Dwarven Culture (Further Reading)
Posted: Sep 22, 2012 1:48 pm(Warning: This thread will contain spoilers for both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings)
Are you curious about Dwarven culture and history? Do you want to know more about Thorin’s family and his quest for the treasure of the Lonely Mountain? Well, a good place to start would be Appendix A of The Lord of the Rings, found at the end of The Return of the King. In the third section, titled “Durin’s Folk,” you will find a brief history of the Dwarves of Middle-earth, and specifically to do with Thror and Thrain, Thorin’s grandfather and father, and with Thorin Oakenshield himself. This is where we discover some of what occurred just before The Hobbit begins, particularly conversations between Gandalf and Thorin. For more about those meetings, see the thread here.
If you want to take a closer look at the chronology of events leading up to The Hobbit, check out Appendix B of The Lord of the Rings, in which Tolkien recorded a rough timeline of the history of Middle-earth. You’ll want to look at the section on the Third Age, beginning about Year 1999 and ending Year 2941. (Note: Some of these sections in both Appendices will contain spoilers for both TH and LotR. If you are new to the material, read carefully.
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This thread is open for you to discuss Dwarven culture in all its aspects. What fascinates you about the Dwarves? What do you wish you knew about them? How do you expect the filmmakers will express or display Dwarven culture in the films? What do you hope will be shown in the films and (maybe) what do you hope will be left out?
Are you curious about Dwarven culture and history? Do you want to know more about Thorin’s family and his quest for the treasure of the Lonely Mountain? Well, a good place to start would be Appendix A of The Lord of the Rings, found at the end of The Return of the King. In the third section, titled “Durin’s Folk,” you will find a brief history of the Dwarves of Middle-earth, and specifically to do with Thror and Thrain, Thorin’s grandfather and father, and with Thorin Oakenshield himself. This is where we discover some of what occurred just before The Hobbit begins, particularly conversations between Gandalf and Thorin. For more about those meetings, see the thread here.
If you want to take a closer look at the chronology of events leading up to The Hobbit, check out Appendix B of The Lord of the Rings, in which Tolkien recorded a rough timeline of the history of Middle-earth. You’ll want to look at the section on the Third Age, beginning about Year 1999 and ending Year 2941. (Note: Some of these sections in both Appendices will contain spoilers for both TH and LotR. If you are new to the material, read carefully.
)This thread is open for you to discuss Dwarven culture in all its aspects. What fascinates you about the Dwarves? What do you wish you knew about them? How do you expect the filmmakers will express or display Dwarven culture in the films? What do you hope will be shown in the films and (maybe) what do you hope will be left out?
