Thorin
Category:Middle-earth dwarves\nIn
J. R. R. Tolkien's
fantasy universe of
Middle-earth,
Thorin Oakenshield was a
Dwarf, the son of Thráin and the grandson of King Thrór.
Born in the year 2746 of the
Third Age (TA), Thorin was driven into exile by
Smaug in 2770, along with the rest of the surviving Dwarves of the
Lonely Mountain. At the
Battle of Azanulbizar in 2799, 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 when his father Thráin II died, as Thorin II Oakenshield.
In
The Hobbit, he and twelve other
Dwarves visited
Bilbo Baggins on
Gandalf's advice to hire him as a burglar, to steal back their
treasure from the
dragon 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 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."
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