Board Thread:Lore Texts/@comment-31108793-20170604065435/@comment-25565811-20170605202653

''Legoarmy505 wrote: ... hobbits won't have really known about rhun ...''

Some travellers like Gandalf, Bilbo, traders, etc. might have brought rumors to the Shire. Where else could the Grandfather have heared it? And why wouldn't a nosy Bucklander child not wonder if those were true? For me, it's quite a good trick, to leave it that vague.