Thorin ii oakenshield mortally wounded on the field, died soon after the battle, after having final words with bilbo. The journey was successful, but thorin died fighting in the battle of five armies and was buried with the arkenstone, the heart of the mountain. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. In the hobbit, thorin oakenshield is a dwarf on a mission. Dec 18, 2012 i suspect that thorin will kill azog either in the second movie or the third. Thorin is the leader of the dwarves, and he takes himself very seriously. Thorin regards the treasure as his inheritance and plans to fight for it, however, regardless of what the people of lake town have suffered. The events of the hobbit take place between 2941 to 2942 t. Thorin was born in the year of 2746 of the third age and lived with his younger sister dis and younger brother frerin in the lonely mountain, where their grandfather thror ruled as the king.
Book summary about the hobbit character list summary and analysis. Also remember that the dwarves in the book have little to distinguish them as individuals. One piece of storyline consistency between the hobbit and lord of the rings is the death of kili, fili and thorin. This is due to bilbo missing that part of the battle and only learning of the events after all was over. The hobbit, or there and back again question about. Thorin made it through part of these lines, but was mortally wounded because of how large bolgs protection was. I suspect that thorin will kill azog either in the second movie or the third. Nov 17, 20 the quest may be about thorin, or the dwarves in general, taking back the mountain but the book is not. His pursuit of thorin and company leads to the films actionheavy climax. At weathertop, the pack of orcs and wargs that had chased thorins company earlier congregate and discuss their hunt. The the hobbit quotes below are all either spoken by thorin oakenshield or refer to thorin oakenshield. Yazneg, the orc who had previously led the pack, apologizes to his master for the dwarves escape. 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.
Jan 22, 20 thorin ii oakenshield mortally wounded on the field, died soon after the battle, after having final words with bilbo. He finds that the eagles have routed the goblins from the mountain and that beorn, too, has come to their aid. He actually died almost 150 years before the book begins. In the book, as in the film, thorin is the leader of a company of dwarves. 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.
Thorins stubbornness over the legitimate ownership of the gold is dishonorable and costs lives, but he strives to redeem himself in the end by admitting his mistakes to bilbo. Did you know that, who played thorin oakenshield in. At weathertop, the pack of orcs and wargs that had chased thorin s company earlier congregate and discuss their hunt. The deaths of the three dwarves are far more satisfying in the book. The character of thorin oakenshield in the hobbit from. Apr 10, 20 in the book its not mentioned whether fili or kili died first or what the others felt in that moment. Thorin, however, does have streaks of gray in his black hair. Thorin became kinginexile of durins folk after his father presumably died in the. Thorin is just a secondary character and his death does not ruin the story. Thorins last words are, there is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly west.
He promised to help thorin in his quest to the lonely mountain in many ways, the most notable of which was by inviting a hobbit named bilbo baggins along to fulfill the role of burglar. That strikes me as an interesting exploration because, frankly, there are three characters possibly four in the books who fill the role. 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. The goblins howl that thorin is lying, and that he hasnt explained the bright flash of light that killed some of them. We deeply regret that professor tolkien killed thorin in the book, but do not absolutely want and are not going to challenge the correctness of this action. Thorin was best known for his deeds as leader of a company that infiltrated the lost. Since we see most things from bilbos point of view it just says.
In the second hobbit movie, smaug mentions the name thorin oakenshield to bilbo. Upon hearing the news of the death of smaug, thorin fortified the. When thorin and his right hand men run up the hill. Quest for the lonely mountain thorin at the battle of azanulbizar. Under thorins orders, the company retreats to the mountain and fortifies it by building a formidable wall at the main gate. The films show the three being slaughtered rather brutally in an ambush, giving their characters a slightly less respectful end in the. Born 1971 into a very chaotic childhood, thorin has spent the bulk of his adulthood challenging the status quo and acting as. Protagonist casualties during the battle of five armies at the end of the book the hobbit are thorin oakenshield and his nephews fili and kili. That keening cry bilbo does at the end gets me every time. I think his quest was complete and his death was necessary to win the battle of 5 armies. In the movie, thorins death is executed beautifully. Sixty years after the battle of five armies, bilbo is living peacefully in rivendell having just finished his book. Thorin oakenshieldbiography the hobbit film trilogy wikia. Hobbit quiz chapter questions whole book flashcards quizlet.
As does the fellowship of the ring, this film opens with a prologue. He is the son of thrain ii, grandson of thror, and becomes king of durins folk during their exile from erebor. All of a sudden, an earpiercing screech filled the sky. If book fans dont seem to remember azog the pale orc from the hobbit, theres a good reason for that. The hobbit, or there and back again question about thorin. Filled with emotion and sadness, and it gives thorin that one final moment of redemption for going mad and becoming an ass. Thorin identifies himself, but lies and says that he and his group are visiting his relatives on the other side of the mountain.
It isnt said how exactly he died, only that he was mortally wounded, along with kili and fili, who were guarding him. However, bolg protected himself with lines of orcs surrounding him. He led the expedition recounted in the hobbit to win the lonely mountain back from smaug, but was killed in the battle of five armies described at the end of that book. His nephews fili and kili died defending him as he lay on the ground. We see his master is none other than azog the defiler. The hobbits arm fell limp in thorin s grasp, and thorin leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on the hobbits forehead. In my opinion the role of thorin was expanded in order to give the audience a heroic figure to root for.
Unlike many other adaptations where thorin is depicted as whitehaired, thorin is portrayed as younger looking in the original book he was the oldest of the dwarves in the company. Bilbo took only two small chests, one full of silver, the other full of gold. Fili and kili are younger, related to thorin, and have better eyesight. Dec 19, 2014 the tolkien nerds guide to the hobbit. Thorin forgave bilbo and when thorin finally died, they had become friends again. Atleast they are going into more depth on his character peter jackson has assured us. Thorin became kinginexile of durins folk after his father presumably died in the dungeons of dol guldur. In the book its not mentioned whether fili or kili died first or what the others felt in that moment. How does the immensely talented lee pace character differ from the character in the book.
