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According to the Bible, a flaming sword (Hebrew: להט החרב lahat chereb or literally "flame of the whirling sword" Hebrew: להט החרב המתהפכת lahaṭ haḥereb hammithappeket) was entrusted to the cherubim by God to guard the gates of Paradise after Adam and Eve were banished (Genesis 3:24).
The two shards, acquiring the additional name the Sword that was Broken, remained an heirloom of Isildur's heirs throughout the Third Age, and were thus inherited by Aragorn. Elvish smiths re-forged the sword for Aragorn before the Fellowship of the Ring began their quest; Aragorn renamed it Andúril (Quenya: Flame of the West).
In Medieval epics, heroes gave names to their weapons. The name, lineage, and power of the weapon reflected on the hero. Among the major tales are those of Sigurd the Volsung and his sword Gram that he used to kill the dragon Fafnir; [a] [1] Beowulf and the swords Hrunting and Nægling; [2] King Arthur's Excalibur, the "Sword in the Stone"; [2] Roland's Durendal; Waldere's Mimming; [2] and the ...
[T 4] Elven-smiths reforge the shards of Narsil into a new sword, setting into the design of the blade seven stars (for Elendil) and a crescent moon (for Isildur), as well as many runes. Aragorn renames the sword Andúril, "Flame of the West". [T 12] The Fellowship attempt to cross the Misty Mountains via the pass of Caradhras.
Flame of the West (2008 film), a short film directed by Hannah Cowley; The Flame of the West (1918 film), a short film directed by William V. Mong "Flame of the West", a song on the 1984 album Steeltown by Scottish rock band Big Country; Andúril, a fictitious sword in The Lord of the Rings, reforged as Quenya: "Flame of the West"
It is reforged and renamed Andúril (Quenya: West-brilliance, usually rendered as the Flame of the West), fulfilling the prophecy that it shall be forged anew when the One Ring is found again. Andúril serves as Aragorn's primary weapon and as a symbol of good to all who oppose Sauron. It is the literary opposite of the One Ring. [1]
Flaming sword (mythology), in myth and legend, a sword glowing with flame by some supernatural power; Flaming sword (effect), a sword coated with combustible fuel and set ablaze for various types of performances; Vriesea splendens or flaming sword, a species of flowering plant; The Flaming Sword, a publication of the Satanist neo-Nazi group ...
Aragorn too has a sword which was broken: the ancient and magical sword Narsil, of his distant ancestor Elendil, whose son Isildur used it to defeat the Dark Lord Sauron by cutting the Ring from his hand. Like Frodo, Aragorn arrives in Rivendell, and there he too receives a magic weapon: his sword is reforged, as Andúril, "Flame of the West ...