрын
Like Aragorn said to the kid at the battle of helms deep: This is a fine blade
@williammcdonald31474 ай бұрын
The extended version of the films gives that character a good pay off after the battle also
@Eagle-eye-pie3 ай бұрын
At the parlay, the Mouth of Sauron may have mocked Aragorn, but he was unable to withstand Aragorns gaze and was cowed. I guess the bearer of Andúrin had the last laugh.
@Dr_Cole4 ай бұрын
What a surprisingly excellent video. I thought it would be difficult to spend so much time on a single weapon without being boring and I was so pleased to be wrong. I loved your discussion on the interaction between the sword’s imbued properties interacting with the intended wielder: Aragon. This is rarely discussed but makes a huge part to the sword’s story. Imagine if anyone else picked up the sword and suddenly had one of the most powerful and magical weapons in all of Middle Earth? I also loved the beauty of the weapons. Much of this comes from Tolkien himself and his ability to convey (and even draw) such remarkable details. However, being brought to life by WETA to be wieldable made these weapons worthy of their own line on the credits. For the question of the day, from pure aesthetic alone, the evil won on best weapons. Sauron’s mace is so fantastical that it owns all of the weapons on the side of good. And yet, even it does not compare to the weapon of the Witch King. That ball and chain flail is so cool. The way it tears up the earth around his enemy reminds me of Melkor using Grond to make the earth impossible to navigate when he took on Fingolfin.
@HerrRoehrich4 ай бұрын
OMG I was SO pissed PJ decided to cut Andúril from Fellowship and Two Towers and gave Aragorn that silly 'reluctant hero' story arc. We missed out on some cool scenes involving Andúril at Moria, Fangorn, and Helm's Deep, and having Elrond teleport to Dunharrow out of nowhere to give Aragorn the sword he should have been carrying all along was beyond moronic.
@WillFredward71673 ай бұрын
Oof. That feels incredibly harsh, especially in this day and age, when Rings of Power and so many other modern adaptations are being crapped onto our screens by legitimately rotten people. With so many movies and shows actively seeking to tear down the lore and work of others, PJ’s films are totally different. I didn’t like all of his choices, but those films were earnest, genuine, and did their best to uphold Tolkien’s vision. Translating novel to film is a huge effort and you simply can’t make it work on a 1 to 1 level. I admit I wanted Aragorn to have Anduril sooner, but I also see the value in film for him receiving it only when it’s time for him to travel to his kingdom and claim the throne.
@mistybrass37193 ай бұрын
@christophergillette7167 Well put. I respect PJ'S decision to do what he did for film purposes. Tolkien wrote a difficult series to put to film. There are so many moving parts and so much depth. Like you, I didn't agree with everything he did. In my opinion the tension between Frodo and Sam (non-existent in the books, if memory serves) was completely unnecessary and the one part in all the films I truly didn't like. But what PJ did with Andruil actually worked pretty well in my opinion.
@WillFredward71673 ай бұрын
@@mistybrass3719 The majority of character changes seemed to have a theme: give them arcs that we can see. In the books, characters like Aragorn had their arcs long before the story started. Changing the timeline to allow inner conflict or uncertainty change to conviction makes sense for film. I also didn’t like the tension between Frodo and Sam, but I do see why it was done. Only the increasing power and corruption of the ring could cause Frodo to make such a bad call
@Jayjay-qe6um4 ай бұрын
In the extended edition of The Return of the King, the Mouth of Sauron refers to the blade as Elvish; this could either be a reference to it's reforging or a mistake on behalf of the writers. Design-wise, Anduril does not differ significantly from its predecessor, Narsil. The only notable difference is the Elvish inscription running up the length of the blade.
@Adamadam-zc6pe4 ай бұрын
Sauron’s first downfall? Ask Luthien and Huan about that fellas
@CedarloreForge4 ай бұрын
Great video man! I would love to forge my own version of Narsil some day that looks very different than John Howe/Peter Lyons brilliant sword they designed/made for the films.
@TheBrokenSword4 ай бұрын
That would be awesome!
