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{{Vanilla|Leather}}
{{Infobox item
|Image = Leather.png
|type = Animal Hide
|renewable = Yes
|bought by = [[Oddment Collector|Oddment collector]], [[Rohan Traders#Rohan Blacksmith|Blacksmith of Rohan]] and [[Uruk Trader]]
|stackable = Yes (64)
|added in = Vanilla Alpha 1.0.8}}
'''Leather''' is an item that has been in the Lord of the Rings mod since {{update|1}}.

==Obtaining==
Leather can be obtained in a variety of ways, but one of the most common is killing {{VanillaLink|Cow|cows}}, [[Kine of Araw]], [[aurochs]], [[horse]]s, [[Shire Pony|ponies]], [[elk]], [[deer]], [[camel]]s, [[giraffe]]s or [[zebra]]s. Killing a horse in [[Rohan]], however, could get you killed by the [[Rohirrim]]. Also, be careful as attacking certain mobs to get leather will lead to them dealing you damage. In addition, leather will sometimes drop when certain NPC's are slain, such as [[Dunlending]]s, [[Dwarf|Dwarves]], and [[Southron]]s.

If you're not up to killing stuff yet in order to obtain your leather, you can also obtain it from [[Hobbit Hole|Hobbit holes]] in the [[Shire]], or from various chests in [[Ranger Camp|Ranger camps]] and [[Ranger Watchtower|watchtowers]]. You can also [[Unsmeltery|unsmelt]] used leather armour.

==Uses==
Leather can, of course, be used for creating [[Saddle|saddles]] and {{VanillaLink|armor|mediocre leather armour}}, which helps block out the cold of [[Forodwaith]] (useful when travelling to [[The Pits]]). However, if you have some available, [[Fur|fur]] makes much stronger [[Fur Armour|armour]], and it's even warmer than leather. Players can also use it to craft ([[Ithilien Ranger Armour|Ithilien]]) [[Ranger Armour|Ranger]], [[Wood-elven Scout Armour|Wood-Elven]], [[Haradric Armour|Haradric]], [[Dunlending Armour|Dunlending]] and [[Rohirric Marshal Armour|Rohirric]] armours on the proper crafting tables.

Another important use for leather is making animal armour such as [[Horse Armour|horse]], [[Warg Armour|warg]] or [[Boar Armour|boar armour]]. All of these follow the same pattern. They use six pieces of metal (most often iron – see article for more details) and one piece of leather, and the appropriate [[:Category:Crafting Tables|crafting table]].

If your chests are overflowing with leather from multiple [[invasion]]s, or just by killing a bunch of NPC's mounts, you can always sell the leather to the [[Rohan Traders#Rohan Blacksmith|Blacksmith of Rohan]] or the [[Uruk Trader|Uruk trader]].

It can also be used for creating books.

In the [[renewed]] version of the mod, leather can be stored as a 'bundle' block on the {{CT|Lossoth}}. It can also be used to make the aforementioned crafting table.
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{{Recipe|Lossoth Crafting Table|leather}}

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