: Yep, but swords are, as I said way harder to make than
: axes, and so reflect craftmanship, and since from
: their descriptions the outlanders, (they're called
: summat like that), such as our fat friend, were a bit
: more 'wild' than those in Minas Tirith and Dol Amroth,
: it kind of suits that they wield axes.
: Now, I'm contradicting myself here, because Dwarves are
: the best smiths and still wield axes, but I think that
: on reflction what I meant, and kinda said but got a
: bit confused, was that weapons relfect their bearers,
: a kind of a metaphor or a "badge". I've
: already said how double-edged swords need skill and
: are seen as noble + "civilised", matching
: offence with defence, and axes are pure power,
: befitting a strong race, such as the Dwarves and the
: outlanders, who live in harsh condtions (well, not
: Hirluin ;) ), and the Dunlendings and Uruks.
Well, that's not to say that you can't make an axe with fine craftsmanship. It's just that to make a very high quality axe, you'll essentially be using sword steel, and hence such fine weapons would be very rare and expensive.
