A Momentous Decision

Level: 32

Difficulty: Solo

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Bestowal Dialogue:
'I have borne this broken blade for many long years, Stip, always unused, for these are the shards of Narsil. Yes, Narsil, the sword wielded by Elendil of Westernesse in battle before the Black Gate of Mordor, the sword that broke beneath him in battle with Sauron at Barad-dûr.

'But it was not to be so! Though Gil-galad had fallen, and Elendil was slain, two still stood against the might of Sauron in the shadow of that fell tower: Isildur, the son of the king, and Elrond Halfelven, herald of Gil-galad. With a final effort, Isildur picked up the hilt-shard of Narsil and cut the One Ring from his finger, and the power of the Dark Lord was broken.

'The light of Narsil was extinguished, but its shards came again to the North, though Isildur himself never returned from the Gladden Fields. The shards have been passed from father to son in his line for years beyond count, but the sword has never been remade.

'The old victories did not last, Stip, and the Shadow has returned; we have need of Narsil's light once more. The blade must be reforged. Speak with Hemeldir at the forges here in Rivendell, in the north-west corner of the Vale, and tell him of my decision. I would have him know that Narsil is to be remade.'

Background:
Aragorn has decided that the time has come to reforge Narsil, the sword that was broken when Elendil fell at Barad-dûr.

Objective:
1. Hemeldir is at the forges of Rivendell, in the north-west corner of the Vale.

Aragorn has decided that the time has come to reforge Narsil, one of the heirlooms of his line and the blade that broke the power of Sauron in the final battle of the Last Alliance during the Second Age.

2. Aragorn is within the courtyard of the House of Elrond.

The Elf-smith Hemeldir told you that without one of the Silithair, any sword forged from the shards of Narsil would be a lesser weapon.

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Related Quests:

1. A Momentous Decision
2. A Man Called Estel
3. The City Of His Fathers
4. Calenglad Remained
5. Loyalty's Proof
6. A Friend In Ost Forod
7. Unfriendly Eyes In Ost Forod
8. Ran Afoul Of The Bears
9. Ancient Statuary
10. A Howling In The Hills
11. The Gauredain Of Emyn Uial
12. Word From Calenglad
13. A Meeting With The Blue Lady
14. Corrupted Beasts Of Nenuial
15. A Friend To The Kings Of Old
16. That Which I Value Most
17. The Tomb Of Elendil
18. The Last Of The Silithair
19. The Blade That Was Broken

Reward:
7s42c