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Originally Posted by Faramir Jones
Go Bombur!  I was also impressed that there was armour among the hoard that could fit such a fat dwarf.  |
Indeed. Given everything that's been said above, I'm surprised Tolkien didn't make the point of "and so the Dwarves armed themselves, because the armories of the former King Under the Mountain contained a host of armours, even one big enough for Bombur..."
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