Rhindon



"It is my sword Rhindon, with it I killed the wolf."

- Peter Pevensie

Rhindon was the name of the sword of High King Peter Pevensie of the Kingdom of Narnia. It was given to him just before the end of the Hundred-Year Winter by Father Christmas. Rhindon's hilt was made of gold and it was the perfect weight and size for Peter. It was with this sword that Peter slew the wolf Maugrim. He later used Rhindon at the Battle of Beruna and dueled the White Witch Jadis with it. It is likely that he used this sword during his battle to drive away the giants from the Northern boundaries of Narnia, and that it is around this time that he named the sword Rhindon. When King Peter vanished from Narnia, his sword was placed in the treasure chamber of Cair Paravel, and when Peter returned to Narnia 1,300 years later he found the sword and again used it during the Narnian Revolution and during his duel with King Miraz.

The Sword in the Films
In the films the sword has a golden lion's head as a pommel, and inscribed in gold: "When Aslan bares his teeth, winter meets it's death" engraved on one side of the blade, and the words "When Aslan Shakes His Mane We Shall Have Spring Again" engraved on the opposite side. (These lines are canonical, however. They appear in a prophecy quoted by Mr. Beaver in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.).During Peter's rein as High King Rhindion (not yet named) was broken in the battle to repell the Giants of the North. It was then reforged by the Lady of the mountain in Magic and named Rhindon after her daughter.Rhindon was a mighty sword that was made to fit Peter's height and weight perfectly. The sword itself was magic and forged and reforged in blood as is the tradition for all magic.The tale of this is extremely popular in Narnian history. In Prince Caspian when the Pevensies uncover the treasure chamber at Cair Paravel shortly after returning to Narnia, Peter is the last to open his treasure chest in which he recovers Rhindon. At the conclusion of the film he passes the sword to Caspian as an acknowledgement of Caspian's rightful place as the Narnian King.