An out-post with 500 dwarves ready to march with spare gear at a moments notice ?
While the Iron Hills was no Khazad-Dum or Erebor it seemed to be the major concentration of the House of Durin in the late 3rd age.
The impression given of dwarf traffic/populace of/from the Blue Mountains is small but steady.
[ January 18, 2003: Message edited by: lindil ]
__________________
The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.
|