An Odd Memory - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Kuruharan · 05-25-2004, 05:16 PM

I was just reading the section in the Sil about Mim and the Petty-Dwarves when something struck me as a little odd.

Why would the only place where the Petty-Dwarves were remembered be ancient tales in Nargothrond and Doriath?

It doesn't seem like the Elves hunting the Petty-Dwarves would have been important enough for them to compose tales celebrating the "Great Saga of the Hunting of the Petty-Dwarf."

I suppose that the Elves of Nargothrond might have a story about driving the Petty-Dwarves out of the place, but I get the impression that the Noegyth Nibin were not the type to put up much of a fight.

Was it just because the Elves were bored and they made up the stories because they lacked anything better to do, or is my thinking it strange completely off base?

05-25-2004, 05:16 PM	#1
Kuruharan Regal Dwarven Shade Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: A Remote Dwarven Hold Posts: 3,593	An Odd Memory I was just reading the section in the Sil about Mim and the Petty-Dwarves when something struck me as a little odd. Why would the only place where the Petty-Dwarves were remembered be ancient tales in Nargothrond and Doriath? It doesn't seem like the Elves hunting the Petty-Dwarves would have been important enough for them to compose tales celebrating the "Great Saga of the Hunting of the Petty-Dwarf." I suppose that the Elves of Nargothrond might have a story about driving the Petty-Dwarves out of the place, but I get the impression that the Noegyth Nibin were not the type to put up much of a fight. Was it just because the Elves were bored and they made up the stories because they lacked anything better to do, or is my thinking it strange completely off base? __________________ ...finding a path that cannot be found, walking a road that cannot be seen, climbing a ladder that was never placed, or reading a paragraph that has no...