Fattest of the Dwarves

[HerenIstarion]

Originally Posted by The Squatter of Amon Rûdh

Well, apparently there are still those who don't think that Tolkien rather labours the point that Bombur was fat.

One of 'those' in question would be me I reckon

Well, I may argue that for the 19 chapters worth of story for [younger] children that's not that much (but I actually won't, let it stand)

I have another point to make (as I've pondered the issue the very day I raised my doubts with regards multitude of instances of mentioning Bombur as fat. For it seems to me it's well-reasoned (as I've mentioned in my comment to Squatter's post on FB) - based on my own experience of bedtime reading to my kids - you have to constantly remind them about certain facts - even if they do seem already well established to yourself - so I see the reason of constantly stressing that particular fat guy's fat

(I'm reading (or re-reading rather, for 10th time on end it seems now) Roverandom currently to my elder kid, so we are repeatedly rehearsing which of the Rovers is the oldest, and what dreams Man-on-the-Moon makes and on and on and on )