LotR Exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lady Snickerdoodle · 10-21-2004, 04:15 PM

omg i swear I saw Boromir blink too. I got soooo freaked out. I actually stayed there for like 5 minutes just like staring at his closed eyes, waiting for him to blink again. But no. Didn't happen. (thank god.. how scary would that have been? unless it was actually sean bean. that would be cool.)

mark, when did they let you hold the stuff???? lucky!!! I really wanted to try out the elven swords. Like you know the ones with the extra long handles, because they looked really comfortable.

Encaitare · 10-21-2004, 04:50 PM

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Anduril-- cool. I wish they had translated the runes that ran all down the blade.

I ran a little Google search and discovered this, courtesy of CB Swords:

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... inscription down the length of the blade on both sides in the Middle-Earth language of Quenya, written in the runes of Eregion, that say "Nanye Anduril i ne Narsil i macil Elendilo. Lercuvanten i mali Mordoreo." This translates to "I am Anduril who was Narsil, the sword of Elendil. Let the thralls of Mordor flee me."

mark12_30 · 10-21-2004, 05:15 PM

Thanks, Encaitare! Maybe someday I'll buy one... I always thought I wanted Sting, but... hmmmmmm.

Lady Snickerdoodle-- there were only a few items that you could hold. They had a couple of people in red shirts who were doing the hands-on stuff. You had to put on brown cloth gloves (they were pretty sweaty by the time I got to them, but whatever...) There was one lady at a table with the samples of armor: a child's mail shirt (incredibly heavy!), a helm, a gauntlet, and the -- well, really, it was more than a vambrace, because it included the elbow joint and the tricep-cover... I put it on. Made the lady a bit nervous. It was heavy! I would have been freaking out in about ten minutes, or less. I also started to try the helmet on but the lady nixed that right away. Guess she didn't want me getting stuck.

Glamdring: Again, there was a guy who stood there and held it, and lectured you for a bit. You had to put on another pair of the brown cloth gloves again. He helps you hold the sword... too bad. I wanted him to let go of it, but he wouldn't. (I used to fence, foil and sabre, but broadsword is quite different and I wanted to have some fun... uh uh. No such luck. Like I said, maybe I'll buy one... either the Ranger sword or Anduril. (What would you do with a SWORD?) (Oh, just get arrested for disturbing the peace, and assault with a deadly weapon, and things like that. No big deal.)

Oh! One more thing that was ultra-cool. They had a display that said 'please touch'. It was three rohirric swords side by side. (Next to that was another similar display of three elvish swords, side by side.) One was the original steel sword; then they do a cast of that, and make aluminum copies and plasticky copies for various purposes. They wanted you to try and feel the difference.

The steel was coldest.

Encaitare · 10-21-2004, 08:17 PM

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Glamdring: Again, there was a guy who stood there and held it, and lectured you for a bit. You had to put on another pair of the brown cloth gloves again. He helps you hold the sword... too bad. I wanted him to let go of it, but he wouldn't. (I used to fence, foil and sabre, but broadsword is quite different and I wanted to have some fun... uh uh. No such luck. Like I said, maybe I'll buy one... either the Ranger sword or Anduril. (What would you do with a SWORD?) (Oh, just get arrested for disturbing the peace, and assault with a deadly weapon, and things like that. No big deal.)

When I went, the lady working the little booth thing did make us wear these cotton gloves, but if she deemed you strong enough she let you hold the sword by yourself -- I'm very glad she let me. But, the blade was of course dull, and there was a little rubber tip on the point for safety.

My friend is taking fencing lessons and asked me if I wanted to join her, but tragically, I have no time for it. I do really want a sword, though, just to look at and show people -- or to attack any would-be burglars.

Anduril or Glamdring would do nicely; I think Glamdring has this cold, simple elegance to it.

10-21-2004, 04:15 PM	#1
Lady Snickerdoodle Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: in the cookie jar Posts: 256	omg i swear I saw Boromir blink too. I got soooo freaked out. I actually stayed there for like 5 minutes just like staring at his closed eyes, waiting for him to blink again. But no. Didn't happen. (thank god.. how scary would that have been? unless it was actually sean bean. that would be cool.) mark, when did they let you hold the stuff???? lucky!!! I really wanted to try out the elven swords. Like you know the ones with the extra long handles, because they looked really comfortable. __________________ "Let me handle this, I'm British." ~hitchhikers guide

10-21-2004, 05:15 PM	#3
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Thanks, Encaitare! Maybe someday I'll buy one... I always thought I wanted Sting, but... hmmmmmm. Lady Snickerdoodle-- there were only a few items that you could hold. They had a couple of people in red shirts who were doing the hands-on stuff. You had to put on brown cloth gloves (they were pretty sweaty by the time I got to them, but whatever...) There was one lady at a table with the samples of armor: a child's mail shirt (incredibly heavy!), a helm, a gauntlet, and the -- well, really, it was more than a vambrace, because it included the elbow joint and the tricep-cover... I put it on. Made the lady a bit nervous. It was heavy! I would have been freaking out in about ten minutes, or less. I also started to try the helmet on but the lady nixed that right away. Guess she didn't want me getting stuck. Glamdring: Again, there was a guy who stood there and held it, and lectured you for a bit. You had to put on another pair of the brown cloth gloves again. He helps you hold the sword... too bad. I wanted him to let go of it, but he wouldn't. (I used to fence, foil and sabre, but broadsword is quite different and I wanted to have some fun... uh uh. No such luck. Like I said, maybe I'll buy one... either the Ranger sword or Anduril. (What would you do with a SWORD?) (Oh, just get arrested for disturbing the peace, and assault with a deadly weapon, and things like that. No big deal.) Oh! One more thing that was ultra-cool. They had a display that said 'please touch'. It was three rohirric swords side by side. (Next to that was another similar display of three elvish swords, side by side.) One was the original steel sword; then they do a cast of that, and make aluminum copies and plasticky copies for various purposes. They wanted you to try and feel the difference. The steel was coldest. __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.