Cirashala
Valinor
Jun 29 2019, 5:41pm
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that it was twofold.
a) the dwarves arrived right close to dinnertime and both hunting and roasting several deer (or whatever source of meat) to feed the lot of them on such short notice was impossible (guys, meat roasting takes time. Heck, just a Thanksgiving turkey takes at least 6 hours! And you're not talking a butterball from the local grocery store either- they would have had to shoot it, kill it, drain the blood, pluck it, clean out the innards, and THEN put it on the spit), and/or
b) Elrond was more than a little annoyed at Thorin's rude insult after he had tried to be polite "Indeed, he made no mention of you", and, being well educated, undoubtedly knew the dwarves' fondness for meat and decided to prank them right back (payback time!).
But I think it most likely the former. As I said, roasting enough meat to feed fifteen people, 13 of which are dwarves who are no doubt ravenous after their cross-country sprint, takes a great deal of time, and the sun was already starting to set when they arrived. Hard to throw together a great supper with roasted meat in a world without electricity and takeout when you have all of a half hour to do so...
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(This post was edited by Cirashala on Jun 29 2019, 5:42pm)
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