@williammcdonald31474 ай бұрын
Dude that would be so cool, would do well as both a long format video explaining the design choices comparing both book and film versions and a short/tik-tok focusing on the craftsmanship side
@bullseyecooper17393 күн бұрын
In the films Narsil/ anduril is a very large sword, but when you remember it originally belonged to Elendil, who was over 7ft tall the size of the sword makes sense!
@DenshaOtoko24 ай бұрын
Anduril forged from the shards of Narsil a dwarven sword for men then later reforged with elvish runes it had originally the power to instill fear into it's enemies and was nearly indestructible except by powerful entities and also had the curse of the King of the Dead and the Army of the Dead.
@jjurss72633 ай бұрын
The original Grond is probably the coolest weapon in Middle Earth in my opinion. The hammer of the underworld is just such a sick concept
@hardcorpsvlogging2 күн бұрын
The shards weren't kept in Rivendell. They were passed down the line of Isildur in the northern kingdom to Aragorn. When we meet him at Bree Aragorn has the broken sword in his possession. When setting off with the fellowship the sword is reforged.
@bigorange20823 ай бұрын
Had Rian Johnson made LOTR, Aragorn would have just thrown the sword away and drank nasty creature milk.
@IanHeins3 ай бұрын
Nice work dude thanks
@flip1sba3 ай бұрын
Arguably the greatest sword in The LOTR trilogy! From how I see it, Anduril was techinically a one handed long sword though in the film, Aragon was wielding it in combat with two hands. But Anduiril can still be wielded with one hand especially whether Aragon was armed with a shield or a secondary weapon. When Anduril was unsheathed for the first time by Aragon, was able to do so with only one hand.
@baystated4 ай бұрын
It would have been cool that if when Isildur swung Narsil, it hit the Ring itself and it was the indestructible nature of the Ring that the Ring cut through Sauron's finger along with Narsil's broken sharpness, as if Narsil wouldn't have been enough on its own, but not even Sauron's flesh was strong enough to resist the impact of the Ring. Similar to a modern horrific industrial accident. Undone by his own creation.
@alexanderburden52034 ай бұрын
And Uruk is absolutely awesome, but my favs are a tie between Dramborleg or the Axe of Durin
@random220264 ай бұрын
5:43 Exists! Under a different name
@lsporter884 ай бұрын
Superb presentation.
@mattleavitt17152 ай бұрын
I think the one thing they got wrong in the movies was the swords size. Elendil was almost 8 feet tall, the sword in the movies would be tiny in his hands. i am thinking it should be much bigger, like "ice" in got (s1 e1), or even in brave heart William Wallace's sword size.
@TarMody3 ай бұрын
The One Ring of Sauron, a Maia of Aulë, is cut off from his finger by a protruding sword in the hand of the dwarf blacksmith Telchar, one of Aulë's children. A good example of historical irony.
@stoner36s4 ай бұрын
When I first saw Aragorn, it was in the animated version in the 70s. He was portrayed, in my mind as Native American, darker skin, nature, animals, tracking. Sure I was biased being born a Cherokee, and I later learned it was all about England. Cool with that, but I've always been attracted to Aragorn and especially Boromir. Men. Flawed men, trying their best to absolve the sins of their fore-fathers.
@johnpittsii75244 ай бұрын
Thanks for the amazing video ❤
@TheBrokenSword4 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@adamloverin41254 ай бұрын
Last time I was this early, I paid child support for 18 years. (line stolen)
@Jokerr214 ай бұрын
Child support is theft.
@TheBrokenSword4 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@joeramirez54604 ай бұрын
How long if you were a Numenorean?
@erstanden36373 ай бұрын
@@joeramirez5460 36
@snugglecity3500Ай бұрын
@@joeramirez5460given tjat aragorn is 86 and looks late 30s probably 30+ years.
