Theodin wore a mail coat, a helm, a shield, and wielded a sword and a spear. The Riders of Rohan used the same setup as Theodin but some substituted spears for short bows. The Citadel Guards of Minas Tirith used Mithril helms, coats of mail, shields, and swords. The Orc Captain of Moria was clad in mail from head to toe, and he used a shield, a spear, and a scimitar.

             The Elven guards in Caras Caldhon are said to be wearing Grey mail. The Lord of The Nazgul is wearing a mail hauberk and bearing a mace when he is fighting Eowyn and Merry. Merry got around the mail by stabbing with his Barrow-Blade up underneath the hauberk and into the back of the Nazgul's knee. Denethor wore a mail coat night and day beneath his robes so that he would not become soft with age. Boromir was equipped with a shield, sword, and helm, but had no mail coat since he was travelling afar and presumably wanted less weight for greater speed. If he had reached Minas Tirith he would no doubt have been equipped as Aragorn had been. .

             After Boromir's death the reader learns two important facts concerning Orcs. It is learned that there are several different factions of Orcs, each having loyalty to a different master. Some of the Orcs that killed Boromir were from Isengard and presumably sent by Saruman, and others were from Mordor, presumably sent by Sauron. The other important thing that the reader learns is that the Orcs decorated their mail, ornately in some cases. Much of their armor was decorated with runes or carved to resemble something. This fact is a strikingly parallel to the ornate decorations of weaponry during the Dark and Medieval ages. The decorations probably helped to distinguish between friend and foe, and to show a sense of pride for one"s own army.

             Upon Boromir's death, it was noted that the Orcs he slew had been equipped with mail, helms, and shields. The Orcs of the Misty Mountains among this group were armed with scimitars, short bows, etc.