Gandalf's Method of gaining Hospitality

WayUnderTheMountain · **Posted:** Tue Oct 25, 2011 4:27 pm

Did anyone else see that Gandalf pulls the same technique on Bilbo as he did on Beorn in order to have they provide hospitality for 13 Dwarves?

Bilbo: Gandalf prepares a tea-time. Dwalin and Balin arrive one at a time. Fili and Kili arrive together. The rest arrive in two large groups of five.

Beorn: Gandalf and Bilbo arrive first. The rest of the dwarves arrive in pairs save the last three.

Coincidence? I think not.

Draugluin · **Posted:** Tue Oct 25, 2011 4:39 pm

Of course it wasn't coincidence. Nothing Gandalf did was coincidence.

Beowulf03809 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:31 pm

Would YOU open your doors to 13 Dwarves? Hard to get by that and not be rude yourself, so a wee bit of avoidance is in order.

WayUnderTheMountain · **Posted:** Tue Oct 25, 2011 11:41 pm

I'm not 100% sure I'd open my door to ONE dwarf. :-D

I can see why he would do it, I just thought it odd I didn't notice it in my previous readings.

Gandalf's Method of gaining Hospitality

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