218 - Astartes Armoury: Dreadnoughts

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🗓️ 3 January 2026

⏱️ 118 minutes

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*Ad Free Version available on Lorehammer Patreon, link below.*In this episode, we descend into the iron tombs of the Adeptus Astartes to explore the ancient and terrifying legacy of Dreadnoughts—war machines that are both revered relics and living sarcophagi. From their origins in the Dark Age of Technology to their relentless service in the 41st Millennium, we examine how fallen heroes are entombed in ceramite and bound to engines of unending war. We break down the major patterns and variants, the rituals that keep these ancients alive, and the grim honor of service beyond death. Join us as we uncover why, in a galaxy defined by decay and endless conflict, the Dreadnought stands as one of the Imperium’s most venerable and tragic weapons.Lorehammer Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/c/lorehammer/membershipOne Time Donationshttps://paypal.me/lorehammerpodcastLink to all Linkshttps://linktr.ee/Lorehammer40k

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0:00.0	The Hello and welcome back to Lorhammer.
0:28.6	I'm your host, Mark, one of them, one of the many.
0:31.5	We also got joining me, Christian, yo, yo, yo.
0:35.9	For those on the live stream, what do we call you with this facial hair?
0:40.6	Like, it's not Christian anymore.
0:42.7	You've evolved like a Pokemon into a new, more glorious form.
0:48.3	Let the listeners decide.
0:52.0	Yeah, yeah.
0:52.5	Never get the internet to decide anything.
0:56.3	You're opening.
0:56.9	Yeah.
0:57.0	We also got Nemo joining us.
1:00.6	Hey, how's it going?
1:02.5	What's the that about war crimes?
1:04.3	I need to find myself a more original opening.
1:06.2	Maybe I'll just torment Christian.
1:08.0	Yeah, fuck, I hate doing podcast openings, man.
1:10.9	Like, it takes like two minutes to get going.
1:12.9	You're just like, here's an intro to a guy. I don't even know Nemo's name, but I'll intro him in. Hell of a guy, the man, the myth, the legend. It's Nemo. Yeah, you don't even know who I am. It's fantastic. Awesome. Well, glad to have you. Today we're doing some more Astardis Armory.
1:28.4	This time we're doing the Dreadnoughtots, and we've kind of been doing that armor theme where it's what you wear, you know. And in this case, the armor wears you, I think, as opposed to you wearing the armor. But hey, we'll get into Dreadnoughts today. It's going gonna be fun um you know i i haven't decided fully if
1:45.8	when i die i should go into dreadnought lorehammer form where i just combat all the all the false
1:51.7	lorehammer or all the false 40k information or if i go into the servitor form where i just battle
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