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Aragorn's Journey: From Narsil's Shards to Andúril

10/3/2025

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In the films, Narsil's shards appear in Rivendell before the Council.
Boromir despises the shards, and Aragorn respects them but fears Isildur's mistakes.
Aragorn abandons the shards and uses a Ranger sword until Arwen convinces Elrond to reforge Narsil into Andúril.
In the novels, Aragorn carries the shards and shows them to Frodo at The Prancing Pony, naming Andúril.

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Story summary

In the films, Narsil's shards appear in Rivendell before the Council.
Boromir despises the shards, and Aragorn respects them but fears Isildur's mistakes.
Aragorn abandons the shards and uses a Ranger sword until Arwen convinces Elrond to reforge Narsil into Andúril.
In the novels, Aragorn carries the shards and shows them to Frodo at The Prancing Pony, naming Andúril.