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Old 07-16-2011, 08:49 PM   #1
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I always wondered how Thorin could effectively have wielded a sword made for the tall Noldor, but that's another matter.
He probably wielded it two-handed, similar to a Zweihänder.
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He probably wielded it two-handed, similar to a Zweihänder.
You'd think the mere length of the sword would have made it cumbersome for a dwarf, though. That would explain why they mostly seem to have used axes and mattocks.
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