Giants.... - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

The Might · 02-10-2007, 08:11 AM

an interesting topic indeed...
But I don't really know what to think
We know that it is was said that giants had not always lived in the area of the Great Pass, and that the great bears, possible ancestors of Beorn had lived there before their arrival. It could be a possibility that they had migrated north in time.
After the Battle of the Five Armies it is said that the goblins hid themselves and the mountain passes were made safe again, perhaps the giants were forced to return in the southern part of the Misty Mountains.
It could be that because the Dwarves did not know or see the giants they believed that the mountain was against them and attributed such events to supernatural forces, not to normal creatures like giants.

However it is hard to say what Tolkien really thought about, the Hobbit is very different from LOTR.

02-10-2007, 08:11 AM	#5
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	an interesting topic indeed... But I don't really know what to think We know that it is was said that giants had not always lived in the area of the Great Pass, and that the great bears, possible ancestors of Beorn had lived there before their arrival. It could be a possibility that they had migrated north in time. After the Battle of the Five Armies it is said that the goblins hid themselves and the mountain passes were made safe again, perhaps the giants were forced to return in the southern part of the Misty Mountains. It could be that because the Dwarves did not know or see the giants they believed that the mountain was against them and attributed such events to supernatural forces, not to normal creatures like giants. However it is hard to say what Tolkien really thought about, the Hobbit is very different from LOTR. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown