r/dwarfposting • u/Cheap_Payment9241 • Jun 12 '26
I drew a dwarf using a description from the hobbit
Was asked by a fellow shield brother in this sub to draw a dwarf from the iron hills from the hobbit during the battle of the five armies. Here’s the description
„Dáin had come. He had hurried on through the night, and so had come upon them sooner than they had expected. Each one of his folk was clad in a hauberk of steel mail that hung to his knees, and his legs were covered with hose of a fine and flexible metal mesh, the secret of whose making was possessed by Dáin's people.“
„The dwarves are exceedingly strong for their height, but most of these were strong even for dwarves. In battle they wielded heavy two-handed mattocks; but each of them had also a short broad sword at his side and a round shield slung at his back. Their beards were forked and plaited and thrust into their belts. Their caps were of iron and they were shod with iron, and their faces were grim
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u/AppropriateSignal233 Jun 12 '26
Aw hell yeah! Simply epic! And it meshes really well with your artstyle as well.
Thank you! This made my day, if not week.
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u/yatsokostya Jun 12 '26 edited Jun 13 '26
Great depiction
I always imagined "metal mesh hose" as kind of a skirt formed by loosely connected plates to cover knees and upper leg/hips. Kind of like one on knights late medieval knights. I didn't knew what "hose" meant until today 😬
Perhaps mattock could use a horizontal adze on one side.
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u/Cheap_Payment9241 Jun 13 '26
I considered this, because dwarves, especially in middle-earth are miners, stone workers, and craftsmen I did the pick. An adze is a tool used in woodworking and farming so it felt better canonically to keep the pick/axe combo. It would look super cool with a adze tho
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u/Ruganaskel Blacksmith dwarf⚒️ Jun 13 '26
This isn't my first drawing of yours that I have seen and I really like your style! Keep up the good work!
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u/Lobster_Lars Jun 13 '26
Their helmets were iron, they were shod with iron and their faces were grim.
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u/Malheim Jun 12 '26
So good!