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Andúril was almost identical to Narsil in every way save that down the center length of the blade ruins were detailed. It was the Lord Elrond who presented the sword reforged to Aragorn at Dunharrow and thus making him accept, at last, that he was to take the throne of Gondor. The shards of Narsil were reforged to by Elven smiths in Rivendell and were made into Andúril, Flame of the West. It was once the sword of Elendil, Narsil, but became nothing more then shards when it was shattered by Sauron. It was at the pleading of Arwen that the sword of Kings was reforged.

When it came time for Aragorn to take to the Paths of the Dead and summon the Oathbreakers to fight, only the sword of the King of Gondor would bend them to this bidding. The knife was used for everyday tasks, such as preparing kindling for fires, the skinning of animals and repairs. The sword was kept in a plain scabbard that was wrapped in such a manner that another, smaller, scabbard could be attached to hold a utility knife. The blade was also balanced by a large bottle shaped pommel. In the center of the handgrip was a ring of steel giving the wielder the option of using either one or two hands. When Aragorn used this advantage he would generally have used a one handed attack. The length of the blade also gave Aragorn further reaching distance. This counter attack would have normally been two handed. More often then not this blow would knock the foe off-balance giving Aragorn an opening to strike again. He would use the power of his opponent’s own blow, and return it upon them by mmeting their blow in the height of their swing, and redirecting it upon them using the length of his blade to full advantage. This was well suited to the style that Aragorn used in battle greatly influenced by his Elven upbringing. The sword was designed to give the wielder a greater combination of strength, reach and quickness. The blade was narrow and reached four feet from the steel cross guard to the very tip. He carried the sword of a warrior rather than that of a Ranger of the North and this reached close to five feet in length. When the hobbits first encounter Strider he carried with him an array of weapons.