Thread: Where were the `Blades of Westernesse` forged?
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Old 03-09-2011, 06:34 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Cirdan View Post
What did Tolkien mean by "young"? Clearly the weapon was not forged at the founding of Numenor when the Dunedain were truly young, nor was it made at the founding of Arnor 1400 years before Angmar. Is this a mistake or some kind of convolution of ideas improperly expressed? Hard to believe the meticulous JRR would have done so.
I think "young" was only a relative term there, in comparison with the Dúnedain of the year 3019, when the sword was destroyed.
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