I think it's Boromir's sword. Doesn't Aragorn drop his before he kneels down? And there's the whole "warrior's death". I think that's brough across by how Aragorn places Boromir's hand (with sword) on his chest. Aragorn wouldn't have done it based on an oath, because Aragorn didn't know Boromir was going to say it. (Well one would assume not.)<P>I think the little speech was, as well as swearing an oath to Aragorn, partly to make Boromir feel better. He'd disrespected Aragorn throughout the whole story, he'd tried to take the ring from Frodo, and now he's found out that Aragorn was able to let Frodo go. He's probably feeling a bit inferior by now, so he apologises for it all. Well, it's just how I've always looked at it.
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