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Originally Posted by PiperHolmes
Never really thought much of it. I just thought of it in the context of miners with pickaxes and mallets (to bust rocks), and it seemed a reasonable extension.
It's not that dwarves expect to get into lots of fights with pickaxes. It's just that's what they happen to have if they're assaulted while working....
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I recall Pratchett described the Discworld "dwarven axe" as "a pick on one side, to go prospecting with and an axehead on the other in case someone tries to dispute your claim". I could actually see a dwarven axe like that being iconic, but not what the dwarves use for warfare. You see them a lot because that's what dwarves travelling on the surface carry as a utility tool and expedient weapon - the actual dwarven military are equipped with more sensible kit, but very few people ever see them.