Discussion: The Hobbit, Chapter 17: The Clouds Burst

[malinaldarose]

1. Suppose that things had fallen out the way Bard expected: that Thorin should prepare Bilbo's fourteenth share of the hoard and trade it for the Arkenstone. The Elves would have returned to Mirkwood and Bard might have eventually gone to Dale. What would the relationship have been between the three peoples in that region, if not for the

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[im_an_aaangel]

I absolutely love when Bilbo yells that out. I still tear up when Sam does it at the battle before the Black Gate.