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The Lord of the rings : weapons and warfare : an illustrated guide to the battles, armies and armor of Middle-Earth / Chris Smith.

Van Pelt Library PR6039.O32 L63716 2003
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Smith, Chris.
Series:
Lord of the rings.
The lord of the rings
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Lord of the rings, the fellowship of the ring (Motion picture).
Lord of the rings, the two towers (Motion picture).
Lord of the rings, the return of the king (Motion picture).
Middle Earth (Imaginary place)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Middle Earth (Imaginary place).
Fantasy fiction.
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973. Lord of the rings--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Tolkien, J. R. R.
Fantasy fiction--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genre:
Handbooks and manuals.
Physical Description:
vi, 218 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 28 cm.
Place of Publication:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
Summary:
Lavishly illustrated with 1,000 photos, paintings, maps, sculptures and sketches, most appearing here for the first time, Weapons and Warfare is an indispensable chronicle of The Lord of the Rings' many creatures, warriors, armies and battlegrounds. From the graceful and proficient Elves to the horrendous war machines of the Dark Lord, each culture's approach to warfare is explained -- how they fought, why they were fighting, what armor they wore and what weapons they used against their enemies. Now you can get as close to a marauding Orc as you could ever wish, without suffering the consequences! Treating the filmmakers' notes, designs and props as a true archive, Weapons and Warfare describes in detail every major conflict depicted in the film trilogy -- from The Last Alliance of Elves and Men to the climactic Battle of the Pelennor Fields -- each accompanied by a battle diagram from the films' chief designers. Armed with a wealth of fascinating facts and unique imagery, and with an exclusive foreword by Christopher Lee and an introduction by the Academy Award winner Richard Taylor, Weapons and Warfare promises to be the most striking companion to The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy published to date.
Contents:
The History of the War of the Ring 1
The Last Alliance of Elves and Men 4
The Dead Marshes 10
Elves of the Second Age 12
Gil-galad 18
Elrond 20
Numenoreans 23
Elendil 28
Range weapon comparison chart 31
Isildur 32
Mordor Orcs of the Second Age 34
The Last Alliance
battle plan 38
Weathertop 40
Hobbits 42
Moria
The War of the Dwarves and the Orcs 47
Dwarves 52
Gimli 54
Cave-troll 58
The Orcs of Moria 60
Gandalf 67
The Balrog 70
plan 72
Amon Hen 74
Rohan 76
Wild Men of Dunland 80
Wargs & Warg-riders 82
The Defense of Helm's Deep 86
Forging Swords 93
Men of Rohan 97
King Theoden 106
Eomer 108
Eowyn 110
Legolas 112
Elves of Lothlorien 116
Uruk-hai 122
Helm's Deep
battle plan 132
Saruman 134
Isengard 136
Rangers of Ithilien 138
Faramir 140
Bows of Middle-earth 142
Gondor 145
Men of Gondor 150
Denethor 156
Boromir 158
The Fountain & Citadel Guard 162
Orcs of Mordor 164
The Nazgul 168
The Siege of Gondor 173
Grond & Other Siege Equipment 178
Mountain-Trolls 181
Easterlings 184
The Battle of the Pelennor Fields 187
Haradrim 190
Mumakil 192
The Corsairs of Umbar 194
The Dead Men of Dunharrow 196
The Siege of Gondor/Battle of the Pelennor Fields
battle plan 198
The Black Gate of Mordor 200
The Mouth of Sauron 203
Aragorn 204
Sauron 210
The One Ring 214.
ISBN:
0618390995
0618391002
OCLC:
54803872

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