Aug 24, 2019 the battle of five armies is over and thorin has died and gone to mahals halls. The hobbit, or there and back again kili the dwarf. In the virus, thorin exposes the tricks and tactics that external forces salesmen, religious leaders, social forces, authoritarians, product pushing corporations. The hobbit, or there and back again kili the dwarf live. Kili, fili, and thorins death in the hobbit yahoo answers. Hobbit quiz chapter questions whole book flashcards. Thorin oakenshield from book to film scifi and fantasy network. Thorin eventually became kinginexile of durins folk after his father went missing, and presumably died in the dungeons of dol guldur. Thorin received that moniker thirty years after smaug drove him out of erebor how could smaug know about thorin s deeds at moria. Dec 17, 2014 if book fans dont seem to remember azog the pale orc from the hobbit, theres a good reason for that. Bilbo cried as he saw the epic battle between thorin oakenshield and azog the paleorc. Years later gandalf met with thorin near bree, and realized who the dwarf he had met in dol guldur had been.
Filled with emotion and sadness, and it gives thorin that one final moment of redemption for going. The virus thorin s fourth book is the cure for that condition. We do not open the book to read of the wrath of thorin the way we learn of the wrath of. He is visited by an unexpected friend passing through on his way to see his brother and elven lover and finds the stories he wrote down are only part of a much larger picture. Born prince thorin ii in the year 2746 of the third age, thorin oakenshield was the son of prince thrain, grandson of king thror and the older brother of frerin born in ta 2751 and dis born in ta 2760 around twentyfour years old, thorin was on the balcony and heard the winds picking up. Thorins great crime is his ingratitude toward his benefactors, the many lake men who died so that smaug could be killed. The quest may be about thorin, or the dwarves in general, taking back the mountain but the book is not. In fact, as others have stated, it adds quite a bit. Aug 29, 2005 thorin forgave bilbo and when thorin finally died, they had become friends again. Thorin, author of four books, and freelance writer for many counterculture websites is a selfdeclared, destroyer of pleasant falsities. Thorin ii oakenshield 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. The great goblin asks thorin to identify himself and explain why hes here. Ah, thranduil, known to us bookies as the elvenking or the elvenking for the hyphenators among us. Goodbye thorin oakenshield, bilbo breathed, and his breath stopped short. 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. Also, in the books, azog is not responsible for thorin oakenshields death, as he was killed long before thorin died. On thorins deathbed, he made amends with bilbo, the outcome of the battle was retold, beorn rescued thorin and killed bolg, but the battle wasnt over yet until the eagles came and swooped the grounds.
During the battle of five armies, thorin attempted to kill the leader of the orcs, named bolg, son of azog. It is possible that as saurons power grew so too did the rings influence over thrain. His goal is to regain the arkenstone back from the evil dragon smaug, who has taken over his family home, the lonely mountain. These sentiments echo the futility of greed and pay tribute to the simple hobbit way of life. What page of the hobbit was the death of kili and fili. Nov 05, 2008 every person has been programmed to some degree. Kili and fili, who also died in battle, are buried, too. Thorins cousin dain killed the orc at the battle of azanulbizar in the year 2799 t.
Yup, he and his brother, fili, died protecting thorin in the battle of the five armies. Thorin is more sympathetic in peter jacksons hobbit than in j. From there, they watch as bard and representatives of the elves approach. Tolkien does not really write dwarves as heroes, at least not for the most. Thorin oakenshield biography the hobbit film trilogy wikia. The hero of the book is bilbo, not thorin, hence the title. 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 before he died of his wounds, i do not think that the deaths of fili and kili were intended as a punishment for thorins mistakes. Hi, i was on imdb and some utter asshole posted this topic. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Bilbo narrates the story of how the dwarves were driven out of their mountain home erebor by the dragon smaug after finding the arkenstone. Unforunately, however, fili and kili, as well as thorin oakenshield, the king under the mountain, died because of the battle of five armies. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. I dont have my copy of the book with me now, but i dont believe he refers to oakenshield in that. Azog was a goblin general thorin fought in the war, he was later killed by his cousin dain ironfoot long before thorin and company set out on their journey. Thorin is killed while commanding the allied armies of men, dwarves and elves during the battle of five armies.
Thorin sees the error of his ways in both the film and the book. On thorin s deathbed, he made amends with bilbo, the outcome of the battle was retold, beorn rescued thorin and killed bolg, but the battle wasnt over yet until the eagles came and swooped the grounds. Mar 28, 2020 unlike many other adaptations where thorin is depicted as whitehaired, thorin is portrayed as younger looking in the original book he was the oldest of the dwarves in the company. Thorin received that moniker thirty years after smaug drove him out of erebor. Bilbo regains consciousness and is carried to thorin, who is dying after having been wounded in the battle. As fast as his short legs could muster, the hobbit began to sprint onto the icy battlefield. Thorin is the leader of the company of dwarves who aim to reclaim the lonely mountain from smaug the dragon.
Instantly, thorin knew it was smaug, the last firedrake of the north, ordering balin to sound the. Turning, thorin saw majestic figures flying in the air, swooping down towards the battle. There are two completely different versions of his death, in the book and the movie. Thorin oakenshield from book to film scifi and fantasy. He is one of the main antagonists appearing in all three films, he is eventually killed by thorin in the battle of five armies. 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. However, the way they died in the films quickly became a point of contention amongst lotr fans. For many of us, he means more than might be imagined.
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