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There's usually 3-4 mantraps that spawn just on the other side of the burned-out house (you can see them through the break in the trees). They are relentless and will pursue your hapless butts all over the Shire and beyond. The actual number you get is random, but dependent on the level of difficulty of the game. (I always play "hard" and "frequent spawn" and so I usually get 4.
I have seen the Mantraps in other areas of the Shire as well, as they are random spawns after the initial "planned" encounter before the castle. I was jumped by four of them near the entrance of the Dragonspire, and by two of them on the western exit of the Boogre caves (different games, though!)
And, of course, their larger cousins, the Jungle Lilies, are much more plentiful after you pass Brimloch Roon and start sojourning on the Enchanted Isle. By that time, though, you should be powerful enough that they're pretty much pushovers. Still, best not to take them lightly.
Cheers,
-Sazerac
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