Narsil Broken Sword Charm: the Blade of Sigurd
Specifications
| Color | Silver |
| Material | Zinc alloy, antique silver finish |
| Dimensions | About 7 cm long, 4 mm bail |
| For | Unisex |
- For: men and women (adults)
- Zinc alloy, antique silver finish
- About 7 cm long, 4 mm bail
- Sold on its own, without ring or cord
- Free shipping from 49€ · secure payment
Narsil — the broken sword that Tolkien took from the Vikings
Elendil's broken blade in an antique silver-finish alloy: crossguard with rounded quillons, ringed grip, pommel with a built-in bail, and a break molded into the piece. It is the most famous sword in fantasy — and its history does not come from Tolkien, it comes from the North.
What sets this charm apart
- The break is part of the design: the blade is cast already broken, complete with a sharp edge and irregular bevel. This is not a defect; it is the point.
- Approximately 7 cm: it fits between two fingers. It is sized for a keychain or bag charm, not a neck pendant.
- A bail, nothing more: the pommel features a molded ring of about 4 mm, which accepts a keyring, a lobster clasp, or a cord. None of the three are provided: the item is sold on its own.
Specifications
- Material: Zinc alloy, antique silver finish
- Dimensions: Approx. 7 cm long, 4 mm bail
- Attachment: to be added, no ring or cord provided
- Sold: individually
Did you know?
Tolkien did not invent the broken and reforged sword: he read about it. In the Völsunga Saga, Odin drives a blade into the trunk of the Barnstokkr tree; only Sigmund manages to pull it out, until the day Odin himself shatters it with a strike of his spear. The pieces are kept, passed on to his son Sigurd, and the blacksmith Regin melts them down into a new sword, Gram, with which Sigurd slays the dragon Fáfnir. Narsil broken beneath Elendil, kept in fragments by his heirs, then reforged into Andúril for Aragorn: it is the same mechanism, transposed. Tolkien knew this text intimately — he taught Old Norse at Oxford, had founded an Icelandic sagas reading circle, and wrote his own verse version of the story of Sigurd. Archaeology adds the concrete half: in the Danish deposits of Illerup Ådal and Nydam, hundreds of weapons were twisted, bent, or broken before being cast into the water. Swords were truly broken in the North — to "kill" them along with their wielder, and so that no living person could take them back.
To go further, our guide to the Futhark alphabet covers each sign one by one, and our dossier on the Viking sword explains how these blades were forged.
In the same spirit
Is Narsil a Viking sword?
No, it's a sword invented by Tolkien for Middle-earth. But its story — a broken blade, kept in pieces, then reforged for the heir — is borrowed directly from the Norse legend of Sigurd and his sword Gram.
What do the characters engraved on the blade represent?
They're decorative and don't spell out any text. Tolkien did invent an angular script for his stories, the Cirth, whose shapes he explicitly modeled on Germanic runes — but the signs on this piece can't be read.
Does it come with a key ring or a chain?
No. It's sold on its own. Its pommel has a molded bail of about 4 mm, which takes a key ring, a carabiner or a cord that you add yourself.
Can it be worn as a pendant?
On a long cord it's possible, but it measures about 7 cm: it doesn't lie flat like a classic pendant. It's more at home on a key ring or a bag zipper.
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