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Machetes

My friends (I'll call them, N, E, and D) and I own several machetes, axes, and other brush-clearing tools, which we have named after weapons from Tolkien/Jackson mythology.


Glamdring

(Picture courtesy of lotr.wikia.com.)

Owner: Dutch (myself)

Length (machete): 23 3/8 inches

Length (sword): 47 3/8 inches

Hewing ability: 4/5

Slashing ability: 2/5

Thrusting ability: 1/5

Fact: Glamdring used to have a plastic handle, but it split, so we replaced it with a wooden one.


Orcrist

(Picture courtesy of horborfreight.com. Not a picture of the actual machete, but one like it.)

(Picture courtesy of theonering.net.)

Owner: D

Length (machete): 23 3/8 inches (approximate)

Length (sword): 38 3/4 inches

Hewing ability: 4/5

Slashing ability: 3/5

Thrusting ability: 1/5

Fact: E and D often swap machetes.


Anglachel/Gurthang

(Picture courtesy of lotr.wikia.com.)

Owner: Jeffry (my dad)

Length (machete): 25 3/8 inches

Length (sword): Unknown

Hewing ability: 4/5

Slashing ability: 2/5

Thrusting ability: 1/5

Fact: This machete has probably killed more dwarf Oregon Grape plants than any other blade. It once slew 186 in one day.


Anguirel

(Picture courtesy of famecart.com. Not a picture of the exact machete, but one of the same make.)

(Picture courtesy of lotr.wikia.com.)

Owner: D

Length (machete): 27 inches

Length (sword): Unknown

Hewing ability: 4/5

Slashing ability: 1/5

Thrusting ability: 4/5

Fact: Most machetes are not sharp at the tip, but Anguirel is. It can be used to skewer plants.


Deathless

(Picture courtesy of amazon.com. Not a picture of the actual machete, but one like it.)

(Picture courtesy of cfgriffith.com.)

Owner: E

Length (machete): 23 inches (approximate)

Length (sword): 28 inches (approximate)

Hewing ability: 3/5

Slashing ability: 2/5

Thrusting ability: 1/5

Fact: This machete is designed off an Malaysian knife called a parang.


Dramborleg

(Picture courtesy of aminoapps.com.)

Owner: E

Length (wooden axe): 42 inches (approximate)

Length (battle-axe): Unknown

Hewing ability: 4/5

Slashing ability: 1/5

Thrusting ability: 0/5

Fact: This axe is made of wood, though not in the books.


Gúthwinë

(Picture courtesy of pinterest.com)

Owner: Justice (my little brother)

Length (machete): 22 1/2 inches

Length (sword): Unknown

Hewing ability: 3/5

Slashing ability: 1/5

Thrusting ability: 1/5

Fact: This machete was originally going to be named Orcrist.


Glingpalt

Owner: Heidi (my little sister)

Length (machete): 19 3/8 inches

Hewing ability: 3/5

Slashing ability: 3/5

Thrusting ability: 1/5

Fact: This machete is named for the sound it makes when it hits something.


Herugrim

Owner: Jeffry

Length (machete): 22 7/8 inches

Length (sword): 36 1/2 inches

Hewing ability: 4/5

Slashing ability: 2/5

Thrusting ability: 1/5

Fact: Herugrim means "savage" in old english.


War hammers:

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My personal war hammer

Heidi's war hammer

Random war hammer

N's personal war hammer, Thorin

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