Probable (and speculative) reason for dwarven 'unwilling' for taking up Erebor may have been its 'Loneliness' - being 'lonely', it was easier to besiege (even if it was fully manned, or rather, 'dwarfed') than Iron Hills or any other mountain range, given sufficiently large army, of course.
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Egroeg Ihkhsal
- Would you believe in the love at first sight?
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