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Galadriel55 · 12-01-2010, 06:41 PM

What about Stone-Giants in the Misty Mountains?
And I think that Ents of Fangorn (and Entwives???) should be counted as a civilizationas well.
As for the unknown areas of ME, I'd say dwarves, men, and whatever is left of the Avari. Perhaps there are also trolls and/or orcs there.

Inziladun · 12-01-2010, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55

What about Stone-Giants in the Misty Mountains?

Meh, I don't put a lot of faith in the stone-giants even existing. There's only that one mention in The Hobbit that has them living in the Misty Mountains. Since those mountains were basically the "gateway of the west" in ME, and very heavily travelled, it seems odd that only Bilbo, in all the available histories, ever spoke of them. I think Bilbo just slipped that into the story to spice up the early bits. That, or he wrote that chapter after just emptying the beer-barrel in the cellar.

alatar · 12-01-2010, 07:46 PM

Note that 'giant' is a relative term. Big trollmen?

Inziladun · 12-01-2010, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by alatar

Note that 'giant' is a relative term. Big trollmen?

Hm. Maybe. Or perhaps the results of incredible cross-breeding between Men and Ents? So that's what happened to the Entwives!

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