VValar
Mithlond
Aug 17 2014, 8:46pm
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Question about Thranduil's sword
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I have a question regarding Thranduil's sword. I know there was a thread started about his fighting style not too long ago, featuring the sword(s) as well. But I can't seem to find it and I figured that kindof the same people who responded in said thread are in this one as well, so here it is:
First off his sword, I absolutely love all of the details  , it looks beautiful and lethal at the same time.
Obviously the design differs quite a bit from most of the swords we have already seen in LotR or the Hobbit thus far.
What I'm kind of missing here is the crossguard, that piece of metal placed between the blade and the hilt. I believe it is placed there to protect the hand of the wielder. And I guess it would come in handy to prevent your hand from slipping downward onto your own blade during battle. But I don't see anything of a considerable sized crossguard on Thranduil's sword that could protect his hand if he were to deflect a high blow. If you look at Orcrist, Sting or any of the swords of Aragron, Gandalf etc., they all have one.
Soooo this leaves me question: why hasn't he got one? Does this mean he is so super awesome in his fighting that he hardly needs one?
(This post was edited by VValar on Aug 17 2014, 8:48pm)
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