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Forum: The Books 05-28-2017, 07:47 AM
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Posted By Morthoron
Ummm....because Dwarf ninjas would look kinda...

Ummm....because Dwarf ninjas would look kinda funny doing back-flips with Katanas. :D
Forum: The Books 03-22-2009, 01:16 PM
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Posted By Morthoron
Guilt by proximity? Hmmm...I suppose that would...

Guilt by proximity? Hmmm...I suppose that would depend on whether you were an adherent of Hobbes or Locke. I would think Thorin was fairly representative of the Dwarvish aristocracy, as he was not a...
Forum: The Books 03-22-2009, 05:13 AM
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Posted By Morthoron
Hmmm...Michaelangelo was prone to fits of rage....

Hmmm...Michaelangelo was prone to fits of rage. Artists are often passionate in extremis -- in Michaelangelo's case, he's lucky that Pope Julius did not afix his head to a pole at the gates of Rome...
Forum: The Books 02-03-2009, 08:36 AM
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Posted By Morthoron
I believe Pitchwife was referring to an...

I believe Pitchwife was referring to an average-size sword seeming like a claymore in the hands of a dwarf; rather like Sting -- a knife -- seemed to be a short sword in the hands of Bilbo.
Forum: The Books 02-01-2009, 09:24 PM
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Posted By Morthoron
So, you're saying that they had no time to grab...

So, you're saying that they had no time to grab their axes, but had time to grab their short swords and shields and don their iron helmets and their chain mail hauberks and mail hose?

Ummm...no,...
Forum: The Books 01-31-2009, 05:35 PM
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Posted By Morthoron
A pretty good shot, indicative of a dwarf who had...

A pretty good shot, indicative of a dwarf who had used a bow previously.

As far as slings, I thought I remembered Hobbits using slings, but apparently they only were deadly accurate at throwing...
Forum: The Books 01-31-2009, 05:39 AM
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Posted By Morthoron
In regards to Dain's folk... Tolkien...

In regards to Dain's folk...



Tolkien never claimed all dwarves used axes, or even used them generally in battle, that is an accretion piled on Tolkien lore from elsewhere (like dwarves...
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