Though his birthright and noble bearing initially make thorin seem like a fairly heroic figure, the dwarfs status quickly declines as bilbos rises. The dwarves run, but the goblins are faster, and gandalf tells thorin to turn and fight. Bilbo baggins frodo baggins sam gamgee pippin took implied. Thorins company in the hobbit, or, there and back again. The the hobbit quotes below are all either spoken by thorin oakenshield or refer to thorin oakenshield. The thains book was a copy of the red book of westmarch made in the. See more ideas about lord of the rings, lord and the hobbit. At the end of the book, a dying thorin says to bilbo, there is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly west. Everyone jumped, and thorin ignored the confused looks of the others as balin and the hobbit followed him and gandalf. He is the son of thrain ii, grandson of thror, and becomes king of durins folk during their exile from erebor. His goal is to regain the arkenstone back from the evil dragon smaug, who has taken over his family home, the lonely mountain.
Presenting the necromancer as a new threat gives the story more urgency. The red book of westmarch is an item featured in the hobbit and the lord of the rings. Like all hobbit architecture, the hobbit holes are notable for their round doors and windows. A thain, a courtship, and a walk to remember 11 author. He is confused and tells the wizard to come back the next day. Historthe contents of the thain s book had various authors. The next part is a trilogy called lord of the rings. 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. It has been suggested that the soil or ground of the shire consists of loess and that this facilitates the construction of hobbitholes. Jan 22, 20 thorin ii oakenshield mortally wounded on the field, died soon after the battle, after having final words with bilbo. Thorin and company refers to the thirteen exiled dwarves under the leadership of thorin oakenshield and the one hobbit bilbo baggins, who famously made the quest of erebor, travelling through the misty mountains and the wilderland to the lonely mountain, to recover their ancient treasure from the kingdom of erebor, stolen by the dragon smaug thorins company.
The company of thorin oakenshield stared at their hobbit s back as he flounced off to the sitting room. The character of thorin oakenshield in the hobbit from. His nephews fili and kili died defending him as he lay on the ground. The shire is a realm in the west in which very few people know about. Most of these dwarves just seem to be along for the ride, without much in the way of real character. It containd much information about middleearth and numenor. Hobbit project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read.
This scene provides an unexpected journey with a resolution, as thorin finally comes to respect bilbo for the hobbits bravery. Also remember that the dwarves in the book have little to distinguish them as individuals. For a week or so, we have been treated to an unprecedented look at the dwarves from peter jacksons the hobbit. Gandalfs mission for the past two thousand years has been to look for signs of saurons reappearance. The oldest material came from the diary of bilbo baggins, which he took with him to rivendell after t. The wizard does show up the next day, but only after thirteen dwarves have knocked at his door first. Thorin oakenshield died in the battle, and he was laid to rest beneath the lonely mountain. In fact, as others have stated, it adds quite a bit. The hobbit is a timeless classic, which is a tale of bilbo baggins, the wizard gandalf, gollum, and the spectacular world of middleearth recounts of the adventures of a reluctant hero, a powerful and dangerous ring, and the cruel dragon smaug the magnificent. Tolkien author seems to think sometimes that when evil is destroyed it just pops up somewhere else.
I trust you to pick someone who will be good for thorin. Nov 17, 20 the quest may be about thorin, or the dwarves in general, taking back the mountain but the book is not. Thorin ii, also called the oakenshield, king under the mountain or the mountain king, was the. The story takes place before the lord of the rings the plot is about the hobbit a small race of people invented by tolkien bilbo baggins who goes on an adventurous quest with a group of dwarves. Some rivers also are in the shire, most notably brandywine river. It may have been more than just a one shot type fic.
Bilbo thinks to himself that he was wrong to ever leave his hobbit hole. It was there that he found thorin s father, thain, who gave the wizard the map and key to erebor. Bilbo watched him for a moment before realizing all eyes were on him. In the hobbit, thorin oakenshield is a dwarf on a mission. Thorin is just a secondary character and his death does not ruin the story. The hobbit movie dwarf listing first look at richard. The hobbit simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. That is why you are reading it in high school or college. The hobbit, or there and back again, is a book written by j.
