The river flows the wrong way in the Hobbit - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Aule · 04-29-2003, 11:29 AM

In the Hobbit it is said that the Dwarves and Bilbo flow along with the current up the River running to where the Dale men love. This always struck me as odd seeing that this would be getting them closer to the source of the river somewhere near Erebor, surely the current would have taken them the other way towards the Sea of Rhun.
A mistake by Tolkien (Blasphemy i know [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]) or have i just made a mistake

Voronwe · 04-29-2003, 11:48 AM

Wrong river, I'm afraid. Bilbo and the dwarves travelled to Esgaroth on the Forest River, which runs into the long lake. A look at one of the maps should hopefully make things clear.

Aule · 04-29-2003, 12:19 PM

Thanks Voronwe thats cleared it up perfectly. I hadn't seen that on the map before, guess i didn't look close enough.

GaladrieloftheOlden · 04-30-2003, 10:43 AM

Wow that had me scared for a moment! A mistake by our dear ole' Professor himself! [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

~Menelien

[ April 30, 2003: Message edited by: GaladrieloftheOlden ]

04-29-2003, 11:29 AM	#1
Aule Wight Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hammering away in Valinor Posts: 126	The river flows the wrong way in the Hobbit In the Hobbit it is said that the Dwarves and Bilbo flow along with the current up the River running to where the Dale men love. This always struck me as odd seeing that this would be getting them closer to the source of the river somewhere near Erebor, surely the current would have taken them the other way towards the Sea of Rhun. A mistake by Tolkien (Blasphemy i know [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]) or have i just made a mistake __________________ For him that is pitiless, the deeds of pity are ever strange and beyond reckoning - of Melkor before his final downfall

04-29-2003, 11:48 AM	#2
Voronwe Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Gondolin Posts: 413	Wrong river, I'm afraid. Bilbo and the dwarves travelled to Esgaroth on the Forest River, which runs into the long lake. A look at one of the maps should hopefully make things clear. __________________ "If you would be a real seeker after truth, you must at least once in your life doubt, as far as possible, all things." -- René Descartes

04-29-2003, 12:19 PM	#3
Aule Wight Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hammering away in Valinor Posts: 126	Thanks Voronwe thats cleared it up perfectly. I hadn't seen that on the map before, guess i didn't look close enough. __________________ For him that is pitiless, the deeds of pity are ever strange and beyond reckoning - of Melkor before his final downfall

04-30-2003, 10:43 AM	#4
GaladrieloftheOlden Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Massachusetts - digging up a bottomless hole, searching for something that's not there... Posts: 1,611	Wow that had me scared for a moment! A mistake by our dear ole' Professor himself! [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] ~Menelien [ April 30, 2003: Message edited by: GaladrieloftheOlden ] __________________ "Glue... very powerful stuff."