Peter Jackson isn't the ONLY one taking liberties with somebody else' ideas... and a High Elven blade breaker? Why not? The guillon lean out from the ricasso, giving some healthy room to bind up an incoming blade with a turn of the wrist. The balance is on the low side of the hilts and the Cherry-wood handle gives it a nice finish, I think. An elegant weapon, from a more civilized age. (There I go again...)