@razza1193 ай бұрын
While I really like anduril my favourite sword just has to be orcrist because of how cool it looks, or those twin swords wielded by king thanduril, speaking of twin swords I love the pair that are made from the black meteorite in the simillarion
@sjoerdbode453 ай бұрын
I'd go for the spear/lance of GIl-Galad... but that's just because I love the character Gil-Galad
@Maikigai4 ай бұрын
It’s a great sword, but though LOTR is a fantasy story, I like to maintain that it’s the wielder who’s the one with the power, not the weapon.
@kyosilver19994 ай бұрын
I personally like to think it works both ways, Anduril does have all this power and legacy but it’s only brought out by Aragon because of who he is, and his skill, like wise Andruil takes all that is great in Aragon, and helps enhance those traits for all to see. In essence Aragon and Andruil have a symbiotic relationship where each brings out the best of the other. A amazing sword for the best of kings, and a great kings for the legendary blade.
@davidbarkovich97644 ай бұрын
Well, the cutting of the Ring from Sauron’s hand wasn’t his first downfall. Imprisoning from Valar, physical form destruction at the fall of Numenor…
@awgates853 ай бұрын
Sauron getting the One Ring cut from his fallen body is definitely not his first downfall, his name should be changed to whatever elvish for 'the comeback kid' is as many times as he has been completely wrecked and came back. He even lost his body in the downfall of Numenor, the Ring being the only reason he came back so quickly. The prologue to Lord of the Rings is easily his 4th or 5th downfall.
@aggonzalezdc2 ай бұрын
Confirmed. Aragorn is at most a level 5 ranger, Gandalf is a level 8 wizard, and Anduril is a +1 longsword.
@Buckeystown3 ай бұрын
Elendil was 7'11" Aragorn 6'6" Numenorians were tall. Isildur was 7' It seems the sword would have had to be shortened for the lesser men of the 4th age
@zeroreyortsed36244 ай бұрын
I forgot about the scabbard. It pretty much gives a direct connection between Anduril, and Excalibur. Honestly, the enchantments on the scabbard for Excalibur were more powerful than that of the sword. And it was arguably, the loss of the scabbard that led to the death of Arthur. Because it had the power to heal him from any wound. I. Arthurian lore.
@rastislavvarzaly36563 ай бұрын
Could you make a video about Anguirel and Anglachel similar to this one?
@zacharyspickard57934 ай бұрын
One of the funniest things to me in the books was in every fight, Aragon would battle cry about Anduril. The first time was dope but after that it was funny to me because this man love his sword so much 😂 and would say something every time.
@jessebailey59624 ай бұрын
I thought his battle cry was screaming Elendil?
@Civtex4 ай бұрын
Anduril is a reforged Narsil, so Shouldn’t anduril be a great sword to Aragorn? Elendil wielded Narsil, and Elendil was said to be 7’11. It would make sense to carry a sword to match his height.
@elessarKP3 ай бұрын
Anduril's was not just symbolic. You didn't spoke enough about the enchantments of the sword. Besides the initial enchantments of Narsil which were that the sword would glow like fire in the day and burn its foes. In the night it would glow pale as the moon and be cold as ice. And finally it is said that who ever wields this sword besides the rightful heir of Elendil or get cut by this sword, he would die an untimely death. Few swords in the whole legendarium come close to the ACTUAL raw power an weapon. I may be in the top 3-5 weapons in the history of Arda.
@kaidorade13174 ай бұрын
I’d say Anduril is a level 20 sword with the 15% chance of igniting enemies upon contact
@MartinCHorowitz4 ай бұрын
+20 against the digits of dark lords, and the ability to play inspiring Howard Shore theme music to rally troops.
@kaidorade13174 ай бұрын
@@MartinCHorowitz 100% effective against the oath breaking dead
@og.gamer91604 ай бұрын
Name of the music in the background thank you 😊
@tomurg3 ай бұрын
Anduril is Middle-Earth’s Excalibur
@veramae40983 ай бұрын
Could it make music? Like Prince Valient's sword? No doubt the others all had iron swords. Andurial must have been titanium steal.
