"In the hilt is fame": resonances of medieval swords and sword-lore in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.(Critical essay) From: Mythlore | Date: September 22, 2006| Author: McDonald, R. Andrew; Whetter, K.S. | COPYRIGHT 2006 Mythopoeic Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

As part of the powerful and evocative scene in which the Company of the Nine embarks from Rivendell on the quest to return the One Ring to Mount Doom, J. R. R. Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings provides a detailed description of the war gear borne by each member of the Fellowship: (1)

 
    The Company took little gear of war, for their hope was in secrecy 
  not in battle. Aragorn had Anduril but no other weapon [...]. Boromir 
  had a long sword, in fashion like Anduril b...

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