BUILT AROUND Drop’s ENTR mechanical keyboard, the Lord of the Rings Dwarven edition speaks to us deeply, with each press of its keys resounding like drums. Drums in the deep. But the most pertinent question for slightly less pathological Tolkien pupils is this: What price are you willing to pay for something that, while studded with impeccable artwork, is essentially a rather basic keyboard underneath that Dwarvish facade?
Hold that thought—we’ll come back to it. Each keycap is either lovingly decorated with thematic Dwarvish iconography by Oshetart, or spread with Khuzdul phrases, such as the space bar’s Dwarven battle cry, “The axes of the dwarves! The dwarves are upon you!”
Each letter key also suggests a dwarven equivalent legend or two, though the accuracy of the board’s Cirth legend has been put into question. One online commenter makes it known in the Q&A section, stating, “Every book I own and images I have found online say that the runes correlate with different letters and numbers than the keyboard shows.”
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