![]() On Thror's Map is written Here of old was Thrain King under theMountain yet Thrain was the son of Thror, the last King under the Mountainbefore the coming of the dragon. A final note may be added, on a point raised by several students of the lore ofthe period. ![]() Its explanation lies in the history of the Ring, as it was set out in the chroniclesof the Red Book of Westmarch, and is now told in The Lord of the Rings. It does not, however, concern the present story, and those whoin this edition make their first acquaintance with hobbit-lore need not troupe aboutit. There the truestory of the ending of the Riddle Game, as it was eventually revealed (underpressure) by Bilbo to Gandalf, is now given according to the Red Book, in placeof the version Bilbo first gave to his friends, and actually set down in his diary.This departure from truth on the part of a most honest hobbit was a portent ofgreat significance. More important is the matter of Chapter Five. For example, the rune text now corresponds exactly with the runeson Thror's Map. SPECIAL NOTE: In this reprint several minor inaccuracies, most of them noted by readers, havebeen corrected.
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