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Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Why? It was in a sort or museum/shrine type area. Noone is going to steal it (look what happens to people who even tread on Elrond's grass without permission - he turns the sprinklers big time). If Aragorn isn't going to be carrying the thing around they have to get the sword in somehow.

Something just did not feel right regarding the display of Narsil. I understand displaying it, and that it did not require velvet ropes and a security guard. But something was missing.

And why was Aragorn hovering nearby?

Isn't this the "I'm not Isildur," and "I don't want to be King" guy? Seems like an unlikely place for such an Isildur-scorner to hang out - unless, that is, he was hiding a can of spray paint under his tunic ("Oh darn...here comes that guy with the shield...ahhh, I'm reading, ya, that's a good alibi, I'm reading in the dark...").