{"product_id":"breloque-epee-brisee-narsil-argente","title":"Narsil Broken Sword Charm: the Blade of Sigurd","description":"\u003ch2\u003eNarsil — the broken sword that Tolkien took from the Vikings\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElendil\u003c\/strong\u003e'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat sets this charm apart\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eThe break is part of the design:\u003c\/b\u003e the blade is cast already broken, complete with a sharp edge and irregular bevel. This is not a defect; it is the point.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eApproximately 7 cm:\u003c\/b\u003e it fits between two fingers. It is sized for a keychain or bag charm, not a neck pendant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eA bail, nothing more:\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/b\u003e Zinc alloy, antique silver finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Approx. 7 cm long, 4 mm bail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eAttachment:\u003c\/b\u003e to be added, no ring or cord provided\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eSold:\u003c\/b\u003e individually\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDid you know?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTolkien did not invent the broken and reforged sword: he read about it. In the \u003cem\u003eVölsunga Saga\u003c\/em\u003e, 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 \u003cstrong\u003eSigurd\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the blacksmith Regin melts them down into a new sword, \u003cstrong\u003eGram\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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 \u003cstrong\u003eIllerup Ådal\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eNydam\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo go further, our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/news\/futhark-ancien-alphabet-runique-viking-complet\"\u003eguide to the Futhark alphabet\u003c\/a\u003e covers each sign one by one, and our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/news\/anatomie-epee-viking-parties-fabrication\"\u003edossier on the Viking sword\u003c\/a\u003e explains how these blades were forged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the same spirit\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/porte-cles-viking-bouclier-haches?variant=57781159199102\"\u003eViking Shield \u0026amp; Axes Keychain\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/porte-cles-viking-medaillon-runique-paracorde\"\u003eViking Runic Medallion \u0026amp; Paracord Keychain\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/perle-viking-rune-tiwaz-bronze\"\u003eViking Tiwaz Rune Bead: The God Who Gave His Hand\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Le Comptoir Viking","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57913711886718,"sku":"LCV-BRELOQUE-EPEEBRISEE","price":14.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/0569\/8430\/files\/breloque-epee-brisee-narsil-argente-ambiance.jpg?v=1787665094","url":"https:\/\/www.le-comptoir-viking.fr\/en\/products\/breloque-epee-brisee-narsil-argente","provider":"Le Comptoir Viking","version":"1.0","type":"link"}