Seek for the Sword that was broken

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'''Seek for the Sword that was broken''' is a rhyme that appeared in dreams to [[Faramir]] and later his brother [[Boromir]].

==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:
<poem>
Seek for the Sword that was broken:
In [[Rivendell|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 [[Hobbits|Halfling]] forth shall stand.</poem>|Boromir, ''[[The Council of Elrond]]''}}

==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.

==Deus ex machina==
This dream is a moment when intervention from the [[Valar]] can be seen - the dream could either be a construction of [[Irmo|Irmo Lórien]], who has the power to create dreams, or Ulmo, who also sent dreams of instruction to Turgon and Finrod. It is often discussed but rarely agreed upon what would have happened when the Valar got their way - what would have happened if Faramir went to Imladris, and Boromir guarded [[Ithilien]].

==Portrayal in adaptations==
The song is sung by [[Matthew Vine]] in a high-pitched voice in [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|1981 radio series of ''The Lord of the Rings'']]. It is the reason for Boromir's coming to Rivendell, and is explained by [[Aragorn]], [[Gandalf]] and [[Elrond]].

[[Category:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien]]

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