Richard armitage as thorin oakenshield in the hobbit movies. The free the hobbit notes include comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. These free notes consist of about 77 pages 22,997 words and contain the following sections. This was pippins family and relatives of both merry, bilbo and frodo. But the knowledge haunts him, as he had lived it, watched as himself and his nephews were murdered. Ingyin theinby the power of the one ring the hobbit. The gathering of the clouds, when roac son of carc brings them news of the elves and men approaching the lonely mountain in search of the hoard.
Bilbo thinks to himself that he was wrong to ever leave his hobbithole. The hobbit is a far easier read than lotr and a child can make short work of it, but it is by no means exclusively a childrens book. Bard placed the arkenstone on thorins breast, saying, there let it. Mar 17, 2020 thorin and company refers to the thirteen exiled dwarves under the leadership of thorin oakenshield and the one hobbit bilbo baggins, who famously made the quest of erebor, travelling through the misty mountains and the wilderland to the lonely mountain, to recover their ancient treasure from the kingdom of erebor, stolen by the dragon smaug. Add to library 961 discussion 1 browse more fanfiction romance. On its borders was bree, a city of men and hobbits dwell. R tolkien that takes place in the fictional world of middle earth, which is the setting of most of the authors works. The hero of the book is bilbo, not thorin, hence the title. Bilbo fondly remembered that thorin personally insisted to create his rooms with inspiration from his old hobbit hole. And not just any royal, but the thains favourite grandchild. Thorin ii oakenshield mortally wounded on the field, died soon after the battle, after having final words with bilbo. In 3019 frodo baggins brought bilbos writings with him back to the shire, and between 3020. It is in the northwest of the continent, in the region of eriador and the kingdom of arnor.
After slaughtering many of thorins kin, the great serpent, smaug, entered the lonely mountain and took possession of its vast store of gold and jewels. Tolkien english hardcover book f 5 out of 5 stars 84 product ratings 84 product ratings the hobbit. This book was written in 1937 and even today it is a best seller all over the world. Music stealing like a hobbit is the name of a parody song, by luke sienkowski, that. Thorin s background is further elaborated in appendix a of tolkiens 1955 novel the. The hobbit tells a fantastic story of adventure, danger, friendship, and courage, and serves as a prequel to the even more immersive and epic book series, the lord of the rings. Thorin oakenshield is given the chance of a lifetime, or, afterlife time. Thorin ii oakenshield the one wiki to rule them all fandom. The thain s book was an online encyclopedia of middleearth and numenor.
I think gandalf was there when they found out, and that they are. The battle of the five armies the last goodbye billy boyd official music video duration. An unexpected journey elrond reads thorins map full hd duration. Bilbo is a mere thirtythree and his parents are dead earlier than in. The quest may be about thorin, or the dwarves in general, taking back the mountain but the book is not.
Other than the main hobbits of the series, who are notable. It was there that he found thorins father, thain, who gave the wizard the map. The leader of the thirteen dwarves journeying to the lonely mountain. 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. Dori is the dwarf who happens to be carrying bilbo. Thain chapter 1 towriteornottowritethatdepends the.
Thorin is the descendant of the king under the mountain who lost his throne when smaug came and ousted the dwarves from their home. The hobbit was so successful in 1937 that tolkien was asked to write a sequel and so was born the lord of the rings. Thrain ii was the father of thorin ii oakenshield, and as son of king thror, was a direct. The thains book the one wiki to rule them all fandom. Second fic has thorin going back and something he changes at the beginning leads to dwarves getting along better with bilbo during their stay in the shire. The shire is an inland area settled exclusively by hobbits, the shirefolk, largely sheltered from the goingson in the rest of middleearth. Like many peoples in middleearth, hobbits enjoyed singing, and some played musical instruments, including trumpets and horns, pipes and flutes. Using glamdring and orcrist, gandalf and thorin kill many goblins, then turn back and continue running away. When balin relayed his kings words to the thain, though in a far more diplomatic manner, the thain took a moment of thought for the idea. The company of thorin oakenshield stared at their hobbits back as he flounced off to the sitting room. Hed give the hobbit a chance, but that was all he would give.
