D Thror's Map
HOBBIT
CHAPTER 1: AN UNEXPECTED PARTY
Taking a Closer Look
hor's map is crucial to The Hobbit. As was traditional among the Dwarves, it was drawn with
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East at the top of the map and showed the Lonely Mountain of Erebor, the Running River that
flowed from it, and the lands about. It also contained mention of a secret entrance to the Mountain,
and (written in secret Moon-letters) instructions as to how it might be opened.
Study the map below to fill in the missing information:
1 What great expanse takes up the large section in the middle of the map?
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