Monthly Archives: May 2012

Gimli, Lord of the Glittering Caves

Posted on May 8, 2012 by The Dwarrow Scholar

Gimli, most of us know and love him from the movies, as played by John Rhys-Davies. Unfortunately Gimli’s character in the LoTR movies was used almost entirely as raw comic relief, which in my mind was logical perhaps, but a … Continue reading →

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Crispy Fried Batwing Anyone ?

Posted on May 5, 2012 by The Dwarrow Scholar

One question often asked when talking about dwarves is… “what did they eat under their mountain?” Well we know dwarves – especially in times of great riches – traded large quantities of food with men.  To quote Thorin Oakenshield: “we … Continue reading →

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Aglâb Khuzdul ?

Posted on May 3, 2012 by The Dwarrow Scholar

    So you are a lotro Dwarf that likes a bit of RP, but don’t speak any khuzdul, apart from the battle-cry “Baruk Khazâd, Khazâd ai-mênu”.  Though there is a decent amount of neo-khuzdul available (on this blog for … Continue reading →

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Baruk khazâd !… so, now what do we do ? (Dwarven Battle Tactics)

Posted on May 2, 2012 by The Dwarrow Scholar

Tolkiens’ works give us only a few clues about dwarven battle tactics, as he has written mainly about battles where dwarves joined forces with other races – in which case they might not use their traditional military deployments during battle. … Continue reading →

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