05-12-2006, 03:25 AM
Quote:Quote:In fact, much of our "kit" and gear has had to undergo a complete revamp thanks to the continued research of these people, be it Academics, Reenactors, and even "Hobbists"Is that Peter Jackson getting involved as well now? I thought we were talking about 'Gladiator' and 'Rome'. What's 'Lord of the Rings' got to do with it?
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Don't get me started!
The westernese blades used by the hobbits were all wrong, and Everyone knows that the weapons coming out of gondolin for the first age were not leaf-shaped.
Puh-leeze!
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