In the hobbit, thorin oakenshield is a dwarf on a mission. Ironfoot, who killed azog during this battle in the book, is not present at all. Later, people tell him about the end of the battle. Dec 18, 2014 fans of the original works of jrr tolkien likely remember that kili the dwarf is an illfated companion of thorin and bilbo. He is a distant cousin to thorin as his grandfather was gror who was thrors younger brother. While he regrets the fact that hes not with his beloved bilbo, hes at least thankful that he can watch over him while he waits for them to be reunited. Their quest was joined by bilbo baggins the titular hobbit and occasionally by the wizard gandalf. Who becomes the king under the mountain after the death of. The relationship between thorin and bilbo baggins was a major plot device and the main friendship in the hobbit. Dec 14, 2014 the hobbit thorins tragedy december 14, 2014 december 14, 2014 the it countrey justice the hobbit, tolkien the long awaited final instalment of the hobbit trilogy has hit the screens along with the expected fanfare, marketing tieins and the like. Thorin was succeeded as leader of durins folk by his cousin dain.
Most of your criticisms are lifted straight from the book. Thorins company consisted of the following dwarves. He is confused and tells the wizard to come back the next day. Thorin is just a secondary character and his death does not ruin the story. Filled with emotion and sadness, and it gives thorin that one final moment of redemption for going mad and becoming an ass. The hobbit thorins tragedy the it countrey justice. The dwarves arent supposed to be entirely likable, hence why bilbo is the protagonist who serves to show them a better way of life one led by bravery, politeness and humility.
Dain ironfoot, his cousin and the eldest surviving direct descendant of durin, succeeds him. Just finished the hobbit, need to vent about thorinthe dwarves. How many dwarves of thorins ex company were alive during the. How many dwarves of thorins ex company were alive during.
Thorin ii oakenshield the one wiki to rule them all fandom. In the movie, thorins death is executed beautifully. The eagles helped turn the tide, along with beorn, who also arrived near the end and killed. I knew it was in the th chapter but dont know which page. Upon hearing the news of the death of smaug, thorin fortified the main entrance to the mountain. The two had previously been at odds, but now, when all else falls away, readers see the fairness in thorin s heart. Nov 17, 20 the quest may be about thorin, or the dwarves in general, taking back the mountain but the book is not. The hobbit fili and kili were brothers, the youngest of the thirteen dwarves who set out on thorin oakenshields quest along with gandalf and bilbo baggins to reclaim the lonely mountain for the dwarves. What page of the hobbit was the death of kili and fili. His goal is to regain the arkenstone back from the evil dragon smaug, who has taken over his family home, the lonely mountain. Actually, the hobbit had called him thorin, many bristled at the memory, trying to discern whether it was a deliberate affront or whether the hobbit was simply trying to be amiable. Debunking that hobbit movie rumour about thorin oakenshield. Even if, after all was said and done, it was just a fools hope.
Bilbo and thorin the hobbit film trilogy wikia fandom. Goodbye thorin oakenshield, bilbo breathed, and his breath stopped short. He was buried under the mountain with the arkenstone. Though his birthright and noble bearing initially make thorin seem like a fairly heroic figure, the. By signing up, youll get thousands of stepbystep solutions to your homework questions. Pictures and is the second installment in the threepart film series based on the novel the hobbit by j. Fans of the original works of jrr tolkien likely remember that kili the dwarf is an illfated companion of thorin and bilbo. The hobbit the battle of the five armies to the death part 2 duration.
Dain was the closest eligible canidate for the throne because everyone else descended from durin was to distant from the e. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. In fact, as others have stated, it adds quite a bit. Yazneg, the orc who had previously led the pack, apologizes to his master for the dwarves escape. The hobbit doesnt look at thorin, too busy thumping balin on the back. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works.
