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Eonwë Vala, Council Vala and proud member of the Valar Guild. A quarter century of Tolkien fun. Posts: 1,323	Orc Weaponry Jul 31, 2009 2:03:52 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Eonwë on Jul 31, 2009 2:03:52 GMT -5 OK, I thought I'd pose an easy-to-research and interesting topic here for us to take a look at. What do we know of the weapons orcs used? Particularly, what do we know of the poisons and such they employed?
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Orc Weaponry Jul 31, 2009 22:43:48 GMT -5

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Post by Ancalagon on Jul 31, 2009 22:43:48 GMT -5

Well, off the top of my head, we know from the fight in the Chamber of Mazarbul that the orcs would commonly poison their weapons. It was unusual that the orc weapon that hit Sam was not poisoned.

I also seem to remember a mention of an 'orc scimitar' but I don't remember from where exactly. I'll try and do some research and get back to you.