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Bree
Jan 15 2014, 3:38am
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Tauriel's weird combat knives
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I was looking through some of the Weta props for fun, and when I came across Tauriel's daggers, something just seems rather off. The blade is curved, but it seems to be curved "downwards," i.e. in the opposite direction compared to a saber or katana. Does anyone know what cultural these knives would emulate?
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demnation
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Jan 15 2014, 3:54am
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I'm not sure they are supposed to emulate anything
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Maybe it's just an Elvish thing?
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legolin12
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Jan 15 2014, 3:55am
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These knives emulate the Woodland Realm 's design :)
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ec1988
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Jan 15 2014, 4:17am
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Probably the Indonesian Karambit
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The hooked blade can be quite effective for slashing.
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Bree
Jan 15 2014, 4:54am
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Googled the Karambit, and it does indeed share similar blade design.
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Aitieuriskon
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Jan 15 2014, 5:14am
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They could be inspired by the falx, a weapon utilized by the ancient Dacians of the Carpathian Mountains. These are of course much shorter than Dacian falces.
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Meneldor
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Jan 15 2014, 5:39am
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The Indian kukri also curves downward.
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Tauriel's daggers also somewhat resemble seax knives, which have straight blades with angled points, but the sharp edge is along the long straight side of the blade.
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ElendilTheShort
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Jan 15 2014, 6:03am
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they are similar to a seax excluding the downward curve you note.
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they tried too hard with these ones as they have done with a lot of weapons in these movies as opposed to the generally excellent if somewhat appropriately movieified weapons of the LOTR trilogy.
d'oh i just fully read the post directly above.
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elf-lady
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Jan 15 2014, 1:33pm
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Is that just a trick of the background coloring and flash during photography or are the blades actually brown? They look like they're enameled or something.
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elf-lady
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Jan 15 2014, 1:35pm
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I bought the replicas when they first came out along with the separate sheaths. They are beautiful and quite heavy. My husband wanted to swing them around! 
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Ruxendil_Thoorg
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Jan 15 2014, 4:33pm
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Others have posted correctly about the kerambit, the kukhri, and other blades with similar curve. I would add that I think of it as resembling the curve of a carnivorous animal's claws. Same curve is found on Marvel Comics' Wolverine's adamantium claws, I think for the same reason. Like the kerambit and Wolverine's claws, Tauriel's blades would be great for tearing, gouging, and hooking. I think this nicely reflects her rustic Silvan Elf nature, instinctive and bloodthirsty like a kller beast when fighting.
In contrast, Legolas' katana-like (or more accurately, tanto-like) curved knives would appropriately reflect his noble-born, Sindarin background: disciplined, cool-headed and cold-blooded in executing intricate combat techniques and feats under pressure, like a trained Samurai would.
To be fair, I should mention that Tauriel seems just as capable of staying cool in the heat of battle. Still, she is portrayed as hot-headed and may I say Wolverine-esque, such as during the Narzug scene.
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Jan 15 2014, 5:07pm
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An upward curve is better for slashing, but isn't as good for skinning wild animals. These appear to be hunting knives, and would also be quite excellent for cutting spider-webs down.
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Meneldor
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Jan 17 2014, 11:36pm
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I paid attention to Tauriel's knife work, and I noticed she does a lot with an underhand or reverse grip: the blade on the pinky finger side of her hand instead of the thumb/forefinger side. That downward curve to her blades makes slashes more effective when used with an underhand grip.
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