Posted: March 22, 1999 at 23:44:33: by Michael Martinez
: Other than "it would have shortened the book," I wonder why
: Thorin didn't simply tell Thranduil they were on their way to
: visit Dain in the Iron Hills? A perfectly plausible
: explanation that should have avoided the dungeon.I don't believe Thorin ever actually lies in the book. He recants his promise to Bilbo, but that's not the same thing, and at the time he feels betrayed because of the Arkenstone.
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