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Narsil (Quenya: roughly, Red and White Flame [T 39]) is a sword in The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, [T 40] [T 41] [T 42] influenced by the legendary Arthurian sword Excalibur [22] and by Sigurd's sword Gram, as described in the Old Norse Völsunga saga. [23]
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 ...
Andúril/Narsil – The sword of Elendil that was used by Isildur to cut the One Ring from Sauron (Narsil) reforged several ages later by Elrond (Andúril); the reforging of the shards was foretold as a sign of the coming of the true King of Gondor. Aiglos – The spear with which the Elven king Gil-galad went to war.
Elendil escapes Númenor with Eärien’s help, but not before Miriel, electing to stay behind, gifts him the sword Narsil. Tolkien readers will immediately recognize the blade: this is the sword ...
Isildur took up the hilt-shard of Narsil, Elendil's sword, and cut the One Ring from the hand of Sauron. Despite the urging of Elrond and Círdan, Gil-galad's lieutenants, Isildur did not throw the Ring into the fires of Mount Doom. He made a scroll with a description of the Ring and a copy of its fading inscription.
In the Völsunga saga, these items are respectively Andvaranaut and Gram, and they correspond broadly to the One Ring and the sword Narsil (reforged as Andúril). [46] The naming of weapons in Middle-earth, too, is a direct reflection of Norse mythology. [2] The Völsunga saga also gives various names found in Tolkien.
Narsil: (Quenya: red fire-white brilliance; refers to the Sun and Moon as the great lights of the heavens) The sword of Elendil, broken when Elendil falls on it during his battle with Sauron. The hilt-shard is used to cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand by Isildur , Elendil's second son.
Befell similar fate to Narsil, the Sword of Gondor of Tolkien folklore, confiscated & returned to the elements of nature. It was originally Rākhi'ēkō (enshrined) to the deities of Ganesha & Athena, goddess of Wisdom and Justice in the Greek Pantheon, and Gaṇēśa, Hindu triple aspect of Creation (Beginnings), respectively.