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Forum: The Books
07-03-2017, 07:11 AM
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Forum: The Books
06-20-2017, 09:18 AM
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Forum: The Books
06-20-2017, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 78
Views: 26,331
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Kuruharan
Another YouTuber...Another YouTuber (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seih9n2MuYc) has posted a video on this issue. Apparently dwarves are popular right now. |
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Forum: The Books
03-22-2017, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 78
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From the Wayback MachineSomebody else has pondered this question... Link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDt_tIcca-k) Interesting that he agrees with my initial assessment regarding the usefulness of shields,... |
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Forum: The Books
03-03-2009, 07:37 PM
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Replies: 78
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Not a statement to fill one with confidence.
...Not a statement to fill one with confidence. Thorin and Company didn't cut their way through to Bolg's bodyguard all by themselves. |
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Forum: The Books
03-02-2009, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 26,331
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What?
Roman tactics were designed in...What? Roman tactics were designed in large measure to allow smaller physically weaker chaps form up behind nice large shields that are easy to hide behind and let the often larger enemy waste... |
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Forum: The Books
02-03-2009, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 26,331
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I find myself reminded of this...I find myself reminded of this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC7ZDpKrVKw). |
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Forum: The Books
02-02-2009, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 26,331
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I wouldn't propose that they do at all. However,...I wouldn't propose that they do at all. However, the shield appears to have been a fairly standard piece of dwarven equipment. Their standard practice may well have been to swap back and forth. ... |
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Forum: The Books
02-01-2009, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 78
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A very good point.
It must be remembered...A very good point. It must be remembered that Tolkien's dwarves were not as short as people tend to think they were. They were certainly much taller than Lewis' dwarfs, for example. ... |
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Forum: The Books
01-31-2009, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 26,331
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A thought/query on axes...This may come as a shock to some...but I'm not particularly up on my metalsmithing. But it seems to me that an axe would be a lot easier to make than say a sword. Kind of odd for a race that... |
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Forum: The Books
01-31-2009, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 78
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I wonder if there was an interesting story behind...I wonder if there was an interesting story behind that. |
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Forum: The Books
01-31-2009, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 26,331
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That is a valid interpretation. However, mine is...That is a valid interpretation. However, mine is rather different as I do think the dwarves were more regimented and organized than the berzerker model, even given their descriptions in Tolkien as... |
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Forum: The Books
01-31-2009, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 26,331
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Forum: The Books
01-31-2009, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 78
Views: 26,331
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I'm not sure I agree with that. I think we do...I'm not sure I agree with that. I think we do have evidence that Tolkien thought of the axe as being the primary dwarven weapon. Gimli used an axe (obviously). Thorin used an axe at the Battle... |
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Forum: The Books
01-30-2009, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 26,331
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The Way We WarI was playing The Fourth Age (http://www.thefourthage.org)the other day when something hit me. I think Tolkien got the dwarven way of war all wrong. I think in a way he stumbled on this little... |
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