The Rings of Power on Prime Video: Where does the evil sword that bears the symbol of Sauron come from?

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Between a mysterious stranger falling from the sky, a strange and glowing object treasured by the dwarves, and a sinister underground explored by the elf Arondir, the first two episodes of The Rings of Power series, available on Amazon Prime Video. Full of elements that would probably set network theorists free.

Many of them wondered about the dark face young Theo discovered in the first episode. Hidden by the boy in the barn’s basement, this black, broken sword appears to return to its original form after absorbing a drop of the character’s blood at the end of the episode.

This ancient and evil artifact, imprinted with the symbol of Sauron, will undoubtedly play a major role in the continuation of the series. But what exactly is it? Back to the various theories floating around the internet…

Like Narsil, the broken sword of Elendil in The Lord of the Rings, could this black blade be a remnant of an ancient battle and belong to Sauron himself?

Since Middle-earth had just emerged from a long period of war against the Dark Wizard, and – according to several rumors – the ancestors of the people living in Tirharad once served Morgoth, it might seem logical that the archenemy would lay down arms in the area. . The latter also bears his emblem.

Some fans of Tolkien’s works believe that the sword is a legendary weapon from the earliest times. As the channel explains The ring nerd In his last video, it could be Gurthang, a cursed sword forged in the Dark Elf’s Aeol. The Silmarillion and restored Turin by Turambari Children of Hurin.

Before bringing death to its owner, the sword, black in color and gifted with speech, gladly drank his blood. An eerie detail that matches what we saw at the end of episode 2.

Always by chain The ring nerdThe latter theory posits that, like the dagger used by the Horcruxes to stab Frodo in The Fellowship of the Ring, the sword will be a so-called “Morgul” blade.

Although young Theo seems keen to keep it a secret, could the boy eventually become one of the Nine Ringwraiths, or even the Witch-King of Angmar?

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