@billmartovich90094 ай бұрын
Aragorn has Anduriel and Gandalf has Glamdring, but if they were swapped (symbolism notwithstanding) would there have been a power swing? Gandalf was immensely powerful, and having a "better" sword would have only doubled down on that, no? And again, Glamdring was also an incredible weapon, wielded by Aragorn, would be equally incredible.
@eliotreader8220Ай бұрын
so Sauron originally believed that the royal blood line was dead
@RonLauzon2 ай бұрын
So Anduril is basically Tolkien's version of Excalibur.
@johnquach88214 ай бұрын
I wonder if Sauron's mace was special. I think video games call it the Vasa and claim it is based off Grond. But that is non canon.
@nobodygrinder56673 ай бұрын
Didn't Arogon, have an elvish sword as well given to him from Elrond?
@onur97able4 ай бұрын
I have this sword replica it is so beautiful 150 USD well spent
@caseynash97294 ай бұрын
Maybe if it shot laser beams or was a flashlight like Sting.
@grahamtotte71334 ай бұрын
That sword would have needed to be cut into six inch segments and then stacked up and forge welded back together into a new billet. It would then be drawn out and forged into a sword and then heat treated
@darthvegan4354 ай бұрын
Sure, by how we smith things, that would be the case... But we don't really know what skills/powers Elven smiths employed..
@johnmooers55944 ай бұрын
Too many folks blur the books with the movies. Please stick with the books
@GodeCynningaz53864 ай бұрын
How powerful? F$&@ing OP man.
@deborahcox-mp5ul3 ай бұрын
Anduril!!!
@Mith4204204 ай бұрын
It can for sure beat super saiyan 4 goku, maybe not ultra instinct goku though.
@mousommaji16424 ай бұрын
Plz create same video for anglachel/gurthang, belthronding, Bow of galadhrim, orcrist, angrist, glamdring, aeglos, ringil, dremboleg ...don't sting plz 😂
@JohnAmidon-c6r4 ай бұрын
👍🏻👍🏻
@Bodalack4 ай бұрын
So it's power is being super sharp and indestructible?
@counterspellgoon68544 ай бұрын
Not indestructible cause narsil broke. So can andruil
@Torstenn-b3x3 ай бұрын
@@counterspellgoon6854 Though not if paired with the sheath given by Galadriel.
@rylandboysel69764 ай бұрын
why does aragorn be looking like geralt in some of these shots 😂
@rikk3194 ай бұрын
Well...Geralt was based on Elric of Melnibone, who's nothing like Aragorn.
@rylandboysel69764 ай бұрын
@@rikk319 They are still both extremely well traveled men, Geralt was on the path and slaying monsters for money, while Aragorn was also on a 'path' of his own by trekking across Middle Earth time and again for various reasons, being well traveled gives that unkept, kind of grisly look, like theyve been on the road for a long time. Doesnt matter who they are based on when im just noting they look similar
@shereemcclelland21864 ай бұрын
Put aside the ranger and become who you were meant to be…..
@1983metalhead4 ай бұрын
Anduril is amazing, but for me, Ringil, and specially Gurthang, overpass it in power and symbolism
@paulbrickler4 ай бұрын
Those are the exact two that I would put ahead of this one. With an honorable mention for Beleg Cuthalion's bow, Belthronding.
@Sasso-pf1mo4 ай бұрын
Andruil was so powerful because Lord Elrond had been using the broken sharps of Narzil to trime his pubes
@randyl52053 ай бұрын
Nah, Grond is the coolest weapon.
@eliotreader8220Ай бұрын
broken as in dead?
@morgoth1734 ай бұрын
Video 304
@Emanon...4 ай бұрын
It's fine, but it ain't no Aegloss.
@dracarystargaryen138211 күн бұрын
Strength builds 😒
@Dietcola13 ай бұрын
I just realized, lucky palmers defence company is called andúril... 😂😂
@raycavazos89273 ай бұрын
Back in day of hot Galadriel, waaay before woke gruff girlboss Galadriel.
@Chase_baker_19964 ай бұрын
Swords are such a badass weapon. (Not as badass as a gun but still)