▁screen play ▁writer ▁Terry ▁Ross io , ▁it ▁has ▁" a ▁bit ▁of ▁dest iny ▁about ▁it ". ▁The ▁sword ▁was ▁for ged ▁by ▁Will ▁Turner , ▁who ▁del ivers ▁it ▁to ▁Governor ▁We ather by ▁Sw ann ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁scene ▁of ▁The ▁Cur se ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Pear l ▁for ▁presentation ▁to ▁Nor r ington ▁at ▁his ▁promotion ▁to ▁Com mod ore . ▁At ▁the ▁film ' s ▁conclusion , ▁Nor r ington ▁uses ▁the ▁sword ▁to ▁express ▁his ▁feelings ▁regarding ▁Elizabeth ▁and ▁Will , ▁despite ▁his ▁being ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Elizabeth . ▁He ▁remarks ▁to ▁Will , ▁" This ▁is ▁a ▁beautiful ▁sword . ▁I ▁expect ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁same ▁care ▁and ▁dev otion ▁in ▁every ▁aspect ▁of ▁his ▁life ." ▁ ▁In ▁Dead ▁Man ' s ▁Ch est , ▁Nor r ington ▁has ▁res igned ▁his ▁commission ▁in ▁dis gra ce ▁after ▁losing ▁HMS ▁Da unt less ▁in ▁a ▁h urr icane ▁near ▁Tri pol i ▁while ▁purs uing ▁Captain ▁Jack ▁S par row . ▁The ▁sword ▁now ▁rest s ▁in ▁Nor r ington ' s ▁old ▁office ▁in ▁Port ▁Royal , ▁as ▁if ▁await ing ▁its ▁former ▁owner ' s ▁return . ▁It ▁becomes ▁a ▁ha un ting ▁symbol ▁of ▁Nor r ington ' s ▁once - br illiant ▁career ▁before ▁falling ▁to ▁pi racy . ▁Nor r ington ▁is ▁last ▁seen ▁making ▁his ▁way ▁back ▁to ▁Port ▁Royal , ▁hoping ▁to ▁rec laim ▁his ▁former ▁life . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁in ▁At