| Boromir: "Is it not a strange fate that we should suffer so much fear and doubt for so small a thing? So small a thing!" - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring II:10 |
Single- (right) and double-bladed Barkâtas
The Barkâta (Ad? "?") was a long-hafted battle-axe used by the Númenóreans, presumably as an anti-cavalry weapon intended for two-handed use by foot-soldiers. Both double- and single-bladed variants were used.