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Originally Posted by Inziladun
That's something that puzzled me from the book as well. Thorin's use of Orcrist seems impractical.
We are told in FOTR that Hobbits generally were between 3 and 4 feet tall, and "not much shorter" than Dwarves. Bilbo was able to use the dagger Sting as a short sword. How could Thorin effectively use a full size sword? I'm quite a bit taller than a Dwarf (though hardly Thingol-sized), and a longsword would be a bit cumbersome for me. Also, Orcrist was made for the Noldor in Gondolin, who were pretty tall. Was Thorin trying to compensate for something?  |
Elvish blades might have the 'magical' - though I know Elves don't do magic - ability to size themselves to the beholder.