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Vambraces of Gondor

Leather diamond shaped vambrace is edged with fold over leather trim  This is stitched down around the edge just like Strider's outfit.  The tree of Gondor is tolled and silver pained in the lower part.    The rest is tooled in feather pattern. Tooled pattern is best scene in the Visual companion (pg 26 - Aragorn after FOTR final battle)  At top and bottom are black leather pieces that curve partially around, somewhat like a flattened sideways "H".  They are tooled and then worked in silver.  The third layer is straps of leather bolted to the black leather "H".  These straps are on both the upper and lower arm.  The buckets are silver.  Unknown if they are flared like Boromir's other buckles.

There is a softer quitted leather vambrace that is underneath.  This is tan colored.

Boromir, from Neiman Marcus exhibit
Tree detailing	Star top detailing.  Note how 3-D the stars are
	Note detailing on the straps.  Tooled, colored with silver.
Vambrace side detail, actually on Strider at ROM exhibit	Vambrace, prelim (needs work, is actually multi-layered)

Neiman Marcus Exhibit, detail on Aragorn

(or high rez image here)
Just the tree design		The stars in the middle
Side of main is buckled, separate standard lacing under vambrace in a lighter brown underneath.  It is quilted.
Detailing on lower buckle

• Aragorn listening, ear to ground, arm in front of face
  • http://www.warofthering.net/photos/tttaragorn/imagepages/image16.shtml
    • med, darkish, fuzzy
    • front of on vambrace w/ some detail washed out
    • also bits of the front silver work on the under layer.
  • http://www.warofthering.net/photos/tttaragorn/imagepages/image18.shtml
    • closer, same
• Aragorn shield face from the light of Gandalf's return
  • http://www.warofthering.net/photos/tttaragorn/imagepages/image60.shtml
    • med, bright
• Bo, at council, hand on head, eyes closed
  • http://www.warofthering.net/photos/fotrboromir/imagepages/image95.shtml
    • mcu shot , large, slightly fuzzy
    • side of vambraces
• Bo, at council, hand half clenched
  • http://www.warofthering.net/photos/fotrboromir/imagepages/image96.shtml
  • http://www.warofthering.net/photos/fotrboromir/imagepages/image97.shtml
    • mcu shot , large, slightly fuzzy
    • side of vambraces

   

• In snow looking at the ring
  • http://www.warofthering.net/quintessential/movieshots/tvad_boromir_snow.jpg
    • Med shot
    • See underside of vambrace
• Blade of Gondor card - Vambrace and Boromir's gloves - light exposure
  • http://www.warofthering.net/quintessential/decipher_cards/095_bladeofgondor.jpg
    • ECU of vambrace and gloves
    • Picture has been lightened enough that the leather appears light instead of dark brown.
    • See the ribbed sticking pattern in his black gloves that runs from wrist up to finger
• Bo, gathering wood
  • http://www.warofthering.net/photos/fotrboromir/imagepages/image99.shtml
    • long shot, vambrace is facing front
    • can see the under vambrace as well there
• Bo, gathering wood, closer
  • http://www.warofthering.net/photos/fotrboromir/imagepages/image100.shtml
    • med, better shot of vambrace
• Aragorn's hand on Gimli's shoulder, Legolas on other side, just Gimli
  • http://www.warofthering.net/photos/tttgimli/imagepages/image20.shtml
    • med of Gimli, rest cut off
    • can see vambrace from the side.
• Extra notes
  • http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LOTR_Costume/message/5090

Ok., this is not an original picture, but they're the absolute dead on copy: http://www.kropserkel.com/rangerbracersdeluxe1.jpg   See Scott's scrapbook entry.

Worn by

• Boromir in FOTR
• Aragorn, after Boromir's death

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