Hobbit swords and elephants

[Ithillian Turambar]

We went to the Royal Armouries in Leeds yesterday. It was quite busy because is was a Bank Holiday Monday - but we still had a great time.

 

I recommend it if you are ever in Leeds.

 

There is a gallery of swords and other sharp and dangerous things that is 5 stories high.

 

 

You can walk up the stairs all around this gallery if you are feeling adventurous. We took the lift.

[Ithillian Turambar]

There's an awful lot of knights and armour stuff on show. It was hard to take pictures and my two young monkeys were prone to escaping. This did catch my eye though.

 

 

A battle where knights on armour face men with guns? That's just mental. I really need to look this battle up and see who won.

[Ithillian Turambar]

Then I got distracted by this.

 

 

 

Ooooooooh! LotR swords!

[Ithillian Turambar]

Here is Bilbo and Frodo Bagginses sword - Sting!

 

[Ithillian Turambar]

And here is Gandalf's sword - Glamdring.

 

[Ithillian Turambar]

Here is Strider the Ranger's sword ... Aka Aragorn's ordinary sword.

 

 

It doesn't have a name apparently.

[Ithillian Turambar]

And here is his more Kingly sword Anduril, forged from the shards of Narsil I think. I'm just trying to get confirmation from my resident LotR expert.

 

[Ithillian Turambar]

And finally ... Not quite aan Oliphant - but a full on Elephant in Battle Armour.

 

 

Which was very cool.

[Ithillian Turambar]

There are a whole section on oriental weapons and stuff ... But we didn't get chance to look really.

 

I am also not very good with a Gatling Machine Gun. I only got a score of 68 :(

[Talya]

Then I got distracted by this.

 

 

 

Ooooooooh! LotR swords!

 

nice trip...but this did it for me.

 

just need to practice on the gun

[Ithillian Turambar]

I didn't even get to play with the crossbows. The queue was too long

 

The first time I went there was a police handgun training thingy and that was cool. Shoot the bad guys and not the good guys simulation. They should bring that back.

 

There was some jousting too - but you had to pay to see that.

[Niniel]

I´m not really interested in weapons but I would love to see an oliphant. lol 

 

Well, swords and crossbows can be fun to try out. 

[Ithillian Turambar]

They didn't let us play with the swords

[Niniel]

That´s not very nice. lol

[Talya]

Crossbows would have been fun and the swords. 

 

I recently had a play in a Challenger 2 tank, that was fun!

[Talya]

That was very mean...Those LotR swords would have been great as well.

[Panchi]

*wants to see cool lotr thingies*

[Ithillian Turambar]

We have 2 spare rooms. BT trip to Leeds?

[Talya]

I'm there! haha

 

I have a Weta Arwen model, cost a small fortune

[Smiley73]

 

 

I am also not very good with a Gatling Machine Gun. I only got a score of 68 :(

 

you know what? I'll call this a good thing.

[Nikonis]

Ohhh ::drools, look at all the awesome things....  LUCKY!!!! Don;t think there's anything remotely like that anywhere here in the states, at least not near where I live.

[Ithillian Turambar]

A thousand years of history and sharp pointy dangerous things.

 

If you are ever over here you should definitely check it out.

 

You can definitely come Talya :) as long as you don't mind two small monkeys running around and asking you to play lego.

[Talya]

Oh I can cope with that, in fact I could bring my daughter she's brilliant with young kids, she'll entertain them the whole time...hahah