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Originally Posted by Cirdan
If the North-kingdom perished more than 1000 years beforehand (and was sundered from Gondor even earlier -with the brief exception of Firiel's marriage to Arvedui), then how is it that Denethor recognized this blade as an Arnorian relic?
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If it were wound with spells, the handle and the blade itself most certainly would have runes on it, possibly in Adűnaic. Denethor was enough of a scholar to detect an ancient variant of Gondorion writing.