thorinds: “It is said that Thorin’s shield was cloven [during the battle of Azanulbizar]

thorinds:

“It is said that Thorin’s shield was cloven [during the battle of Azanulbizar] and he cast it away and he hewed off with his axe a branch of an oak and held it in his left hand to ward off the strokes of his foes, or to wield as a club. In this way he got his name.“ - Footnote from Appendix A in The Return of the King

“Richard did a little illustration, conceptualized the idea that if this branch had had such a significance in his survival, surely he, therefore, would give it mythology, would heirloom it, would hew it into a useable weapon, a useable form of defense.”- Richard Taylor

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