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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Aragorn arms Merry, Pippin, Sam and Frodo with blades on Weathertop. They are probably of Arnorian/Numenorean descent, and, although they are not seen much (if at all) in the rest of the first movie or in the second movie, they could come into play again. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I think if that were the case, then something would have been made of the history of the blades in at least the EE Fellowship. Also the looks of those swords is very ordinary. I think if they were Numenorean, Weta would have dressed them up nice.<P>I suspect that Merry and Pippin will get their daggers back from Gimli or Aragorn at Isengard, as they do the books. I can't see how Aragorn will present Numenorean swords to Merry now for the simple reason, where would he get them from? Having them kicking around Rohan would be pretty weak, as would Elrond bringing them.<P>No, I think folks are right here (in fact, I've thought this ever since seeing the EE Fellowship). The daggers from Galadriel will be Merry's weapon of choice against the Witch King (expect his regular sword to be destroyed). Why else would PJ have inserted them into the gift giving? Remember Merry and Pippin only get belts in the book. They are there for a reason and we haven't seen them be used yet.<P>H.C.