Well done. I hope that you were not disapPOINTed that witht he last riddle there was no knowledge necessary.
Fact is that I suggested to have a chain at the staff of the axe which has to be worn around the wrist. That prevents losing the weapon even after a hard thrust. When I first tried that myself I thought it was a useful thing; of course that idea was not my invention as in the Middle Ages it was used.
So that point is for Master Rita.de.
When we considered how to shape Frumgar I thought that it should clearly be visible that he’s one of that very ‘old’ Rohirrim. This could best be expressed by the development of the shield design with the Rohirrim. The first and only old design of such a shield The Man provided with the MS280 (Wulf of Edoras), the triple horse that reminds of very old Gaelic patterns. So I suggested The Man to use that shield design fur Frumgar again. I do remember a discussion if a horse tail should be added at the helmet added to the horse-head-crest, but The Man decided not to have this as such a thing might not fit to early Rohirrim appearance. He also had the idea of showing a horse’s head at the pommel of the sword – very nice detail, I think.
All this was decided in June/July 2006.
So, Master Barliman is right with his answer.
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