What were they thinking? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

***Mister Underhill*** · 08-30-2002, 09:48 AM

The Dwarves – or at least the Dwarves of Thorin’s line – apparently had a congenital problem with forming realistic and well thought-out plans for carrying out their schemes. Thrór, you’ll recall, wandered off to Moria and met a gruesome end at the hands of Azog the Goblin. Thrain, Gandalf mentions, “went away to try his luck with the map” but “never got near the Mountain”; instead he fell into the hands of Sauron (aka “The Necromancer”). Balin’s scheme to reoccupy Moria seems to have suffered from a similar lack of forethought. Don’t even get me started on the Dwarvish plan for heisting the Nauglamír...

"Okay, Fili, Kili, Nori, and Ori -- you guys jump Thingol. I'll grab the necklace, and we'll all hightail it back to the Blue Mountains. On three!..."

[ August 30, 2002: Message edited by: Mister Underhill ]

08-30-2002, 09:48 AM	#1
*Mister Underhill* Dread Horseman Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Behind you! Posts: 2,744	The Dwarves – or at least the Dwarves of Thorin’s line – apparently had a congenital problem with forming realistic and well thought-out plans for carrying out their schemes. Thrór, you’ll recall, wandered off to Moria and met a gruesome end at the hands of Azog the Goblin. Thrain, Gandalf mentions, “went away to try his luck with the map” but “never got near the Mountain”; instead he fell into the hands of Sauron (aka “The Necromancer”). Balin’s scheme to reoccupy Moria seems to have suffered from a similar lack of forethought. Don’t even get me started on the Dwarvish plan for heisting the Nauglamír... "Okay, Fili, Kili, Nori, and Ori -- you guys jump Thingol. I'll grab the necklace, and we'll all hightail it back to the Blue Mountains. On three!..." [ August 30, 2002: Message edited by: Mister Underhill ]