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I'm thinking the sword Corwin Send a noteboard - 05/09/2009 07:05:27 AM
I think it was the sword:

"He had taken to wearing the sword immediately. It felt right beneath his ?ngers. He had told no one, not even Min, that he had recognized the weapon. And not, oddly, from Lews Therin’s memories—but Rand’s own."

Notice he recognizes the "weapon," not the scabbard. Also, notice it says he "recognized" the weapon, meaning he has seen it before, not just read about it. I guess that leaves something involving Heroes of the Horn or the ter'angreal in Rhuidean, as others have speculated, although I can't recall any swords of note seen in Rhuidean, and the only sword that is explicitly mentioned during the scene with the Heroes of the Horn is Artur Hawkwing's sword, Justice. Maybe, if it is Hawkwing's sword, it will help him get a truce with the Seanchan?

"He relaxed his hand on his sword, though he did not release it. He ?ngered the cloth-tied hilt. The weapon was long, slightly curved, and the lacquered scabbard was painted with a long, sinuous dragon of red and gold. It looked as if it had been designed speci?cally for Rand—and yet it was centuries old, unearthed only recently. How odd, that they should ?nd this now, he thought, and make a gift of it to me, completely unaware of what they were holding...."

The weapon is "centuries old," which seems to indicate it was not made during the War of Power. The only reason I can think of why it "looked as if it had been designed specifically for Rand" is because of the Dragon on the scabbard, but maybe whoever gave it to him just dressed it up with some paint, and that comment on being "designed specifically for Rand" has to do with how well the sword fits him. I don't think this will remain a mystery for much of the book - it seems unreasonable for Rand to know something about the sword (or the scabbard) and never think about it during one of his POVs, especially if he has the sword on him at all times.
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spoilers from first chapter and a question - 05/09/2009 04:55:30 AM 1817 Views
I assumed he remembered it because it was Lews Therin's *NM* - 05/09/2009 05:18:39 AM 328 Views
But he specifically says that it is from his memories and not Lews Therin's *NM* - 05/09/2009 05:20:29 AM 349 Views
Was it just the scabbard or a new sword too? *NM* - 05/09/2009 05:30:11 AM 335 Views
Good question, I'm not sure, tho if I had to guess I'd say just the scabbard *NM* - 05/09/2009 05:33:08 AM 329 Views
It was the sword - 06/09/2009 12:21:55 AM 667 Views
So think the scabbard is an angreal/ter'angreal? *NM* - 05/09/2009 06:15:45 AM 330 Views
God I hope not, they are entirely too common. *NM* - 05/09/2009 06:21:28 AM 351 Views
It must be... - 07/09/2009 04:37:59 AM 670 Views
Care to elaborate? - 07/09/2009 06:37:14 AM 606 Views
You're right about the sword - 07/09/2009 07:20:22 AM 684 Views
I'd still prefer if it wasn't - 07/09/2009 06:37:19 AM 736 Views
I'm thinking the sword - 05/09/2009 07:05:27 AM 726 Views
Oops - 05/09/2009 07:06:39 AM 633 Views
Re: spoilers from first chapter and a question - 05/09/2009 05:20:10 AM 712 Views
no - 05/09/2009 05:23:29 AM 679 Views
best idea i've read... - 05/09/2009 05:27:47 AM 767 Views
o_O *NM* - 05/09/2009 05:29:37 AM 353 Views
That's... awesome, actually. Although I can't picture - 06/09/2009 05:21:32 AM 692 Views
My thoughts on the PoV character - 05/09/2009 05:42:42 AM 752 Views
Re: My thoughts on the PoV character - 05/09/2009 05:47:00 AM 704 Views
Re: My thoughts on the PoV character - 05/09/2009 05:58:14 AM 723 Views
that isn't related to my being annoyed by him *NM* - 05/09/2009 07:04:14 AM 352 Views
Re: spoilers from first chapter and a question - 05/09/2009 06:27:49 AM 771 Views
I'd bet it's answered in the prologue. *NM* - 05/09/2009 06:28:47 AM 376 Views
I hadn't thought of that - 05/09/2009 06:31:42 AM 691 Views
Re: I hadn't thought of that - 08/09/2009 10:59:46 PM 558 Views
Hmmm... not Rhuidean - I'm betting the farm on it being Guaire Amalasan's scabbard - 05/09/2009 08:07:10 AM 810 Views
How about something simpler? - 05/09/2009 05:16:09 PM 676 Views
Re: How about something simpler? - 05/09/2009 11:42:01 PM 859 Views
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Re: How about something simpler? - 08/09/2009 11:22:06 PM 603 Views
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Funny thought. - 06/09/2009 10:45:49 PM 621 Views
completly new idea - 05/09/2009 10:07:07 PM 649 Views
Utterly wrong, but i'll throw it in anyway.... - 05/09/2009 01:01:14 PM 594 Views
It's in the Prophecy. Hawking's sword Justice. - 06/09/2009 12:37:13 AM 753 Views
I like that. - 06/09/2009 04:32:16 AM 622 Views
I like that a lot. Seems the most likely out of all of these, too. - 06/09/2009 05:24:08 AM 664 Views
I like it too, and it begs the question... - 06/09/2009 07:37:09 AM 624 Views
I think you might be correct. - 06/09/2009 07:45:17 AM 674 Views
They don't know it's a dragon - 06/09/2009 10:19:11 AM 699 Views
It doesn't really matter - 07/09/2009 01:09:38 AM 661 Views
I said that! - 06/09/2009 09:49:23 AM 712 Views
lol - 06/09/2009 03:36:44 PM 587 Views
Re: lol - 07/09/2009 01:14:59 PM 580 Views
I thought the great sword means it is a very long two-handed sword. - 07/09/2009 01:35:32 AM 660 Views
The scabbard is COMPLETELY wrong - 08/09/2009 01:10:24 AM 653 Views

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