Sept 1: Thorin & Company brought no weapons on their quest

So, you're going on a quest to take your treasure back from a dragon. He may not want to let you have it. And the journey is likely to be dangerous. What would you include in you bags, parcels and paraphernalia?

Personally, I would include weapons of some sort. Swords, spears, perhaps a mace or a halberd. Things that would be handy when fighting trolls, goblins, giant spiders, wargs, even elves. But until they plundered two swords and a dagger from the three trolls, no one in the company was armed. Not even Gandalf.

Even if they planned to steal all the treasure from Smaug, bringing weapons would have been a good idea. Even if they thought Smaug was dead, it would have been wise to bring weapons along. Assuming that Thorin was clueless, Gandalf should have considered traveling armed. Unless he considered Bilbo himself to be the only weapon the company needed.

Birthday Observance Idea

Go on a trip and leave a key item behind. Go to the beach without sunscreen, go on a picnic without anything to drink, go to a concert without tickets. You will be walking in Thorin's massive, iron-bound boots. But be sure to invite a hobbit, too.

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