Whilst these figures aren't in the present The Lord of The Rings range, they are easy to convert, and so we've included his rules below to allow all the Elven Lords out there to field their own cavalry. These are trial rules so you will need your opponent's permission to use them.

In the long history of Middle-earth no race has ever matched the Elves for their awesome skill in war. Mounted, they are the deadliest of foes, the skill of the Elven warrior matched by the power of a steed of equally ancient lineage. From the days before the Rings of Power through to the great days of the Last Alliance, the last sounds heard by many of the servants of Morgoth and Sauron were the hoof beats of the horsemen of the Firstborn.

Without the knowledge and skill of the Elves, the great halls of the Númenóreans could never have been crafted, nor the Rings of Power forged - in many ways, they are a light by which the younger races are guided and protected. Yet, as the Third Age passes, so too do the Elves. The ennui that comes with eternal life is a heavy burden for them, and to see the lands they love despoiled by the works of others and corrupted by the evils of Sauron is more than they can bear. Each year, the Firstborn pass away to far-western lands of Valinor in greater numbers, and with each passes a fraction of all that is wondrous in Middle-earth.

This is the base profile for an Êlnaith. If the Elf does not carry an Elf bow, then miss out the 3+ Shoot value when you copy the profile to your record sheet.

WARGEAR

The base profile for an Êlnaith includes finely wrought heavy armour and an Elven blade.
Any warrior may be given additional items at extra cost:

Spear - Free
Elf bow - 2pts
Shield - 1pt

SPECIAL RULES

Expert Riders. Êlnaith are expert riders. See the Expert Rider rule in the main rulebook.

ELVEN CAPTAINS

The following is an addition to the entry for the Elven Captain in the main rules, adding the option of mounting him on a horse at extra cost:

Horse - 10pts

Horse. An Elven Captain may be mounted on a horse.

John Carter's converted High Elf cavalry seen here are conversions using metal and plastic High Elves and the plastic Riders of Rohan. Clipping plastic High Elves (metal Elf Spearmen needed the use of a modelling saw) in two at the waist, he joined their top halves to the waist and legs of plastic Riders of Rohan models similarly cut in two. Using Green Stuff to cover the joins at the waist and mould the two different models' cloaks into each other finished off the spear and archer cavalry models. The standard bearer was a spearman whose spear top was replaced with the standard top from the Elf in the Heroes of Helm's Deep set. The sword-armed leader was a plastic two-handed swordsman, whose sword was cut away (to be later replaced with one from Arwen), and whose arms were separated at the shoulders and repositioned.

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