Thorin II Oakenshield
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Thorin
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Thorin Oakenshield (TA 2746 - TA 2941) was a dwarf, the son of Thráin II and the grandson of King Thrór.
[edit] Thorin in the Books
Born in the year TA 2746, Thorin was driven into exile by the Dragon Smaug in TA 2770, along with the rest of the surviving Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain. At the Battle of Azanulbizar in TA 2799, when he was just fifty-three (a young age for a Dwarf) he marched with a mighty Dwarf-army into Nanduhirion beneath the East-gate of Moria. Thorin's shield was broken and he used a tree branch to defend himself, thus gaining the epithet "Oakenshield".
Thorin became King in Exile of Durin's Folk as Thorin II Oakenshield after his father, Thráin II, died.
In TA 2941, he and twelve other dwarves visited Bilbo Baggins on Gandalf's advice to hire him as a burglar, to steal back their treasure from Smaug. He especially wanted the Arkenstone, and was furious when Bilbo stole it to use as a bargaining counter with Thranduil, the Elvenking, who also laid claim to the treasure. The conflict was averted by an attack of Goblins and Wargs, and the Dwarves joined forces with the elves, the Men of Laketown and the great eagles to defeat them in what came to be called the Battle of Five Armies. During the battle Thorin was mortally wounded, but before he died he made his peace with Bilbo by commending the Hobbit's bravery and good character. His last words were, "If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. But, sad or merry, I must leave it now. Farewell."
Thorin bore the Elven blade Orcrist until it was confiscated by the Elvenking. He came upon it in a Troll stash (after barely escaping with his life from those very Trolls). It was given back by the Elven King after Thorin's death and it was buried with him, along with the Arkenstone.
[edit] Behind the Scenes
In the 1977 animated version of The Hobbit, he is voiced by Hans Conreid.
| Preceded by: Thráin II | Kings of Durin's folk TA 2850 - TA 2941 | Succeeded by: Dáin II Ironfoot |
| Preceded by: Thrór | King of Erebor TA 2941 | Succeeded by: Dáin II Ironfoot |
[edit] References
| Dwarves of Middle-earth |
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Azaghâl | Balin | Bifur | Bofur | Bombur | Borin | Dáin I | Dáin II Ironfoot | Dís | Dori | Durin(s) | Dwalin | Fíli | Flói | Frerin | Frár | Frór | Fundin | Gamil Zirak | Gimli | Glóin | Gróin | Grór | Ibûn | Khîm | Kíli | Lóni | Mîm | Náin I | Náin II | Náin son of Grór | Náli | Nár | Narvi | Nori | Óin | Ori | Telchar | Thorin I | Thorin II Oakenshield | Thorin III | Thráin I | Thráin II | Thrór |
| Thorin and Company |
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Thorin Oakenshield | Balin | Dwalin | Fíli | Kíli | Dori | Nori | Ori | Óin | Glóin | Bifur | Bofur | Bombur | Gandalf | Bilbo Baggins |
