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The White CouncilAbout Bladorthin and bearded dwarvesTolkien and Inklings Discussion |
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Posted by Frederic on April 27, 1999 at 16:57:37 I read The Hobbit again this past week, and noticed two interesting points : - about the dwarves having beards : I think it is one of the most FAQ about Dwarves, and found a "definite" quote at the very beginnig of the book, not the one stating that Bilbo, having no beard, could not be confounded with the Dwarves (often quoted), but one, even earlier in the book, describing the Hobbits as differing from the Dwarves since they have no beards... possible update for the FAQs ? - about Bladorthin, and this is specially addressed to Michael : I thought your point about this King being the King of Dale and possibly Girion's father very convincing, but eventually in the Hobbit a very clear distinction is made between the KING Under the Mountain (Thror or Thrain) and Girion the LORD of Dale; also, on the very page we learn about Girion and Bladorthin one is titled Lord and the other King (in the very same paragraph discribing the Dwarves marvelling upon the treasure); then people from the Lake want to crown Bard a King, but no King of Dale before that, so Bladorthin must have been King of somewhere else after all... Anyway, from an external point of view I do not think this can be "definitely" agreed upon, I would guess Tolkien had after all no idea who Bladorthin could be, and just wanted to make the treasure more impressive by including arms made for kings... Also, I am not sure to what extent The Hobbit was modified after LOTR, but I guess it must have only dealt with those passages directly connected to it, that is mainly Gandalf at Dol Guldur and the Ring of course; hence it remains an "early" work and it is no wonder some details do not really fit in (even taken in consideration the tone of the narrative that explains such scenes as the Trolls...) Nevertheless, what a marvellous book! Frederic |
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