Thorin's Halls - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

goldfinger · 03-10-2006, 11:30 AM

Can anybody tell me about Thorin's Halls? Because I've seen it in the Middle Earth Atlas and on LOTR RPGs, but I don't recall seeing it in any of the books.

Raynor · 03-10-2006, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by The gathering of the clouds, TH

The king is come unto his hall
Under the Mountain dark and tall.

I would say it is a refference to the dwarven halls of the Lonely Mountain.

Anguirel · 03-10-2006, 12:34 PM

It could also refer to the Halls in the Blue Mountains in which Thorin and his impoverished relatives dwelt...

goldfinger · 03-10-2006, 10:25 PM

They always showed that they were in the Blue mts.

Elu Ancalime · 03-11-2006, 08:14 PM

I believe that they were on a spur on the southern Blue Mountains. They were probably an old off shoot from Nogrod that the southern one, right?) It is interesting bevcause the Tale of Years says (ca 40 SA: Dwarves leave their cities in the blue mts to go to Khazad-dum) Since it is mainly thought that Nogrod and Belegost were destroyed in the splitting of the Ered Luin, perhaps Tolkien wanted to mean that the main cities were destroyed, but parts of them (suburbs, if you will) were just abandoned.
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goldfinger · 03-11-2006, 08:53 PM

I thought their was reason to believe that Belegost survived the war of wrath? since it was about 150 to 200 miles south of Nogrod, which would place it somewhere at the very end of what is now the southern Blue mts.

Elu Ancalime · 03-11-2006, 09:14 PM

Right, it was Belegost.
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03-10-2006, 11:30 AM	#1
goldfinger Haunting Spirit Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: KC, Missouri Posts: 60	Thorin's Halls Can anybody tell me about Thorin's Halls? Because I've seen it in the Middle Earth Atlas and on LOTR RPGs, but I don't recall seeing it in any of the books.

03-10-2006, 12:34 PM	#3
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	It could also refer to the Halls in the Blue Mountains in which Thorin and his impoverished relatives dwelt... __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso

03-11-2006, 08:14 PM	#5
Elu Ancalime Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Anador Posts: 476	I believe that they were on a spur on the southern Blue Mountains. They were probably an old off shoot from Nogrod that the southern one, right?) It is interesting bevcause the Tale of Years says (ca 40 SA: Dwarves leave their cities in the blue mts to go to Khazad-dum) Since it is mainly thought that Nogrod and Belegost were destroyed in the splitting of the Ered Luin, perhaps Tolkien wanted to mean that the main cities were destroyed, but parts of them (suburbs, if you will) were just abandoned. ________ Mercedes-Amg Last edited by Elu Ancalime; 03-03-2011 at 11:25 PM.

03-11-2006, 09:14 PM	#7
Elu Ancalime Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Anador Posts: 476	Right, it was Belegost. ________ Best portable vaporizer Last edited by Elu Ancalime; 03-03-2011 at 11:26 PM.

03-10-2006, 10:25 PM	#4
goldfinger Haunting Spirit Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: KC, Missouri Posts: 60	They always showed that they were in the Blue mts.

03-11-2006, 08:53 PM	#6
goldfinger Haunting Spirit Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: KC, Missouri Posts: 60	I thought their was reason to believe that Belegost survived the war of wrath? since it was about 150 to 200 miles south of Nogrod, which would place it somewhere at the very end of what is now the southern Blue mts.