Bow: Noldorin Sindarin: peng also poetically cû ("arch"), Quenya: quinga.Axe: North Sindarin: hathol, Quenya: pelekko (Hooker notes the similarity of the Greek πέλεκυς pélekys: double-headed axe), Khuzdul: bark, pl.
Dagger, knife: Noldorin Sindarin: sigil, Quenya: cirma, sicil.Sword: Noldorin Sindarin: magl, magol, North Sindarin magor, Quenya: makil, macil, Noldorin Sindarin: crist.Tolkien devised several constructed languages with terms for types of weapons. Īs in his sources, Tolkien's characters often gave names to their weapons, sometimes with runic inscriptions to show they are magical and have their own history and power. In Tolkien's writings, such Medieval weapons and armour are used by his fictional races, including Elves, Dwarves, Men, Hobbits, and Orcs. In this story, the Elves of Gondolin use the mail armour, swords, shields, spears, axes and bows of Northern European warfare. Tolkien established this relationship in The Fall of Gondolin, the first story in his legendarium to be written. His depiction of weapons and armour particularly reflect Northern European culture as seen in Beowulf and the Norse sagas. Tolkien modelled his fictional warfare on the Ancient and Early Medieval periods of history. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy writings, such as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. The Weapons and armour of Middle-earth are all those mentioned J.
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