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**lindil** · 01-23-2003, 08:57 AM

The Dwarf-trading theory has more going for it than the Gondor one.

There was no trade between Gondor and Eriador at the time of the Hobbit.

Barely any trade within Eriador and anywhere, only the Dwarves of the Blue Mntns and the varied inhabitants of Rivendell had regular interaction outside of their immediate regions any longer [ I think some details are forht comeing in UT or HoME12] anyway, in 'Of Dwarves and Men' we read about the majority of the Dwarves anscestral mansions being much farther away East, essentially off of the map.

So they I think would have been in the best position to trade something like coffee mansion to mansion and have it thus make it's way to to the wealthy Baggins.

01-23-2003, 08:57 AM	#81
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,681	The Dwarf-trading theory has more going for it than the Gondor one. There was no trade between Gondor and Eriador at the time of the Hobbit. Barely any trade within Eriador and anywhere, only the Dwarves of the Blue Mntns and the varied inhabitants of Rivendell had regular interaction outside of their immediate regions any longer [ I think some details are forht comeing in UT or HoME12] anyway, in 'Of Dwarves and Men' we read about the majority of the Dwarves anscestral mansions being much farther away East, essentially off of the map. So they I think would have been in the best position to trade something like coffee mansion to mansion and have it thus make it's way to to the wealthy Baggins. __________________ 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.