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but the thing is it's not about distace,

The Orocarni would probibly already be going to the lonly mountian because it's the largest kingdom of Durin's Folk we know of in the books/movies, to get they they'd need to pass through Dale, whilst there they would probibly estabish cultural aliances with the men, and certinly see them more than hobbits from the shire who are seen as not very adventurous.


 * note, i left the elves of Lindon, Lorien and Rivendell because none of them had great trading partnerships with the men of the east. The High Elves only really having good relationships with the Dunedain, the Hobbits, the Dwarves of the Blue Mountians and their kin in the east whilst the Elves of Lorien don't go out of the forest much