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Bows twanged and arrows whistled; battle was about to be joined.
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Each one of his folk was clad in a hauberk of steel mail that hung to his knees, and his legs were covered with hose of a fine and flexible metal mesh, the secret of whose making was possessed by Dain's people.
The dwarves are exceedingly strong for their height, but most of these were strong even for dwarves. In battle they wielded heavy two-handed mattocks; but each of them had also a short broad sword at his side and a round shield slung at his back. Their beards were forked and plaited and thrust into their belts. Their caps were of iron and they were shod with iron, and their faces were grim.
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Здесь не написано, чьи конкретно там звякнули луки и полетели стрелы. Но вооружение гномов Даина описано подробно, и луки там не упоминаются. Только боевые мотыги и короткие мечи.