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Kimtc
Rohan
Feb 8, 3:39pm
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The dwarves generally run away a lot
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You notice the dwarves spend a lot of time running away (whenever Gandalf tells them to run, for some reason I think of Monty Python, "run away!"). Gandalf only tells them to fight when they are in the Goblin cave, probably only because eagles can't get in there. In fact, despite Gandalf's ability to split boulders, flatten goblins, and later kill Balrogs, he tends to deploy this power in a fairly limited fashion--I think he needs to recharge batteries or something. In LOTR, on the other hand, everyone generally seems to be attacking something (except for the Balrog, where they take the general dwarf tactic to make a run for it).
I would also gently suggest that they have not been terribly successful at fighting stuff. Erebor, nope. Azanulbizar, well, yeah, they technically won, but lots of dead dwarves, and they aren't living there, are they? Trolls--even though they seemed to hack, stab and whack them at length, all I saw were a few troll teeth go, no wounds to speak of. With Azog in the trees--when they did finally attack, it didn't go well. They were surrounded until, well, eagles. I think running away is a good plan for this group.
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Why didn't they fight Azog?
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stoutfiles
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Feb 8, 2:59pm
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They are stuck on trees
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Eowyn3
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Feb 8, 3:06pm
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Not referring to the tree scene
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stoutfiles
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Feb 8, 3:10pm
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Sorry, got the wrong scene.
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Eowyn3
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Feb 8, 4:38pm
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Fighting wouldn't have guaranteed they'd all survive would it?
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Earl
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Feb 8, 3:23pm
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The dwarves generally run away a lot
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Kimtc
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Feb 8, 3:39pm
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no more running!
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stoutfiles
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Feb 8, 4:18pm
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And there was the matter of that Balrog.
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 10, 3:12am
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Some thoughts...
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Owain
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Feb 8, 9:00pm
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well said //
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Rostron2
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Feb 8, 9:19pm
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not a hole in logic
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irodino
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Feb 9, 5:10am
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Agreed.//
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Owain
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Feb 9, 5:37am
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