Book summary about the hobbit character list summary and analysis. In fact, the great city appeared to be deserted, the only sound coming from their footsteps that echoed. In the second film, thorin has orcrist taken from him by legolas following the battle with the spiders of mirkwood and the partys capture by the wood elves. And now an even greater threat marches upon their doorstep.
The very last scene depicts gandalf and balin visiting bilbo some time later in his hobbithole. In the book, as in the film, thorin is the leader of a company of dwarves who embark on a quest to kill a dragon and retrieve their stolen gold, but what separates the film from the book, and what essentially elevates thorin s character, is the focus on the motivation behind his quest and a stronger infusion of nobility into that motivation. In fact, as others have stated, it adds quite a bit. 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.
Since they had no part in thorins decision to doublecross the men of laketown, and since the book gives no indication that he even knew of their deaths. Thorin, son of thrain, son of thror also known as thorin oakenshield is the heir to durins throne under erebor, the lonely mountain. Gandalf cliffsnotes study guides book summaries, test. I am thorin son of thrain son of thror king under the mountain. Tolkien and alludes to thorin the dwarf from norse mythology. Their leader, thorin oakenshield, is shown to be a great warrior and the. However, with thorins mind becoming plagued by sickness the one he has c. Thorin is the leader of the company of dwarves who aim to reclaim the lonely mountain from smaug the dragon.
Thor in is the leader of the company of dwarves who aim to reclaim the lonely mountain from smaug the dragon. Filled with emotion and sadness, and it gives thorin that one final moment of redemption for going mad and becoming an ass. His goal is to regain the arkenstone back from the evil dragon smaug, who has taken over his family home, the lonely mountain. Thror and thrain thorins father escaped using a secret back door. But unlike rivendell there were few common elves about. They have reclaimed their homeland after battling the mighty beast that dared to take it from them sixty years ago. During the battle of five armies, thorin attempted to kill the leader of the orcs, named bolg, son of azog.
See more ideas about thorin oakenshield, the hobbit and lotr. Welcome back to the chapterbychapter reread of the hobbit. The hero of the book is bilbo, not thorin, hence the title. Being the leader of dwarves, he placed himself at the head of the company that set out to reclaim the treasure stolen by smaug, the most evil dragon in all middleearth. May 04, 2020 the name thorin refers to more than one character, item or concept. It isnt said how exactly he died, only that he was mortally wounded, along with kili and fili, who were guarding him. The dwarves then learnt from the ancient raven roac that smaug had been killed.
Legolas and thorin were always my all time favorite members of middle earth. Here lies king thorin oakenshield, wielder and keeper of the arkenstone, last of durins folk and king under the mountain. He is the son of thrain ii, grandson of thror, and becomes king of durins folk during their exile from erebor. Debunking that hobbit movie rumour about thorin oakenshield. In general, the arrogant thorin works as a foil for the unassuming bilbo, setting off bilbos best qualities and creating a leadership void that provides bilbo the chance to seize the initiative and become a true hero. However, bolg protected himself with lines of orcs. Thorin oakenshield from book to film scifi and fantasy network. Of course both of my favorites were said by thorin. He is the son of thrain ii, grandson of thror, and becomes king of durins folk during their exile from e rebor. The hobbit smaug referring to thorin as oakenshield. Thorin is the leader of the dwarves, and he takes himself very seriously. Oct 22, 2009 thorin died in the 18th chapter the return journey on page 266.
Teen and up audiences 31 general audiences 2868 mature 1489 explicit 1158 not rated 1052 include warnings. Thorin is partially redeemed by his dying apology to bilbo, but not even this act of remorse can fully redeem him. The hobbit was written as a childrens book, but is popular with both children and. It was easy to push past bain as he tried to convince them to stay.
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. You can find past posts at the reread index, or you can catch up with our previous reread of. As seen in the first film, thorin earns his epithet oakenshield during his fight against azog at the battle of azanulbizar where he used an oaken branch as both a weapon and shield. Also, in the books, azog is not responsible for thorin oakenshield s death, as he was killed long before thorin died. 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. Death of thorin oakenshield the hobbit extended edition. Upon realizing that bard had left it was even easier than anticipated in the first place.
Thorin oakenshield from book to film scifi and fantasy. Mar 28, 20 welcome back to the chapterbychapter reread of the hobbit. He became the rightful king under the mountain and king of durins folk when his father thror was murdered in moria. Thorin oakenshield middleearth films wiki fandom powered. Jul 26, 2019 richard armitage as thorin oakenshield in the hobbit trilogy 20122014. The hobbit, or there and back again question about thorin. Gandalf is represented in all his wisdom, reminding bilbo of his place in the grand scheme of things. Thorin oakenshield in the hobbit, or, there and back again. Bilbo bagginsthorin oakenshield works archive of our own. 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. Thrain was born in the lonely mountain to thror, who at that time was king under the mountain. Being lead through the great doors to the elven kingdom, poppy could only marvel at the interior that seemed to mirror the forests intricate trees. Smaug left the mannish town of dale in ruins and killed many dwarves who were inside the mountain.
