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Kalimac · 10-20-2002, 12:28 AM

Mark12_30, the Dwarves didn't live nearly as long as the Elves, of course, but they did live several hundred years routinely (Dain, King under the mountain is mentioned as being 250, and in "The Quest of Erebor" Gimli mentions that he was merely 65 years when Thorin and Co. set out, and thus deemed not old enough). So while they didn't have 400 years to hone their goldsmithing skills, they would still have had a good 200 or so. Not great, but not bad.

10-20-2002, 12:28 AM	#28
Kalimac Candle of the Marshes Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Flyover Country Posts: 780	Mark12_30, the Dwarves didn't live nearly as long as the Elves, of course, but they did live several hundred years routinely (Dain, King under the mountain is mentioned as being 250, and in "The Quest of Erebor" Gimli mentions that he was merely 65 years when Thorin and Co. set out, and thus deemed not old enough). So while they didn't have 400 years to hone their goldsmithing skills, they would still have had a good 200 or so. Not great, but not bad. __________________ Father, dear Father, if you see fit, We'll send my love to college for one year yet Tie blue ribbons all about his head, To let the ladies know that he's married.