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The Silver-shod Muse · 07-29-2002, 06:41 PM

Ooooh. Looks evil. [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]

In the Chronicles of Narnia and lots of other fantasy books scimitars are used by the evil people. I think it might be because, for whatever reason, straight swords were considered more honorable and the curved swords were considered crueler.

I noticed that in the movies the orcs never used scimitars. Intstead they used those funny-looking square swords with the notch or hook at the tip. Hmmm... sounds like PJ was avoiding something.

07-29-2002, 06:41 PM	#11
The Silver-shod Muse Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The shoulder of a poet, TX Posts: 388	Ooooh. Looks evil. [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] In the Chronicles of Narnia and lots of other fantasy books scimitars are used by the evil people. I think it might be because, for whatever reason, straight swords were considered more honorable and the curved swords were considered crueler. I noticed that in the movies the orcs never used scimitars. Intstead they used those funny-looking square swords with the notch or hook at the tip. Hmmm... sounds like PJ was avoiding something. __________________ "'You," he said, "tell her all. What good came to you? Do you rejoice that Maleldil became a man? Tell her of your joys, and of what profit you had when you made Maleldil and death acquainted.'" -Perelandra, by C.S. Lewis