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09-05-2006, 12:30 PM | #1 | ||||
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Arcane Topic Warning: Part the Fourth
Disclaimer: This particular topic in my little series contains approximately one (maybe slightly less) original idea attributable to me. The rest have been shamelessly looted from other places, particularly Michael Martinez’s article “Them Dwarves, Them Dwarves” so you may just want to go read that rather than this. When you do so, it will become evident that I am indebted to him for a number of other ideas from my other little topics, although I disagree with or expand upon a number of his points.
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This may go a long way toward explaining the long-lasting prosperity of the Longbeards. They did not have a direct rival living just the other side of the valley.
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09-05-2006, 02:37 PM | #3 |
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True, that does appear to be a relevant passage (in fact, probably is a relevant passage...), but I have a slightly different take on that situation. In short, I think that the dwarves who fought with Sauron at the Last Alliance were basically hired as mercenaries. I went into a bit more detail on my own humble view on that situation earlier.
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09-05-2006, 05:39 PM | #4 |
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Dwarf on Dwarf
Hi Kuru!
I think that in later ages of the sun many inter-dwarven conflicts may have been sparked off by the seven rings. It is said that the dwarf lords failed to fade to wraiths as Sauron had hoped, but the rings, as well as facilitating the gathering of lucre, engendered an overmastering love of riches of which much evil later came. This probably refers to the Balrog of Moria, but could be taken more generally. Could one imagine a Dwarven civil war within or between the seven houses, with one of the rings as the prize, with all the motivation of Boromir on a bad day, added to gold-lust and natural dwarven stubborness and grudge-holding? Perhaps helps to explain why Thrain et al were so cagey about possession of the ring of Durin. I'm sure Sauron and his agents would have done all they could to sublty stir things up and cause friction, remember that he could still appear disguised in 'fair form' during the Second Age. Another possibility for conflict must involve mining and settlement rights. Sure it would have been very difficult for the Western Dwarves to invade the home territory of the Eastern Dwarves or vice versa, but what about valuable mineral deposits about half way in beteeen? One candidate for such a place could be the Iron Hills maybe.
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09-06-2006, 08:28 PM | #6 |
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it seems that tolkiens description leads me to believe that any dwarf v.s dwarf fighting would be spurred from normal disputes, ex. land or property disputes and probably werent seen as any more significant than dwarf vs any other race.It was probably too rare in happenstance to mention any further.If the last alliance made any dwarven houses bitter to one another, im sure that was solved by the time of the war of the dwarves and orcs.
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