Quest of Erebor

The Quest of Erebor, toward the end of the Third Age, was launched by Thorin II Oakenshield and Gandalf's decision to retake the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug. It would be recounted from the perspective of Bilbo Baggins, and occupies the plot of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.
== History ==
=== Background ===
Gandalf knew that Smaug would pose a serious threat if used by Sauron in war, the Dark Lord then dwelling not that far from the dragon, in Dol Guldur in Mirkwood. He was thinking about the matter when he met Thorin Oakenshield at Bree. Thorin also was concerned about Smaug, but had the different motive of revenge and the reclaiming of the Dwarves' treasure in the Lonely Mountain. Gandalf agreed to help Thorin.
Gandalf thought Bilbo, an unlikely choice, to be a suitable companion of Thorin and his Dwarves for a number of reasons. First, he had observed that Bilbo took an interest in the world at large, and was thus adventurous. Another reason is that Smaug would not recognize the scent of a hobbit, advantageous to a stealthy operation. Thorin also did not think highly of hobbits, and putting Bilbo in the expedition might prevent the proud Thorin from rash actions, such as openly challenging Smaug.
It was Thorin's objections to Bilbo that Gandalf found most difficult to overcome. Thorin believed that Bilbo was incapable of helping their adventure and that Gandalf might be simply meddling in his affairs for his own reasons. After much debate, Gandalf convinced Thorin that Bilbo would be a worthy member.Unfinished Tales, Part Three: The Third Age, Chapter III: "The Quest of Erebor"The Hobbit, Chapter I: "An Unexpected Party"
=== The Quest ===
The Company started from the Shire, crossing Eriador without incident until they reached the Trollshaws. Three Stone-trolls, Tom, Bert, and William caught them. Luckily, they were saved when Gandalf tricked the trolls into arguing all-night until sunrise, thus turning them to stone. Finding the Troll's horde, the Dwarves discovered the famous swords Orcrist and Glamdring, as well as the small dagger Sting. Then they passed into the Hidden Valley and arrived in Rivendell; eventually leaving to venture over the High Pass. After being captured by goblins, Gandalf saved saved them again in Goblin-town, they were hunted by wargs. They were saved by Gwaihir and the other Great Eagles. After having a night in Beorn's house, they went to Mirkwood. Thranduil caught them and locked them in his cells. Bilbo, who was wearing the Ring, broke the Dwarves out, then put them in Barrels which floated down the Forest River. After awhile they were found by Bard, who brought them to Lake-town. They encountered the Master of Lake-town and afterwards successfully reached the Lonely Mountain.
=== Aftermath ===
The Quest achieved its purpose, as Durin's Folk could consequently repopulate Erebor, and reclaim their gold. The company's arrival at the mountain, however, set in motion the events that led to the Battle of Five Armies. Additionally, by virtue of Bilbo's finding of the Ring, the quest indirectly caused the War of the Ring nearly eighty years later.
== Behind the scenes ==
"The Quest of Erebor" was originally written in the 1950's to be a part of The Lord of the Rings, but Tolkien decided otherwise, and only a very abridged version of the tale is given in the Appendices. There are two manuscripts extant of the work. Both are written in the first person, from the perspective of Frodo Baggins. However, nearly all of the text consists of narration by Gandalf, telling the story at the request of Frodo in Minas Tirith after the coronation of King Aragorn II Elessar in The Lord of the Rings.