I remember that ori is reading a book on geneology and informs everyone that bilbo is a prince grandson of the thain and thorin is mentally kicking himself for the way he was treating him. 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. Thorin oakenshield in the hobbit, or, there and back again. Fili and kili are younger, related to thorin, and have better eyesight. One of the major scenes would be bag end and hobbiton. And not just any royal, but the thain s favourite grandchild. Thain chapter 3 towriteornottowritethatdepends the. Over time, the thain became a hereditary position, originally held by the oldbuck. The thain s book was a copy of the red book of westmarch made in the shire and later augmented with additions made in minas tirith.
Bilbo, frodo, and sam recorded their adventures in it. Starting in 2007 the lord of the rings online, the first massively multiplayer online roleplaying game based on the hobbit and the lord of the rings, allows players to adventure as hobbit, elf, dwarf, or human, but not as characters that appear in the book. He sighed before taking off the fake cover on his book and sitting down. Consider the hobbit in terms of bilbos growth or education.
Tolkien wrote it in the 1930s for his children as a bedtime story. A prince, he was a prince, they were taking a prince off to face a dragon, oh mahal. 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. Spoke up thorin from where he leant in the doorframe behind them. These events are related by the narrator, gandalf and thorin during the. It dealt with the company finding out that bilbo is basically considered royalty since hes related to the thain. It was there that he found thorins father, thain, who gave the wizard the map and key to erebor. He has great bravery and integrity, but his love for the treasure that was stolen from him and his people leads him behave stubbornly and selfishly even after he has won it back. You have probably also heard is elsewhere, either in a tolkien book you read or on a tolkien website, such as the blog of the hobbit. Oin and gloin carry the tinderboxes for the group, so occasionally theyre called upon to bring light in dark places. Objects of middleearth and numenor thains book minas tirith. The springlering, a vigorous hobbit dance, used small bells. The hobbit says that the took family were a little odd by hobbit standards, with a rumour that there was fairy heritage in their blood.
An unexpected journey elrond reads thorin s map full hd duration. Tolkiens fictional middleearth, described in the lord of the rings and other works. Thorin oakenshield quotes 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. The thains book was an online encyclopedia of middleearth and numenor. Bilbo, a simple hobbit, is smoking his pipe one day when the wizard gandalf appears and asks him to go on an adventure. Loess is a yellow soil, it causes the colour of the brandywine river, and it was used in making the bricks at stock, the main shire brickyard. There were 1,427 entries for characters, objects, buildings, sculptures, lands, family trees, and times in middleearth, organized into five indexes. The hobbit, or there and back again question about thorin. Thorin is the leader of the company of dwarves who aim to reclaim the.
Because why not see more ideas about thorin oakenshield, the hobbit and richard armitage. Thorin is the leader of the company of dwarves who aim to reclaim the lonely mountain from smaug the dragon. It is also implied that merry and pippin provided their adventures in another book, called the thains book, another edition of the stories. The hobbit, or there and back again question about. The hobbits first chose a thain to rule them when arvedui, the last king of arthedain, died. The thain not to be confused with the term thane was the title give to the traditional military leader of the hobbits of the shire after the fall of fornost and the dunedain kingdom of arthedain in the midthird age.
Today, is both honored and humbled to be given the worldwide exclusive reveal of thorin oakenshield. Hobbits traditionally live in hobbitholes or smials, underground homes found in hillsides, downs, and banks. Concerning hobbits and wolves, a hobbit fanfic fanfiction. Additionally, he was a cousin of thorins, not a stranger that thorin had never met. Thorin s arm jerked, and his body swiveled towards bilbo. Thorin pushed away those thoughts as he saw gandalf coming down the hall. His nephews implication tensed every muscle in thorin s body, waiting for the answer. This book is meant for kids, but has a lot of adult themes. In 3019 frodo baggins brought bilbos writings with him back to the shire.