The the hobbit quotes below are all either spoken by thorin oakenshield or refer to thorin oakenshield. Thorin oakenshield thorin is one of the main characters of the hobbit, the son of thrain and the grandson of thror, the king under the mountain. See more ideas about thorin oakenshield, the hobbit and richard armitage. In the movie, thorins death is executed beautifully. In the book smaug does not mention thorin s name at all and they never interact in the 2nd hobbit movie smaug refers to thorin as oakenshield even though thorin doesnt receive that moniker until after smaug has taken the mountain. Thorin oakenshield character analysis in the hobbit litcharts. Thorin is killed while commanding the allied armies of men, dwarves and elves during the battle of five armies. Thorin ii oakenshield the one wiki to rule them all fandom.
Debunking that hobbit movie rumour about thorin oakenshield may 30, 2014 at 11. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Jan 02, 2015 thorin thinks that once he has the stone, it will bring him the only happiness he needs, when in reality, it wont. Nov 17, 20 the quest may be about thorin, or the dwarves in general, taking back the mountain but the book is not. It would be at the battle of the five armies, almost the end of the book. Thorin died in the 18th chapter the return journey on page 266. In the extended edition of the movie, thrain is held captive at dol guldur, but in the book he is believed to have died long before the dwarves and bilbo set off for erebor. However, bolg protected himself with lines of orcs surrounding him. Thorin is just a secondary character and his death does not ruin the story. His intense desire for the treasure, typical of the dwarf love of. King thorin ii oakenshield, also known as son of thrain, son of thror, the dwarf king, and formerly known as prince thorin, is a character in the hobbit. Thorin ii, also called the oakenshield, king under the mountain or the. We do not open the book to read of the wrath of thorin the way we learn of the wrath of. He gets a lucky hit in and shreds his arm, awfully representative of the original opening scene to the lord of the rings trilogy.
At this time, he gets the map to the lonely mountain from thorins father thrain. After the battle of five armies, gandalf accompanies bilbo back to the hobbitlands. Tolkien does not really write dwarves as heroes, at least not for the most part. Quotes tagged as thorinoakenshield showing 14 of 4 the eleven king looked sternly upon thorin, when he was brought before him, and asked him many questions. Thrain ii was the father of thorin ii oakenshield, and as son of king thror, was a direct descendant of durin the deathless. Azog also appeared in the 2014 video game lego the hobbit and has officially been released as a lego minifigure in the lego hobbit sets 79014 dol guldur battle and 79017 the battle of the five armies. Nov 24, 2014 in the book the elvenking suspects that thorin and his friends intend to visit the mountain and he bides his time. You can find past posts at the reread index, or you can catch up with our previous reread of the lord of the rings. The pale orc is also shown as a servant of the necromancer instead of an independent chieftain his conquest of moria is portrayed as part of the dark lords scheme to claim the north. Thorin made it through part of these lines, but was mortally wounded because of how large bolgs protection was. You king thorin oakenshield will forever be known as the reclaimer of the lonely mountain and the greatest of the kings.
Thorin is based on the character of the same name from the hobbit by j. Fili and kili scouted ahead to find the armory and eventually guided the company towards the large. He seeks to reclaim the arkenstone lost to smaug in order to. At thorins burial, thranduil decided it was more appropriate to place it on thorins tomb, and did so, along with the arkenstone. For a list of other meanings, see thorin disambiguation.
Thorin is brave and intelligent and his leadership of the dwarves is unchallenged. An unexpected journey portrayed by richard armitage. Thorin ii third age 2746 2941, also known as thorin oakenshield, was the king of durins folk from t. He makes a mistake, however, when he refuses to parley with bard on the eve of the battle. There are two completely different versions of his death, in the book and the movie. Also, the arkenstone, as thorin says many times, is the kings jewel, the birthright of his people.
Moving through the town unseen was tricky, yet not as difficult as before seeing as how the sun was setting and people had gone home. Unforunately, however, fili and kili, as well as thorin oakenshield, the king under the mountain, died because of the battle of five armies. In the book, as in the film, thorin is the leader of a company of dwarves who embark on a quest to kill a dragon and retrieve their stolen gold, but what separates the film from the book, and what essentially elevates thorins character, is the focus on the motivation behind his quest and a stronger infusion of nobility into that motivation. The ceilings were high, halls and gates guarded with various warriors in full armor. In the hobbit, thorin oakenshield is a dwarf on a mission. How it should have ended s7 e5 how the battle of the five armies should have ended feat. Thor in s background is further elaborated in appendix a o f tolkien s 1955 novel the. May 04, 2020 thorin believes azog to have died from his wounds, but, unlike in the book, he actually survived the battle and serves as thorin s nemesis.
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