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flamesburnonthemountainside:

OMG GUESS WHO HAS ACTUALLY POSTED THE NEXT INSTALLMENT IN THE DURIN’S FALLING OVER SERIES!!

I have borrowed the wonderful Gimrís from the equally wonderful determamfidd 

AHHH BATTLEPIG, oh god I am giggling so hard! THESE TWO ARE SO ADORKABLE AND CUTE. *hugs them and you* OH, WHAT A PAIR OF SWEETIEPIE DISASTERS THEY ARE ❤

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I imagine Dori has made a few attempts to talk to Bofur and Gimris about Gimizh out of concern that he might go the, ah, “Nori route” in life. Just to try and save them some of his headaches later on.

idk, I don’t think Dori would be the sort of person to go and criticise another person’s parenting (I have a new appreciation for how insulting and judgemental people can be about the decisions we make for the good of our kids, lol). He’d more likely try to provide the hellion Gimizh with a good example, to my mind. 

Besides, it might feel sort of… nostalgic? in a way? To be running after and grumbling about a red-haired menace with a nose for trickery. A little slice of a life long gone.  

https://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/determamfidd/120748635143/tumblr_npeiexJavJ1r7vxd5?plead=please-dont-download-this-or-our-lawyers-wont-let-us-host-audio
https://determamfidd.tumblr.com/post/120748635143/audio_player_iframe/determamfidd/tumblr_npeiexJavJ1r7vxd5?audio_file=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fdetermamfidd%2F120748635143%2Ftumblr_npeiexJavJ1r7vxd5

notanightlight:

Sung as Gimrís, there is no song better suited to the relationship she was with Bofur, in my mind.  Sweet, silly, and head-over-heels… literally.

Guest appearance by my cat at the end, the little diva.

AH PERFECT ❤

After Erebor is reclaimed, does Gloin spend some of his share of the gold on helping budding inventors/innovators/etc financially? Sort of Dwarven venture capitalism?

Absolutely. I believe they all do, the remaining members of the Company. They would all invest in new prospects such as inventions, schools (guild or otherwise), guilds dear to their hearts (Dori has sunk A LOT into the Weavers and the Scribes, fyi), hospitals and care facilities, etc etc etc. 

The share that each received would have been far less than that originally agreed upon, imo – I’m basing this upon this quote, from Chapter 18, “The Return Journey”:

The others remained with Dain; for Dain dealt his treasure well. There was, of course, no longer any question of dividing the hoard in such shares as had been planned, to Balin and Dwalin, and Dori and Nori and Ori, and Oin and Gloin, and Bifur and Bofur and Bombur—or to Bilbo. Yet a fourteenth share of all the silver and gold, wrought and unwrought, was given up to Bard; for Dain said: “We will honour the agreement of the dead, and he has now the Arkenstone in his keeping.”
Even a fourteenth share was wealth exceedingly great, greater than that of many mortal kings. From that treasure Bard sent much gold to the Master of Lake-town; and he rewarded his followers and friends freely. To the Elvenking he gave the emeralds of Girion, such jewels as he most loved, which Dain had restored to him.
To Bilbo he said: “This treasure is as much yours as it is mine; though old agreements cannot stand, since so many have a claim in its winning and defence. Yet even though you were willing to lay aside all your claim, I should wish that the words of Thorin, of which he repented, should not prove true: that we should give you little. I would reward you most richly of all.”
“Very kind of you,” said Bilbo. “But really it is a relief to me. How on earth should I have got all that treasure home without war and murder all along the way, I don’t know. And I don’t know what I should have done with it when I got home. I am sure it is better in your hands.”

So, Dain spread the treasure a LOT further than fourteen measly shares, as we see. Even so, I am certain that he would have rewarded the Company incredibly richly.

I consider that Dwarves such as Bombur and Bofur (poor as church mice all their lives) would have been initially at something of a loss as to what to do with their newfound wealth. I think that they would have turned to Gloin, as the most financially-savvy Dwarf they know, to help them use it wisely and for the benefit of all.

Gloin would have considered what is important to them, naturally. He himself would already be investing in mines, in apprentice-schools, funding scholarships for Firebeards and war-orphans and speculating in new inventions.

He would have helped them make investments and contributions towards Miner’s Hospitals and ongoing care for those Dwarves who had been permanently affected by war. He would have helped them throw money towards Broadbeam-specific schools, towards toy-making apprentices and journeymen and women, towards the culinary arts.

Basically, I can see Gloin helping his friends invest their wealth wisely, in ways that both increase the health, productivity and happiness of their people, and assure a decent little profit (LITTLE profit – no such thing on such vast numbers, lol – they’re all fabulously wealthy).