Elven Weaponry

Sword types

• Andamacil - a noldorian longsword or greatsword
• Crist (Sword) -a messer-like cleaver-sword
• Ecet - a Short sword or short stabbing sword
• Falqan - a heavy two-handed, single-edged sword.
• Hathel - a broad-bladed, single-edged sword
• Hyando or Hadh - a Cleaver
• Kirik - an archaic avar blade, similar to a billhook
• Makil - a Broadsword
• Megil - a "hand-and-a-half" Longsword
• Lango - a Broadsword or broad, straight, two-edged, cut-and-thrust sword
• Yausta - a slender smallsword or sabre
• Lhang or Lang - a Cutlass or short slashing or backsword

Spear Types

• Ectel - a Lance
• Ehtë - a heavy two meters long javelin
• Ek - a short throwing-spear or Throwing dart
• Eth - a long, slim-headed hunting-spear used by the Avari and Silvan
• Nasse- fishing-spear
• Hadang - a short, iron-javelin
• Ekke -Harpoon
• Hatal, Engan, Aith, Anc - different spear-types
• Nelekko -trident

Axe-Types

• dagla -a falathron boatman's axe
• Dael -a one-bladed cleaving-axe or long slashing-ax
• Falchon - a heavy noldorian twibill
• Hathol -a one-headed sindarian battle-axe
• Pelecco - light two-headed Battle-Axe
• Syatsela -an archaic avarin throwing-axe
• Tagula -a heavy woodman's axe
• Thacol - a nandorin light battle and throwing-axe

Shortblades

• Cirma -a high-elven one-edged slightly curved hunting-knife
• Cri -a dirk-like long-knife
• Ecet - a mix of a short sword and a long dagger
• Naica -a high-elven multi-purpose dagger
• Sigol - a hunting and multi purpose knife used by the Silvan and Avari
• Sigil - a leaf-shaped dagger or knife

ranged weapons

• cu - Longbow
• Kû - a hunting bow used by Silvan and Avari
• Qinga - Shortbow
• hadlath - short sling attached to a wooden staff
• Toloime - heavy sling with a special holder, able to shoot heavier lead projectiles, used by the Noldor
• tloiwe -Sling used by the Nandor and Avari to throw stones or other projectiles

other weapon types

• Artan - light hammer
• Circa - an archaic Sickle or sickle-sword
• Duruaithi - pole-sword or Glaive
• Golba - archaic high-elven Mace
• Lamba - a Warhammer or longhanded hammer-headed mace
• Limilpamba - a war-Flail
• Mictha - a Bill or bill-hook
• Olof - a primitive wooden club used by the Silvan and Avari
• Rach - a claw-like mace used by the Silvan
• Runda - an archaic high-elven Iron-studded club
• Vandl - an archaic elven longstaff or quarterstaff

Helmet Types

See:Elven Cassar

• Crested helm or "Castolo"
• Kos - a round leather-helmet type worn by the silvan and Avari
• Noldo-mask or "Kasien"
• Sindarin and Nandorin mask helmet or "Nef"
• Spiked helm or "Solma"
• Steel Cap or "Kharap"
• Tall Helmet or "Tholon"
• Toba - a kind of leather helm or headcover worn by the Silvan and Avari
• Winged helm or "Harpa"

Shield Types

See: Elven Shield

• Alch -sindarin large Roundshield
• Sanda or great high-elven Kiteshield or reverse teardrop-shaped shield
• Thanda or sindarin and Dunadan great shield
• Tolmen -high elvish buckler
• trum a sindarian targe or small shield
• Turma - high elven greater roundshield

Armour Types

• Ambasse - a breastplate, cuirass, byrne or Hauberk
• Ammos - an archaic sindarian type of breastplate, hauberk or cuirass
• Barnas - a sophisticated type of wooden-armour worn by the Silvan and Avari
• Breastplate
• Byrnie
• Chainmail with Plates
• Corselet
• Cuirass
• Esgel - an upper-body cover made of pelt, used by the Silvan and Avari
• Garion -a kind of Hauberk worn under the Ammos
• Haubergeon
• Lattar - a kind of Harness of Skin
• Lauthrastath - a kind of long cape of mail worm by the Sindar
• Panoply
• Talante - fish's mail
• Tampa -a kind of padded armour, similar to an aketon or buff coat

Armies of the Feanorians

Red crested Helmets

Clad in white and gold:

• Archers
• Axemen
• Riders
• Spearmen
• Swordsmen

Armies of Finarfin

• coat of arms: Two emerald-eyed Serpents beneath a Crown of golden Flowers

Armies of Fingolfin

• Blue and Golden Banners, Blue and Silver-Banners
• High Helmets of Steel
• Lances & Silver-white Shields
• Silver Armour & array
• Trumpets

Armies of Fingon

• clad in Gold & Silver
• Blue and Silver-Banner
• Armed with Spear, Sword & Shield

Elves of Tol Eressea

• Green Armour
• Green Helms

Armies of the Vanyar

• White Banners

Armies of Gondolin

• Spears & Swords
• Swords, Axes, Bills, coats of mail, byrnies, hauberks, greaves, vambraces, helms and shields.

Guardians of the seven Gates of Gondolin

Gate of Wood

• coat of arms: no special coat of arms
• mail
• Swords

Gate of Stone

• coat of arms: robed in gray

Gate of Bronze

• red mail
• red-bladed axes

Gate of Writhen Iron

• coat of Arms: mantles of black
• mail-clad
• Helmets with visors like an eagle's beak

Gate of Silver

• coat of Arms: robed in white
• silver mail
• white-crested helms
• Bows and Arrows

Gate of Gold

• gilded mail
• Helmets with tall golden plumes
• great roundshields, red as flame
• longbows

Gate of Steel

• Ecthelion and Horsemen
• clad in Silver
• helmet with a spike of Steel, pointed with a diamond
• Shield with thoudand studs of crystal

The twelve Houses of Gondolin

House of the King

• red-white and golden Banner
• coat of Arms:moon, sun and the scarl.et-heart
• weapons? (Spear, sword, bill?)

House of the Wing

• Coat of Arms: a White Wing
• Winged helmets
• weapons? (Spear, sword, bill?)

House of the Mole

• coat of arms: no sign or emblem
• sable Harnesses
• Great Double Axes
• round caps of steel covered with moleskin

House of the Swallow

• coat of arms: sign of the Arrow-head; white, purple, dark blue and black colors
• helmets with fans of feathers
• Elven Bows

House of the Heavenly Arch

• coat of arms: a glory of colours, heavenly blue Shields, shield boss of seven gems (Ruby, Amethyst, Saphire, Emerald, Chrysopras, Topaz, Amber
• Shields and weapons set with jewels
• Helmets applied with one big Opal
• Bows and Arrows

House of the Pillar

• weapons? (Spear, sword, bill?)

House of the Tower of Snow

• weapons? (Spear, sword, bill?)

House of the Tree

• coat of Arms: green
• ironbound Clubs
• slings

House of the Golden Flower

• coat of arms: a rayed sun upon their shields
• weapons covered with gold
• weapons? (Spear, sword, bill?)

House of the Fountain

• Mail applied with crystal and Silver
• very bright and pale Long swords
• marched into battle to the playing of flutes
• see guards of the seventh Gate of Gondolin

House of the Harp

• coat of arms: A harp of silver shone in their blazonry upon a field of black
• clothes with tassel of gold and silver
• weapons? (Spear, sword, bill?)

House of the Hammer of Wrath

• coat of arms: the Stricken Anvil, and a hammer that smiteth sparks about it was set on their shields
• great War hammers
• large shields

see:

• Coat-of-Arms