A thought I had about this a while ago was to make a pick mattock in the "walking axe" style (shown here: https://www.ranger.budgetauthenticity.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=3648&p=44495&hilit) Nemo's walking axe is so almost a mattock, with a pick and axe instead of a pick a...

Sigh, I should have known it had been discussed before, and in detail! I thought with these being unique Dwarven weapons that it could feature under Dwarven culture but I'm still finding my way around here so I'm happy to delete or move the thread? Thanks for the replies though, Iodo - Your foam mat...

HI all, The dwarves of the Iron Hills are famous for their war mattocks, there are references to them in both Appendix A and the Hobbit ( see Below). Lord of the rings Appendix A Description of the battle of Azanulbizar “Coming late and fresh to the field the mailed warriors of Náin, Grór son, d...

Welcome! Gosh I have been admiring that star brooch of yours since I first saw it. Good to see you here! :) Thanks Elleth, praise from the praiseworthy means we are probably on the right path. Welcome Steve, where about is your group located ? Newcastle Australia, about two hours north of Sydney. T...

Greetings rangers, I finally took the step after about 5 years of lurking to sign up for an account and join the forums. I'm part of a very small living history group who have been flirting with the side interest of Middle Earth reenactment for a while now. We strive for a consistently high level of...