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Re: War Mattocks

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wulfgar wrote:I wonder if Tolkien had something similar to a Roman dolabra in mind. They were an engineering tool that the soldiers carried, but it could very well be used as a weapon.
cool idea :P I had never thought of that, they look very similar to idea of a dwarven mattock
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