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Erebor Dwarves: Why Wait 24 Years, then go to Rivendell instead of Moria?
A curious thought I had while recently re-reading LOTR:
At The Council of Elrond, Gloin reports that it was about 30 years ago that Balin left for Moria, that they heard good reports for a time, and then no more. We see in Appendix B that Balin went to Moria in 2989 and perished in 2994. The Council of Elrond was held in 3018 - 24 years after Balin perished, and at least 24 years after the last messages would have been sent from Moria to Erebor. So my questions: * After hearing good reports for a few years, then silence - why do the Dwarves wait so long before trying to find out what happened? * If they wanted to find out what happened to Balin, why send Gloin to Rivendell, instead of sending a search party to Moria? Dwarven thoughts?
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