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One possible explanation is pride (always a good explanation for anything Thorin did)- Thorin was determined that when he married, it would be to take a Queen of his restored realm. Thorin after all was unique also among Durin's line in being the first to be homeless.
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The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.
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