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Tar-Palantir · 02-15-2003, 03:23 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Umm...the whole point of the mithril is that it sheilds you from everything!!!! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Not accurate Bekah. It is not magical you know. It is simply Grade A armor that is nearly impervious to piercing and slicing, but had that Troll's mallet hit him in the chest Frodo would have been a Hobbit pancake. Ever seen someone get shot wearing a Kevlar vest? It can knock them on their a$$, just from the force. And in the book some of the links of mail are actually driven into the skin.cheers, [ February 15, 2003: Message edited by: Tar-Palantir ]

02-15-2003, 03:23 AM	#47
Tar-Palantir Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: napa valley, ca Posts: 496	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Umm...the whole point of the mithril is that it sheilds you from everything!!!! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Not accurate Bekah. It is not magical you know. It is simply Grade A armor that is nearly impervious to piercing and slicing, but had that Troll's mallet hit him in the chest Frodo would have been a Hobbit pancake. Ever seen someone get shot wearing a Kevlar vest? It can knock them on their a$$, just from the force. <P>And in the book some of the links of mail are actually driven into the skin.<P>cheers,<BR> <p>[ February 15, 2003: Message edited by: Tar-Palantir ] __________________ History shows again and again How nature points up the folly of men Go, go, Godzilla!