Thrór's Map

Thrór's map was the map used by Thorin and Company in their Quest to regain the Lonely Mountain, as told in The Hobbit.
== History ==
The map was drawn up at an unknown time by Thrór and his son ThráinThe Hobbit, Chapter I: "An Unexpected Party". Elrond believed it was written on a midsummer night under a crescent Moon with the Moon-letters giving the directions on how to open the door.The Hobbit, Chapter III: "A Short Rest" It illustrated the Lonely Mountain, the river that flowed from it, the lands surrounding it, and lastly the existence of the secret-entrance on the western side of the mountain. It survived the destruction of the kingdom in TA 2770 by Smaug and was kept by Thrór as an heirloom of his people. In TA 2790 when Thrór grew old and decided to go off on an adventure of his own to the Mines of Moria, the map and Key to the Side-door were given to his son Thráin for safe-keeping.The Hobbit, Chapter I: "An Unexpected Party"The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age" In TA 2841, Thráin left his home in the Blue Mountains with a small company to try his luck with the map, intending to reach the Lonely Mountain despite the threat from Smaug, but he never got there. Instead, he was taken prisoner by the Orcs of Dol Guldur and imprisoned in its dungeons by Sauron. Sauron took his Dwarven Ring of Power.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age"
The Moon-letters on the map read: Stand by the grey stone when the thrush knocks and the setting sun with the last light of Durin's Day will shine upon the key-hole.The Hobbit, Chapter III: "A Short Rest"
In TA 2850, Gandalf went to Dol Guldur in secrecy and found Thráin dying in captivity but before he died he gave Gandalf the map and the key to the secret entrance, and entrusted him to pass it on to his son Thorin.The Hobbit, Chapter I: "An Unexpected Party"The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age" The map was presented to Bilbo during their visit to Bag End in late April, 2941 and used throughout their adventure.The Hobbit 
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Thrór se Kaart
Albanian 	Harta e Thrór
Armenian 	Տհրոր ի քարտեզը
Azerbaijani 	Thrórın xəritəsi
Belarusian Cyrillic	Карта Трор
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Картата на Трор
Catalan 	Mapa de Thrór
Croatian 	Thrórev karta
Czech 	Throrova mapa
Danish 	Thrórs kort
Dutch 	Kaart van Thrór
Finnish 	Throrin kartta
French 	Carte de Thrór
German 	Thrórs Karte
Greek 	Χάρτης του Θρόρ
Hebrew 	המפה של תרור
Italian 	Mappa di Thrór
Macedonian Cyrillic	Карта од Трор
Maltese 	Mappa tal-Thrór
Norwegian 	Thrórs kart
Polish 	Mapa Thróra
Portuguese 	Mapa de Thrór
Romanian 	Harta lui Thrór
Slovak 	Mapa Thróra
Spanish 	Mapa de Thrór
Swedish 	Thrórs karta
Tamil 	த்ரோரின் வரைபடம்
Turkish 	Thrór'un Haritası
== References ==
Category:Dwarven objects
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