{"id":25567,"date":"2003-06-27T01:38:04","date_gmt":"2003-06-27T06:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2003\/06\/27\/andurils-hilt-inscription\/"},"modified":"2003-06-27T01:38:04","modified_gmt":"2003-06-27T06:38:04","slug":"andurils-hilt-inscription","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2003\/06\/27\/25567-andurils-hilt-inscription\/","title":{"rendered":"Anduril’s Hilt Inscription"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m sure many out there already know this information, but a few of you will probably look at the inscription on Andúril from the Teaser poster and wonder what it says – and maybe wonder if it’s the same as the inscription on Narsil.<\/p>\n

I recently got in touch with elvish expert David Salo and asked him.<\/p>\n

\"Aragorn<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

I showed him a blown up version of the image above of Aragorn with Andúril, and asked if he could try and translate it. <\/p>\n

He replied: I can make out on the right hand side “…l meletya telchar” and the whole inscription should start on the left-hand bottom of the triangle.<\/i><\/p>\n

This is part of the full inscription, which reads: “Narsil essenya macil meletya; Telchar carnéron Návarotessë” (My name is Narsil, a mighty sword; Telchar made me in Nogrod).<\/p>\n

There’s also a full translation and explanation of the characters inscribed on Narsil (and other weapons used in LoTR) on Elvish.org here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Update:<\/b> I also noticed just before that the hilt length of Andúril in the teaser poster is far shorter than in other shots we’ve seen. In fact, Andúril’s hilt looks like a one-handed sword in the teaser poster, as opposed to the much longer two-handed hilt in the picture above.<\/p>\n

I guess it’s possible – likely even – that the designers mucked about with the perspective. Or that they even digitally lopped out a bit of the hilt to make everything fit the constraints of the poster – and to make everything *look* better\/perfect for the poster.<\/p>\n

In the end, it’s not earthshattering, but the obviousness of it seems very surprising to me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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