Our Sponsor Sideshow Send us News
Lord of the Rings Tolkien
Search Tolkien
Lord of The RingsTheOneRing.net - Forged By And For Fans Of JRR Tolkien
Lord of The Rings Serving Middle-Earth Since The First Age

Lord of the Rings Movie News - J.R.R. Tolkien

  Main Index   Search Posts   Who's Online   Log in
The One Ring Forums: Tolkien Topics: Reading Room:
No, I don't think we can assume that

sador
Half-elven


Aug 6 2012, 8:22am


Views: 205
Shortcut
No, I don't think we can assume that [In reply to] Can't Post

According to Thorin, in An Unexpected Party:

Quote

Long ago in my grandfather Thror's time our family was driven out of the far North, and came back with all their wealth and their tools to this Mountain... my grandfather was King under the Mountain again and treated with great reverence by the mortal men, who lived to the South, and were gradually spreading up the Running River as far as the valley overshadowed by the Mountain. They built the merry town of Dale there in those days.

This would indicate that Dale was founded some time after the second establishment of the Kingdom under the Mountain in 2590.

Also, if Elrond

Quote
grieved to remember the ruin of the town of Dale and its merry bells, and the burned banks of the bright River Running


this implies he was there after Smaug came, and saw the desolation. Or at least knew the place well enough to vividly imagine it when the disaster was reported,

"Is the mountain more dangerous because it is personified? Are the nights not scary enough unless they are actively plotting against the dwarves?"
- Arwen's Daughter.



The weekly discussion of The Hobbit is back. Join us in the Reading Room for A Short Rest!

Subject User Time
The Hobbit chapter 3: "A Short Rest" open discussion Finding Frodo Send a private message to Finding Frodo Jul 28 2012, 3:36am
    Since you've asked for it, one question: sador Send a private message to sador Jul 31 2012, 6:19am
        When was Dale established? dernwyn Send a private message to dernwyn Aug 5 2012, 9:42pm
            No, I don't think we can assume that sador Send a private message to sador Aug 6 2012, 8:22am
                Remembering the ruin dernwyn Send a private message to dernwyn Aug 6 2012, 12:00pm

 
 
 

Search for (options) Powered by Gossamer Forum v.1.2.3

home | advertising | contact us | back to top | search news | join list | Content Rating

This site is maintained and updated by fans of The Lord of the Rings, and is in no way affiliated with Tolkien Enterprises or the Tolkien Estate. We in no way claim the artwork displayed to be our own. Copyrights and trademarks for the books, films, articles, and other promotional materials are held by their respective owners and their use is allowed under the fair use clause of the Copyright Law. Design and original photography however are copyright © 1999-2012 TheOneRing.net. Binary hosting provided by Nexcess.net

Do not follow this link, or your host will be blocked from this site. This is a spider trap.