One of the still shots released from Peter Jackson's
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies includes what appears to be a dwarf mounted on an armored boar:
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Image: Warner Bros. Pictures |
Is it just me, or does this seem a bit ridiculous? I suppose it is a logical regression along the lines begun with
The Desolation in Smaug, which resulted in
Middle-earth no longer feeling real and cartoonish.
If armored boars are found in Tolkien's legendarium, would someone please refresh my memory as to where?
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