Ringer Spy Riskbreaker sends in more news on a story we reported back to you on January 25th…
Continue ReadingRinger Spy Riskbreaker sends in more news on a story we reported back to you on January 25th
I have spoken with someone on the “inside” of the movie memorabilia production industry. He has told me that United Cutlery is releasing their licensed versions of STING, GLAMDRING and THE SWORD OF THE WITCH-KING all before the film. [More]
Ringer Spy Riskbreaker sends in more news on a story we reported back to you on January 25th
I have spoken with someone on the “inside” of the movie memorabilia production industry. He has told me that United Cutlery (http://www.unitedcutlery.com/) is releasing their licensed versions of STING, GLAMDRING and THE SWORD OF THE WITCH-KING all before the film.
Sting will come in October, followed by Glamdring and the Witch-King sword both in November. There will be more swords in the future, but these are confirmed for those dates. The prototypes already exist. In fact, United Cutlery has sent out pictures of each of these swords on their plaques lying next to the actual prop. My contact (a sword afficionado) has said that they are “beautiful” (no, my contact is not at United Cutlery) but that he cannot divulge the pictures until July 1st, as is apparently United Cutlery’s deal with New Line.
But, I know you guys are talented spies, and I hope that this information will cause you to send your men out into the trenches and dig up these pictures. I, for one, am drooling in anticipation. So is my movie prop collection. 🙂
Aragorn’s sword is indeed one of the more notable weapons in the Lord of the Rings, and the Sword that Was Broken will not be wielded by the future king at Weathertop in the Fellowship of the Ring movie. !SPOILERS! [More]
Aragorn’s sword is indeed one of the more notable weapons in the Lord of the Rings, and the Sword that Was Broken will not be wielded by the future king at Weathertop in the Fellowship of the Ring movie.
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For the last few weeks, we have received many emails from sharp-eyed fans worried about the image of Aragorn wielding a sword at Weathertop. As we all know, in the books Aragorn carries a broken Narsíl, which isn’t reforged into Andúril until after he and the hobbits arrive in Rivendell.
Well, Ringer spy Ignacius sent us something to clear up this discrepency. The sword Aragorn uses at Weathertop is not Narsíl: In a change from the books, Aragorn doesn’t receive Narsíl until he reaches Rivendell (Assumed Rivendell, but thats not confirmed).
What is the switch in the storyline? In the movie, Aragorn will carry a different sword _ rather than the broken one _ while journeying with the hobbits to Rivendell. That’s a change from the books, when Aragorn meets the hobbits at The Prancing Pony and shows them the shards of Narsíl.
Why the change? According to Ignacius, it was felt the image of a main character such as Aragorn wielding a broken sword at Weathertop wouldn’t seem right in the film.
So there you have it!
Thanks to Ringer Staff Member Melian for writing this story!
Sir Ian McKellen has updated his Lord Of The Rings E-Posts on his site, in which he talks about favourite scenes, the much talked about portrayal of Gandalf as he visits Frodo in the second trailer, his love for the character and leaving the Gandalf persona behind in New Zealand. [More]
Thanks to Ringer Dreama for the tip!
FilmFour.Com has posted a copy of a brief conversation between Ananova News and Elijah Wood, in which he revealed that despite being the luckiest person in the world at the moment, he is worried about his career after Lord Of The Rings. [More]
