re: Official Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug Review Thread (spoilers)

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Sorry but the amount of gold was just absurd. Once again, if something isn't even remotely rare then it isn't really that valuable.

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It is rare. Where else have you seen such wealth? It is made clear in every bit of source literature that the amount of wealth was absurd. Before it was even known as Erebor, the dwarves lived under the mountain and amassed wealth. They left, got into shite with dragons, came back, and got even more wealthy. Thrór was obsessed with wealth, though, and therefore, the entire wealth of his kingdom was at his feet. The amount of riches was so large that Smaug saw it as a trophy, and that alone says something for it.

Erebor was literally printing money at the time of the attack, and that's why Dale was built where it was. Men saw this and wanted to learn how they were so wealthy. You can't tell me that all of this was done without the amount being substantial.

If Bill Gates turned every dollar he had into coins, I guarantee it'd dwarf those riches (no pun intended). Not many other people have his amount of dough, but it doesn't mean that he still doesn't have it.