== In adaptations ==
The quest is the subject of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy, which depicts both the events described by J.R.R. Tolkien as well as those created by the filmmakers. In a flashback from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug adapted from a chapter in Unfinished Tales, Gandalf meets Thorin at The Prancing Pony and convinces Thorin to reclaim his homeland.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Die soeke van Erebor
Albanian 	Kërkimi për Erebor
Arabic 	البحث عن إريبور
Armenian 	Էրեբորի որոնումը
Assamese 	এৰেবৰৰ অভিযান
Azerbaijani 	Erebor Axtarışı
Basque 	Ereborren bila
Belarusian Cyrillic	Пошук для Эребора
Bengali 	এরেবরের কোয়েস্ট
Bosnian 	Potraga na Erebor
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	В търсене на Эрэбар
Catalan 	El Quest d'Erèbor
Cebuano 	Ang Pagpangita ni Erebor
Chinese 	孤山任務
Corsican 	La ricerca di Erebor
Croatian 	Pohod na Erebor
Czech 	Výprava k Ereboru
Danish 	Rejsen til Det Ensomme Bjerg (Erebor)
Dutch 	De Queeste van Erebor
Esperanto 	La serĉo de Erebor
Estonian 	Erebori otsimine
Filipino 	Ang paghahanap ng Erebor
Finnish 	Ereborin-retki
French 	L'Expédition d’Erebor
Frisian 	De Syktocht fan Erebor (Western)
Galician 	A busca de Erebor
Georgian 	მოგზაურობა ერებორში
German 	Die Fahrt zum Erebor
Greek 	Η αποστολή του Έρεμπορ
Gujarati 	એરેબોરની ક્વેસ્ટ
Haitian Creole 	Rechèch pou Erebor
Hebrew 	ה מסע לארבור
Hindi 	एरेबोर की खोज
Hmong 	Kev Tshawb Nrhiav Erebor
Hungarian 	Az erebori kutatás
Icelandic 	Leitin að Erebor
Indonesian 	Pencarian untuk Erebor
Irish Gaelic 	An Cuardach de Erebor
Italian 	La cerca di Erebor
Japanese 	エレボールへの遠征
Kannada 	ಎರೆಬೋರ್ ಕ್ವೆಸ್ಟ್
Kazakh 	Ереборды үшін іздеу (Cyrillic) Erebordı üşin izdew (Latin)
Korean 	에레보르 원정
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Эрэбор үчүн издөө
Latvian 	Erebora meklējumi
Lithuanian 	Erebor beieškant
Luxembourgish 	D'Sich vu Erebor
Macedonian Cyrillic	Потрагата по Еребор
Malagasy 	Ny fikarohana ny Erebor
Malayalam 	എറെബോറിന്റെ അന്വേഷണം
Malaysian 	Cari bagi Erebor
Maltese 	It-tfittxija ta 'Erebor
Marathi 	इरेबोर साठी शोध
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Эреборын эрэлд
Nepalese 	क्वेस्ट अरेबर
Norwegian 	Ferden til Erebor
Persian 	جستجو برای اره بور
Polish 	Wyprawa do Ereboru
Portuguese 	A Busca de Erebor
Punjabi 	ਏਰਬਰ ਲਈ ਖੋਜ
Romanian 	În căutarea Ereborului
Russian 	Эреборский поход
Samoan 	Saili mo Erebor
Sardinian 	Sa chirca de Erebor
Scottish Gaelic 	An Rannsachadh airson Erebor
Serbian 	Потрага за Еребором (Cyrillic) Potraga za Ereborom (Latin)
Sicilian 	La ricerca di Erebor
Sinhalese 	එරෙබෝර් ගවේෂණය
Slovak 	Hľadanie Ereboru
Slovenian 	Iskanje Erebora
Spanish 	La búsqueda de Erebor
Sundanese 	Milarian keur Erebor
Swahili 	Jitihada ya Erebor
Swedish 	Jakten på Erebor
Tajik Cyrillic 	Ҷустуҷӯи барои Еребор
Tamil 	எரெபோர் குவெஸ்ட்
Tatar 	Эребор эзләү
Telugu 	ఎరేబోర్ యొక్క క్వెస్ట్
Thai 	ยุทธการแห่งเอเรบอร์
Turkish 	Erebor'un Görevi
Turkmen 	Erebor Gözleýşi
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Похід до Еребора
Urdu 	اراباور کے لئے تلاش کریں
Uzbek 	Еребор учун қидириш (Cyrillic) Erebor uchun qidirish (Latin)
Vietnamese 	Nhiệm vụ của Erebor
Welsh 	Y Chwilio am Erebor
Xhosa 	Ukukhangela i-Erebor
Yiddish 	די קוועסט פון ערעבאָר
Yoruba 	Ibere ti Erebor
== References ==
ru:Эреборский поход
Category:Events
Category:Quests