Posted: May 25, 2000 at 23:06:27: by supplesteed
: : Well, I suppose it depends of how far down the Celduin you
: mean. After reaching the Old Dwarf Road, the river takes a sharp
: turn to the southeast, flowing about 250 miles before meeting the
: River Carnen. The lands through which it flows southeast of
: Mirkwood do not seem to have been heavily populated; you would
: probably stand a better chance of meeting robbers or roving
: easterling bands than of finding a civilized town. I would
: assume then that any trading partners 'down river' would probably
: be either Woodmen living in the eastern eaves of Mirkwood, or the
: remnant of the Northmen who formally inhabited the plains of
: Rhovanion or possibly the East Bight of Mirkwood.: That brings up a thought I had once when reading FOTR -- which is
: what roads the dwarves, etc. took when delivering the "birthday
: toys" to Hobbiton from Dale. Must have been one heck of a
: journey, with all those heavy wains, especially in those times of
: peri You know I don't think it was very perilous at that time. Smaug was dead and 2/3 of the gobblins of the north were dead. The nine were not yet about. I think the party took place during a short time of relative peace in the north.
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