I agree, LOTR & the Silm are both adamant that the Dwarves weren't much affected by their rings, but one could argue that the Edain /Rivendell/Eregion survivor perspective reflected in those books might not reflect how Thranduil saw things.
Presumably Thranduil would have no idea that Sauron was stomping up and down cursing the stiff necks of Dwarves (a delightful image, which presumably we have courtesy of Galadriel poking through his unconscious thoughts?), and might reasonably assume that Ring-ownership was intrinsically suspect. After all, they are very Noldor objects.
I completely agree that Thranduil has no reasonable grudge against the Longbeards, who seem to have been thoroughly respectable and upstanding as a family, but then, the fact that he arrested them does suggest he could be somewhat unreasonable.
I would love to know if at any point the Dwarves mentioned they had come from Rivendell and had help from Elrond. If they had, that would really shed a fascinating light on relations between Thranduil and Elrond.
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Date: 2018-12-08 01:12 am (UTC)Presumably Thranduil would have no idea that Sauron was stomping up and down cursing the stiff necks of Dwarves (a delightful image, which presumably we have courtesy of Galadriel poking through his unconscious thoughts?), and might reasonably assume that Ring-ownership was intrinsically suspect. After all, they are very Noldor objects.
I completely agree that Thranduil has no reasonable grudge against the Longbeards, who seem to have been thoroughly respectable and upstanding as a family, but then, the fact that he arrested them does suggest he could be somewhat unreasonable.
I would love to know if at any point the Dwarves mentioned they had come from Rivendell and had help from Elrond. If they had, that would really shed a fascinating light on relations between Thranduil and Elrond.