Humongous-Headed Hammer
In medieval warfare, the increasing effectiveness of armor naturally prompted countermeasures, among them the war hammer, which could either crush armor with blunt force or punch through it with a hard spike on the reverse side. In fictional depictions of medieval warfare, though, the heads on war hammers have grown to incredibly large sizes: they're often larger than the wielder's own head or more, sometimes even larger than their entire body. This trope can also apply to maces with gigantic heads, but maces are somewhat less common as a fictional character's preferred weapons than war hammers.
Last Moment Together
Two people are lovers and/or friends. Maybe they're Star-Crossed Lovers. Maybe they're Happily Married. Maybe they're somewhere in between. It could be that they're best friends, and have known each other their whole lives. It could be a close family member, even in a Family of Choice. Whatever the case, something has happened, and one of them is dying.
It could be a terminal illness, a fatal injury, or just the end of a very, very long life, but one person in this equation of life has to check out now, and it's not likely that they're going to be
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