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Poll: What weapon should the Nordic god Shor wield?
Battle Axe (two handed)	7	31.82%
Claymore	3	13.64%
Battle Hammer (two handed)	3	13.64%
War Hammer	3	13.64%
Broadsword	3	13.64%
War Axe	2	9.09%
Other (explain)	1	4.55%
Longsword	0	0.00%
Spear	0	0.00%
Crossbow	0	0.00%
Total:	22 Votes	100%

Shor's weapon of choice

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Psychotic
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Shor's weapon of choice

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There's some disagreement over what the weapon of warrior god Shor should be.

Shor's bio:
Nordic version of Lorkhan, who takes sides with Men after the creation of the world. Foreign gods (i.e., Elven ones) conspire against him and bring about his defeat, dooming him to the underworld. Atmoran myths depict him as a bloodthirsty warrior king who leads the Nords to victory over their Aldmeri oppressors time and again. Before his doom, Shor was the chief of the gods. Sometimes also called Children's God.

I think he should wield a claymore... I'll present my argumet.

Stuhn (Stendarr) has a hammer, Hircine has a spear, the crossbow isn't really a weapon for a true warrior and from all the swords the claymore is the most bad@$$.

29.12.2006 20:37

Karzan
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RE: Shor's weapon of choice

Thank you! :worship:

I won't be picking hammer... Even if it is badass... Because Stuhn has one.

I know Claymores are two handed... But what are broadswords and longswords in your definition?

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29.12.2006 20:41

Psychotic
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I forgot to mention that I'm also cool with a battle axe as Shor is the traditional Nordic god of war and the axe is a traditional Nordic weapon.

Edit:

quote:

But what are broadswords and longswords in your definition?

Longswords are LONGswords, but one handed.
Broadswords are BROADswords and are also one handed (they are as long as a shortsword).

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29.12.2006 20:44

Alasdair
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Battle Axe FTW!

Just seems like the perfect weapon to bash elven skulls in, there aren't enough legendary battle axes in the game, and we already have a unique claymore in Skyrim (Iceblade of the Monarch).

29.12.2006 20:45

Karzan
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It's come down to eenee meenee mynee mo between the axe and the hammer.

Edit:

I've gone for battle-hammer... So what if stuhn has one... He probably copied off of Shor... Seeing as he's his shield-thane... Lol

Who voted for other? And war-axe and war-hammer?

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29.12.2006 20:51

The Old Ye Bard
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If it is an axe, it would have to be a one handed war axe as in Lore we know he had a shield...

29.12.2006 20:54

Psychotic
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quote:

Originally posted by The Old Ye Bard
If it is an axe, it would have to be a one handed war axe as in Lore we know he had a shield...

If he has a shield in lore then a one handed weapon is the way to go... and the war axe is a good candidate. Yes

29.12.2006 20:56

Karzan
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I screwed up then... I need to change my vote to War-hammer

Or we need to delete this thread and make another pole with only one handed options.

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29.12.2006 20:58

Alasdair
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He's a god, so he could use a two handed battle axe in one hand.

29.12.2006 20:59

Psychotic
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quote:

Originally posted by Karzan
I screwed up then... I need to change my vote to War-hammer

I would change mine to war axe, but whatever.

Edit:

quote:

He's a god, so he could use a two handed battle axe in one hand.

You're right, but it might look weird.

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29.12.2006 20:59

Karzan
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It would be a one hander for him and a two-hander for us... Lol

So only two handed options then?

I think axe won... Seeing as Psy changed his vote to axe... And someone esle voted for the one handed axe...

But who voted for other?

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29.12.2006 21:00

The Old Ye Bard
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Wel he wouldn't be the first god to use a two-handed weapon in one hand, look at Mehrunes Dagon, he has four arms yet carries his battle axe in one hand.

HOWEVER, you also must take into account that in the Nordic pantheon, the gods a viewed close to mortal, and even though they have godly powers they are still susceptible to Mortal aflictions, like death (This is also true in the RW norse pantheon), which could also posibly mean they are affected by things like gravity, etc

29.12.2006 21:11

Psychotic
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How 'bout this: A war-battle-axe!

The axe blade will be the size of a war axe blade, but the shaft will be longer then the shaft of a normal axe.

Like this:

29.12.2006 21:17

Karzan
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Oh... Nevermind... Hammer (edit) Winning!

Wave

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29.12.2006 21:18

Psychotic
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quote:

Originally posted by Karzan
Oh... Nevermind... Hammer won!

The hammer is more of an Orcish weapon. I dunno

Also the war axe has two votes (since I revised mine) so it's still a tie.

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29.12.2006 21:20

Karzan
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I thought the axe was...

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29.12.2006 21:23

Psychotic
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quote:

Originally posted by Karzan
I thought the axe was...

Nords prefer axes as far as I know.

29.12.2006 21:24

Karzan
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4 hammer
3 axe (Psy was the claymore and he switched)
1 other

What now?

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29.12.2006 21:28

The Old Ye Bard
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There is all ready a God who has a legendary Hammer, you could actually acquire it in MW (It was already in the Museum of Artifacts). Stendar, and Stendar's Hammer.

29.12.2006 21:30

Karzan
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Everyone agree axe is the second best choice, then?

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29.12.2006 21:37

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quote:

Originally posted by Karzan
Everyone agree axe is the second best choice, then?

I obviously do.

29.12.2006 22:15

The Old Ye Bard
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Definatly the axe, but nw it comes down to a battle axe or a war axe.

In favor of a war axe:

*M. Dagon already has a battle axe.

*Shor is meant to have a shield.

*The Nordic gods are prone to things that affect mortals, like death, unlike other pantheons of gods, and so would also be affected by gravity.

29.12.2006 22:19

Psychotic
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quote:

Originally posted by The Old Ye Bard
Definatly the axe, but nw it comes down to a battle axe or a war axe.

In favor of a war axe:

*M. Dagon already has a battle axe.

*Shor is meant to have a shield.

*The Nordic gods are prone to things that affect mortals, like death, unlike other pantheons of gods, and so would also be affected by gravity.

I second that.

29.12.2006 22:22

Siesta Guru
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Two handed hammer foreva!!!

Ok I know it doesnt make much sense, but me likey big hammers

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29.12.2006 22:47

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Any chance you could avoid cliches about Northern Gods?

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30.12.2006 10:39

Siesta Guru
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By giving him a crossbow that isn't in the game yet?

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30.12.2006 10:45

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quote:

Originally posted by Siesta Guru
By giving him a crossbow that isn't in the game yet?

Looooooow. :lmao:

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30.12.2006 10:47

Psychotic
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I just thought I should mention that Karzan decided to go with the war axe.

30.12.2006 12:28

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Whate the **** that only had one vote =( hammers had 5 total

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30.12.2006 13:04

Psychotic
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quote:

Originally posted by Siesta Guru
Whate the **** that only had one vote =( hammers had 5 total

It has 2, I changed my vote. The war hammer won by one vote, but it's mostly up to Karzan anyway. You must admit there are some logical arguments about it being an axe.

30.12.2006 13:14