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The '''eket''' was a short stabbing sword wielded by the [[Númenóreans | The '''eket''' was a short stabbing sword wielded by the [[Númenóreans]]. It was described as ''"a short stabbing sword with a broad blade, pointed and two-edged, from a foot to one and a half feet long."''<ref>{{UT|Gladden}}, note 28</ref> | ||
[[Isildur]] carried one on his way to [[Arnor]]. While escaping the [[Disaster of the Gladden Fields]], he retained the eket after discarding the rest of his war gear to swim across [[Anduin]] . | |||
==Inspiration== | |||
The sword's description is similar in many ways to the ''[[Wikipedia:Gladius|Gladius]]'' carried by Roman legionnaires. | |||
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[[Category:Swords]] | [[Category:Swords]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:28, 19 August 2012
The eket was a short stabbing sword wielded by the Númenóreans. It was described as "a short stabbing sword with a broad blade, pointed and two-edged, from a foot to one and a half feet long."[1]
Isildur carried one on his way to Arnor. While escaping the Disaster of the Gladden Fields, he retained the eket after discarding the rest of his war gear to swim across Anduin .
Inspiration
The sword's description is similar in many ways to the Gladius carried by Roman legionnaires.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Disaster of the Gladden Fields", note 28
