06-07-2008, 18:18
Il pourrait s'agir de l'épée d'Elendil, devenue Anduril entre les mains d'Aragorn :
Mais un retour au texte montre que la référence à la maison d'Elendil se double d'une seconde image : les sept étoiles et les sept pierres renvoient aux palantíri :
'No, not all,' said Pippin. 'And we have many of our own, which wouldn't interest you, perhaps. But I have never heard this one. What is it about – the seven stars and seven stones?'
'About the palantíri of the Kings of Old,' said Gandalf.
Tout ceci est confirmé par l'ajout d'un petit commentaire au sujet du blason d'Elendil, dans la révision de 1966 des Index du Seigneur des Anneaux :
emblems of [Seven Stars of Elendil and his captains, had five rays, originally represented the single stars on the banners of each of seven ships (of 9) that bore a palantir ; in Gondor the seven stars were set about a white-flowered tree, over which the Kings set a winged crown]
Les Sept étoiles associées à la maison d'Elendil représentent les sept navires sur lesquels on avait réparti les sept palantíri, un sur chaque navire, chaque navire arborant une bannière flanquée d'une unique étoile.
The Sword of Elendil was forged anew by Elvish smiths, and on its blade was traced a device of seven stars set between the crescent Moon and the rayed Sun, and about them was written many runes; for Aragorn son of Arathorn was going to war upon the marches of Mordor. Very bright was that sword when it was made whole again; the light of the sun shone redly in it, and the light of the moon shone cold, and its edge was hard and keen. And Aragorn gave it a new name and called it Andúril, Flame of the West.
LoR, II.3
Mais un retour au texte montre que la référence à la maison d'Elendil se double d'une seconde image : les sept étoiles et les sept pierres renvoient aux palantíri :
'No, not all,' said Pippin. 'And we have many of our own, which wouldn't interest you, perhaps. But I have never heard this one. What is it about – the seven stars and seven stones?'
'About the palantíri of the Kings of Old,' said Gandalf.
LoR, III.11
Tout ceci est confirmé par l'ajout d'un petit commentaire au sujet du blason d'Elendil, dans la révision de 1966 des Index du Seigneur des Anneaux :
emblems of [Seven Stars of Elendil and his captains, had five rays, originally represented the single stars on the banners of each of seven ships (of 9) that bore a palantir ; in Gondor the seven stars were set about a white-flowered tree, over which the Kings set a winged crown]
LoR, part 3, The return of the King, 50th anniversary edition, p. 1152b ; cf. Hammond & Scull, The LoR A reader Companion, p. 436
Les Sept étoiles associées à la maison d'Elendil représentent les sept navires sur lesquels on avait réparti les sept palantíri, un sur chaque navire, chaque navire arborant une bannière flanquée d'une unique étoile.
S.