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Originally Posted by Andsigil
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the areas of the Blue Mountains. Forlindon and Harlindon saw no strife after the First Age. Moreover, they were under the rule of both Gil-Galad and Cirdan, and they had a significant colony of dwarves there.
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Come on - paradise with Dwarves???
However, I think the reason why nobody mentioned the places around Blue Mountains is that it is not significant on first sight in anything. The Grey Havens are more like a sad place, or a "transit station", and the other places around are just "dull".
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