Effírië

"Death awaits the enemy of the wielder" - Translation inscription on the sword.

Effírië (Elvish: Death) is a sword wielded by Lord Aerendyl of Gondor. It was crafted in Gondolin by the finest smiths Arda has ever known.

History of the blade

Faelar wielding Effírië

The blade was forged together with it's brother, Lhûgrist in the 236th year of the First Age by 2 elven brother smiths, Ascal and Alen. Ascal forging Effírië and Alen forging Lhûgrist. Effírië and Lhûgrist were wielded by one of the most skilled warriors of Gondolin, named Faelar and Vírion, with Faelar wielding Effírië and Vírion wielding Lhûgrist.

Vírion

Lhûgrist fell in the hands of Vírion. He used the weapon to kill one of the dragons attacking Gondolin. Naming it immediately Lhûgrist in the 510th year of the First Age. (Elvish: Dragon's Bane) Though other dragons saw this happen and Vírion was all alone. He accepted his fate and charged the Fire Drake of Gondolin. Dying in the process by the flames of the dragon.

Faelar

The weapons were supposed to be held until retirement. Effírië fell in the hands of Faelar, who is one of the most skilled warriors the Gondolindrim ever knew and it was him who named it. The sword had claimed many lives of both Orcs, Goblins, Trolls and Wargs. From the 26th of june, in the year 385 of the First Age, Faelar named it Effírië and immediately gets to the maker of the weapon, Ascal. He requested to make an inscription on the blade itself. Ascal accepted and he made an inscription on Effírië: "Death awaits the enemy of the wielder"

Vaelen

Death awaits the enemy of the wielder

Faelar used the weapon for his entire life, until the fall of Gondolin. This is where Faelar fell while fighting Gothmog, Captain of Angband. It is said that Vaelen picked up the weapons and took the weapons with him. Tuor, Vaelen and Idril gathered as many of the gondolindrim, so they could to escape the city through a secret passage. That is when Maeglin awaited them and he charged at Tuor. Maeglin and Tuor fought, Tuor won the battle by casting him down from the passageway, that is where Maeglin died.

Vaelen Númerión wielding Effírië when he was a Soldier of Númenor

Eventually, they succeeded escaping the city and surrounding areas. When they got out, Vaelen moved to Númenor, he stored Lhûgrist and used Effírië for 658 years. He had a succesful but very busy life. Eventually he met the love of his life and quit the army of Númenor to have a happy life. He had 2 children, Vaendel and Ithranial. Both sons chose an elven life.

He trained Vaendel and Ithranial into great soldiers, though Vaelen saw true potential in Vaendel. He took him with some harder hunts and eventually when he was ready for it. Vaelen gave the sword Effírië to his eldest son, Vaendel. Vaendel then moved on and also became a captain of Númenor. Vaelen continued training with Ithranial and eventually, he gave Lhûgrist to Ithranial.

Vaendel

After Vaendel received Effírië on the age of 19, Vaelen died heroically saving his family from a horde of orcs. To honor his father, he gave everything he got to be the best. He was obsessed with training and perfection, each oponnent he lost to he said the words "I will beat you, not now, not tomorrow, but one day, I will beat you." And he did, each time when he said that after a loss, he avenged his loss. Vaendel couldn't handle defeat. But it didn't drive in mad. On the contrary, he learned from his mistakes and focused to perfect the mistakes he made.

Vaendel Númerión during his time as High-Captain

He slowly but surely crawled his way up and on the age of 28 he became Captain of Númenor. The youngest captain Númenor ever had. During his times as a Captain, Vaendel was known to be harsh, hard-handed and a perfectionist. But he was also known to be the best Captain Númenor had, because for the couple of years as a captain, each pupil he trained became a skilled and great warrior. For this reason, he became a High-Captain of Númenor at the age of 32 of Andustar (province of Númenor).

During his time as High-Captain, Vaendel directed each Captain to do what's best and he enjoyed doing so in Andustar. He told every Captain of Númenor to train every day just like Vaendel himself did. Vaendel was often sent onto specific and important missions, but there was one mission what was the most important of them all; Sailing to Middle-Earth. In the 600th year of the Second Age, the Númenoreans sailed for the first time to Middle-Earth,

Once Vaendel visited Middle-Earth he went on specific expeditions to explore Middle-Earth. Though he had to be careful not to get near the borders of mordor, but every orc he came across, he slew within seconds. It is said Vaendel used to live as an explorer with no home, he loved exploring and experience new locations of Arda.

After some years of exploring, Vaendel had to return to Númenor to train various soldiers and had the task to train 2 unknown lords of Adúnië. Years have passed and many kings and queens of Númenor have died. Vaendel always remained loyal to Númenor and wanted the best for the kingdom. In the year of 3254 of the Second Age, Vaendel had an expedition to the north of Arda. He travelled through lands what are now called as "Gondor" and "Rohan" and eventually came to the lands of Lothlórien, where he saw a horde of orcs raiding some Elves of Lórien. They were in trouble and Vaendel gave the command to attack and kill all orcs.

Vaendel slew orc after orc, he saw a very injured woman who was unconscious. He immediately took her to Caras Galadhon where Lady Galadriel awaited them. She, of course, already sensed that they arrived and carried a wounded elf with him. Galadriel immediately tries to heal the elf. Vaendel stays with the injured elf. At some point however, he falls asleep and the elf awakes, her head hurts and she has a hard time breathing.

Time has passed and the elf who he rescued, Cíthrel, became Vaendel's wife and together they had a son, Aerendyl.

Though Vaendel never has seen the son, right before they were going into labour he had to go back to Númenor urgently for there were mass hordes of Orcs and Trolls spotted near his homeland and the Nobels of Númenor summoned him and his troops to get back. Vaendel, however, left the sword Effírië with his wife and son. The last things he said to his wife were "Give him this sword once he is ready. He will grow up as a true warrior, one they fear and admire the most." then Vaendel bend over to the big belly of Cíthrel. "Goodbye Aerendyl, my son, daddy is going to be home soon."

Once Vaendel arrived at his homeland in Númenor, they haven't spotted a single orc nor troll. The last thing Vaendel saw was a huge wave coming at him. He kneeled for Elu Iluvatar and prayed saying the following words "Oh, Elu-Iluvatar, let Cíthrel have a wonderful life and make Aerendyl one of the greatest warriors Middle-Earth ever knew."

That is the day Vaendel had passed, but also the day little Aerendyl was born.

Aerendyl

W.I.P