Dec 19, 2014 the tolkien nerds guide to the hobbit. Thorin s cousin who leads an army of dwarves from a weeks march away to help the other dwarves. The battle of the five armies the last goodbye billy boyd official music video. Thorin made it through part of these lines, but was mortally wounded because of how large bolgs protection was. However, bolg protected himself with lines of orcs surrounding him. The main character, bilbo, is a peaceloving hobbit who is hired by a group of refugee. During the battle of five armies, thorin attempted to kill the leader of the orcs, named bolg, son of azog.
Hi, i was on imdb and some utter asshole posted this topic. The battle of the five armies the growing conflict over the treasure between dwarves, elves, and men, likely to result in bloodshed, was suddenly averted by the approach of goblin and warg armies, so they instead joined forces to defeat their common enemies in what was later called the battle of the five armies. The blade would glow blue should orcs approach, and they could thus not take the mountain by surprise. The three deaths mean that the line of thror and thrain is extinguished and the kingship of erebor passes to dain ii ironfoot. Thorin made it through part of these lines, but was mortally wounded. Bilbo, a simple hobbit, is smoking his pipe one day when the wizard gandalf appears and asks him to go on an adventure. The hobbit, or there and back again question about thorin. Thorin is the leader of the dwarves, and he takes himself very seriously. Bilbo baggins and thorin oakenshield have a strange, but later special friendship going on from the end of the first film to the end of the last. The hobbit all media types bookmarks archive of our own. Thorin is more sympathetic in peter jacksons hobbit than in j.
Thorin ii, also called the oakenshield, king under the mountain or the mountain king, was the. Look thorin, bilbo started, and there it was again, that casual lack of regard to his titles, the impudence of it. Thorin became kinginexile of durins folk after his father presumably died in the dungeons of dol guldur. Thorin, the hobbit when thorin died, he was buried with the arkenstone, and orcrist was returned and laid upon his tomb. Thorin is brave and intelligent and his leadership of the dwarves is unchallenged. Since they had no part in thorin s decision to doublecross the men of laketown, and since the book gives no indication that he even knew of their deaths before he died of his wounds, i do not think that the deaths of fili and kili were intended as a punishment for thorin s mistakes. I suspect that thorin will kill azog either in the second movie or the third. Thorin forgave bilbo and when thorin finally died, they had become friends again. He retains this sense of self throughout the journey until, in chapter 8, he is captured by elves and. As he lies on his deathbed, thorin reveals his admiration for bilbo. The battle of five armies is over and thorin has died and gone to mahals halls. The battle of the five armies is the third of peter jacksons the hobbit film trilogy based on j. Character analysis thorin oakenshield thorin is the leader of the dwarves, and he takes himself very seriously.
Thorin oakenshield in the hobbit, or, there and back again thorin oakenshield thorin, son of thrain, son of thror, is the leader of the company of dwarves who go on a quest to get their treasure back from the dragon smaug who destroyed their kingdom under the lonely mountain a couple of generations back. Spoilers for the hobbit ahead at the end of the battle of the five armies, the prominent casualties claimed by the war on the heroes side are thorin oakenshield and his two nephewsheirs fili and kili. Both his parents died in the fire, gandalf walked over to a few hobbits and talked with them as thorin walked up to kili and fili who was trying to comfort the young hobbit. The royal house of durin thorin oakenshield and the two sons of his sister. Thorin wakes up after the battle of five armies the day the company is due to meet their new burglar in hobbiton. All of a sudden, an earpiercing screech filled the sky. Thorin in particular encapsulates the best and worst of the dwarves. The second and more tragic death in the book is that of thorin oakenshield, the. Thorin is the leader of the company of dwarves who aim to reclaim the lonely mountain from smaug the dragon. The hobbit fanfiction thorin oakenshield x oc the lord of silver fountains, the king of carven stone. Debunking that hobbit movie rumour about thorin oakenshield may 30, 2014 at 11. Thorin ii oakenshield mortally wounded on the field, died soon after the battle, after having final words with bilbo. Thorin oakenshield in the hobbit, or, there and back again thorin oakenshield thorin, son of thrain, son of thror, is the leader of the company of dwarves who go on a quest to get their treasure back from the dragon smaug who destroyed their kingdom under the lonely mountain a. He lingered long enough to forgive bilbo and restore his share of the treasure.
