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'''Dwarf Grudge Throwers''' are [[Dwarf|Dwarfen]] stone throwing catapults, originally used to control the paths to the [[Karak]]s, Dwarfen strongholds. | '''Dwarf Grudge Throwers''' are [[Dwarf|Dwarfen]] stone throwing catapults, originally used to control the paths to the [[Karak]]s, Dwarfen strongholds. | ||
The name "Grudge Thrower" derives from the [[War of the Beard]], where - furious at the Elven "betrayal - grudges were carved upon the rocks by Dwarfs, before launching them towards their enemies. | The name "Grudge Thrower" derives from the [[War of the Beard]], where - furious at the Elven "betrayal - grudges were carved upon the rocks by Dwarfs, before launching them towards their enemies. | ||
| − | This worked very well, and so the practice was kept in later wars against the [[Greenskins]], [[Chaos]], [[Undead]] and other enemies of the Dwarfs. In "younger" times grudge throwers - like all Dwarfen war machines - were constructed without using wood, due to the Dwarfs' belief that | + | This worked very well, and so the practice was kept in later wars against the [[Greenskins]], [[Chaos]], [[Undead]] and other enemies of the Dwarfs. In "younger" times grudge throwers - like all Dwarfen war machines - were constructed without using wood, due to the Dwarfs' belief that wood was not a trust worthy material for any handicraft (especially not for crafting weaponry). |
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
* [[Warhammer Armies: Dwarfs (Revised 6th Edition)]] | * [[Warhammer Armies: Dwarfs (Revised 6th Edition)]] | ||
[[category:Dwarfs]] | [[category:Dwarfs]] | ||
Revision as of 17:05, 7 July 2008
Dwarf Grudge Throwers are Dwarfen stone throwing catapults, originally used to control the paths to the Karaks, Dwarfen strongholds. The name "Grudge Thrower" derives from the War of the Beard, where - furious at the Elven "betrayal - grudges were carved upon the rocks by Dwarfs, before launching them towards their enemies. This worked very well, and so the practice was kept in later wars against the Greenskins, Chaos, Undead and other enemies of the Dwarfs. In "younger" times grudge throwers - like all Dwarfen war machines - were constructed without using wood, due to the Dwarfs' belief that wood was not a trust worthy material for any handicraft (especially not for crafting weaponry).
