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Re: Falcata
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:30 pm
by Mirimaran
Gareth wrote:Mirimaran wrote:Yup Gareth those would fit the bill nicely. Atlanta Cutlery has a few inexpensive examples of kinjals and qamas that would be great to carry as part of your equipment. I like long knives quite a bit myself.
Where did you find the reference to the blades that the Dunadain carry? I don't have access to any of my books right now.
Unfinished Tales, The Third Age, The Disaster of the Gladden Fields
http://tolkien.cro.net/talesong/utfa.html
Re: Falcata
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:27 am
by Gareth
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Re: Falcata
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:47 am
by Eledhwen
Sounds rather like a gladius. Shortswords. Excellent. I like shortswords.
Siani
Re: Falcata
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:56 pm
by Mirimaran
Having a reference like that to work with and base ones equipment on is invaluable, IMO.
I think we should start a thread that references Tolkien's descriptions of actual equipment.
Mirimaran, I choose you!
~G
Democracy. Yah.
Lemme see what I can do...