In my opinion the role of thorin was expanded in order to give the audience a heroic figure to root for. Thorin oakenshield stabbed in the foot by azog, who then mortally wounded him with a stab to the chest. When his shield broke, in its stead he used an oak branch to block the blows of his foes. If book fans dont seem to remember azog the pale orc from the hobbit, theres a good reason for that. Once the dwarf seems able to breathe again, he looks up, to find thirteen wide pairs of eyes fixed on him. Thorin ii, also called the oakenshield, king under the mountain or the mountain king, was the son of thrain ii, the older brother of frerin and dis, the grandson of king thror and the uncle of fili and kili.
He is the son of thrain ii, grandson of thror, and becomes king of durins folk during their exile from erebor. Also remember that the dwarves in the book have little to distinguish them as individuals. Bilbo baggins, an unassuming hobbit dwelling in peaceful hobbiton. At weathertop, the pack of orcs and wargs that had chased thorin s company earlier congregate and discuss their hunt. Thorin oakenshield did not believe in miracles, yet for once he would allow himself to hope. When thorin oakenshield and his band of dwarves embark upon a dangerous quest to reclaim the hoard of gold stolen from them by the evil dragon smaug, gandalf the wizard suggests an unlikely accomplice. Turning, thorin saw majestic figures flying in the air, swooping down towards the battle. The leader of the dwarves who embark on the treasure quest in chapter 2, thorin is in many ways a typical member of his race. The character of thorin oakenshield in the hobbit from. Along the way, the company faces trolls, goblins, giant spiders, and worse. The battle of the five armies the final chapter in peter jacksons trilogy strays furthest from the book, but there are still a few buried easter. Hobbit time travel fix it stories archive of our own. And the bells shall ring in gladness at the mountain kings return, but all shall fail in sadness and the lake will shine and burn.
Without the dwarves, the goblins may have overcome everyone else. Fili and kili are younger, related to thorin, and have better eyesight. The desolation of smaug is a 20 epic fantasy adventure film directed by peter jackson and produced by wingnut films in collaboration with new line cinema and metrogoldwynmayer. Smaugs death scene from the movie the hobbit 1977 i do not own this, its all part of the movie the hobbit. The moment adds complexity to thorin, showing that even though he often appears haughty and stubborn, he harbors a. The hero of the book is bilbo, not thorin, hence the title. Thorin, patriarchal head of durins folk, becomes king under the mountain upon the death of the dragon smaug. Thorin oakenshield in the hobbit, or, there and back again. Balin shot in the back by an orc, according to the book of mazarbul.
There are two completely different versions of his death, in the book and the movie. The the hobbit quotes below are all either spoken by thorin oakenshield or refer to thorin oakenshield. The battle of the five armies picks up where the desolation of smaug left off. Dec 19, 2018 the hobbit fanfiction thorin oakenshield x oc the lord of silver fountains, the king of carven stone. He fought bravely and kili and fili fell by his side. Bilbo took only two small chests, one full of silver, the other full of gold. Thorin was best known for his deeds as leader of a company that infiltrated the lost kingdom under the mountain to take it back from smaug and for leading an alliance of men, dwarves. Fili and kili the one wiki to rule them all fandom. He is conscious of his position as son of thrain and grandson of thror, king under the mountain, and mindful of his birthright to the treasure trove guarded by smaug. Kicking the hobbit chapter 1, a hobbit fanfic fanfiction. The hobbit s arm fell limp in thorin s grasp, and thorin leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on the hobbit s forehead. Dwarf thorin, the king under the mountain, on his death bed from the 1977 animated adoption of the hobbit the prelude to the lord of the rings by j. The king beneath the mountain shall come into his hold.
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