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[[File:Anke Eißmann - After the dream.jpg|thumb|''After the dream'' by [[Anke Eißmann]]]] | |||
'''Seek for the Sword that was broken''' is a rhyme that appeared in dreams to [[Faramir]] and later his brother [[Boromir]]. | '''Seek for the Sword that was broken''' is a rhyme that appeared in dreams to [[Faramir]] and later his brother [[Boromir]]. | ||
==Rhyme== | ==Rhyme== | ||
{{quote|In that dream I thought the eastern sky grew dark and there was a growing thunder, but in the West a pale light lingered, and out of it I heard a voice, remote but clear, crying: | {{quote|In that dream I thought the eastern sky grew dark and there was a growing thunder, but in the West a pale light lingered, and out of it I heard a voice, remote but clear, crying: | ||
Seek for [[Narsil|the Sword that was broken]]:<br /> | |||
In [[Rivendell|Imladris]] it dwells;<br /> | |||
There shall be counsels taken<br /> | |||
Stronger than Morgul-spells.<br /> | |||
There shall be shown a token<br /> | |||
That Doom is near at hand,<br /> | |||
For [[Isildur's Bane]] shall waken,<br /> | |||
And the [[Hobbits|Halfling]] forth shall stand.|Boromir in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', "[[The Council of Elrond]]"}} | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
When Faramir had the dream, he did not speak of it. He had the dream twice again, and his brother had it once. Neither knew what exactly the "Doom" and "Isildur's Bane" referred to, nor where "Imladris" was. Their [[Denethor|father]] told Boromir that Imladris was where Lord [[Elrond]] dwelt, and the road being too dangerous, Boromir took it upon himself to follow this lead. | When Faramir had the dream, he did not speak of it. He had the dream twice again, and his brother had it once. Neither knew what exactly the "Doom" and "Isildur's Bane" referred to, nor where "Imladris" was. Their [[Denethor|father]] told Boromir that Imladris was where Lord [[Elrond]] dwelt, and the road being too dangerous, Boromir took it upon himself to follow this lead. | ||
==Portrayal in adaptations== | ==Portrayal in adaptations== | ||
'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'':''' | |||
:The song is sung by [[Matthew Vine]] in a high-pitched voice at the Council of Elrond. It is the reason for Boromir's coming to Rivendell, and is explained by [[Aragorn]], [[Gandalf]] and [[Elrond]]. | |||
[[Category:Poems | ==See also== | ||
*[[Poems in The Lord of the Rings|Poems in ''The Lord of the Rings'']] | |||
[[Category:Poems in The Fellowship of the Ring]] |
Latest revision as of 18:33, 29 April 2023
Seek for the Sword that was broken is a rhyme that appeared in dreams to Faramir and later his brother Boromir.
Rhyme[edit | edit source]
- "In that dream I thought the eastern sky grew dark and there was a growing thunder, but in the West a pale light lingered, and out of it I heard a voice, remote but clear, crying:
Seek for the Sword that was broken:
In Imladris it dwells;
There shall be counsels taken
Stronger than Morgul-spells.
There shall be shown a token
That Doom is near at hand,
For Isildur's Bane shall waken,
And the Halfling forth shall stand."
- ― Boromir in The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Council of Elrond"
History[edit | edit source]
When Faramir had the dream, he did not speak of it. He had the dream twice again, and his brother had it once. Neither knew what exactly the "Doom" and "Isildur's Bane" referred to, nor where "Imladris" was. Their father told Boromir that Imladris was where Lord Elrond dwelt, and the road being too dangerous, Boromir took it upon himself to follow this lead.
Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]
1981: The Lord of the Rings:
- The song is sung by Matthew Vine in a high-pitched voice at the Council of Elrond. It is the reason for Boromir's coming to Rivendell, and is explained by Aragorn, Gandalf and Elrond.