Thorin Oakenshield

King beneath the Mountain, Lord of Cavern Stones, Lord of Silver Fountains (Lake-town prophecy)
The Mountain King (by Bard)
 King Under the Mountain
 Thief and Liar (by Legolas)
 The Dwarf King (by Azog the Defiler)
 My Lord

### Physical Features

Tall Dwarf, about five foot three, with long, wavy black hair with grey streaks, blue eyes, pale skin

### Home

Erebor
Ered Luin (formerly)

### Goal

To reclaim the Lonely Mountain from Smaug. (succeeded)
Provide a home for his people (succeeded)
Kill Azog the Defiler (succeeded)

## Relationships

### Pets

Unnamed Shire Pony (formerly)
One of Beorn's ponies (formerly)
Unnamed Ram (formerly)

### Friends / Allies

Bilbo, Gandalf, Dwalin, Fíli †, Kíli †, Balin †, Óin †, Glóin, Dori, Nori, Ori †, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Radagast, Thráin †, Thrór †, Lord Elrond, Lindir, the Great Eagles, Beorn, Thranduil, Legolas, Tauriel, Bard, Sigrid, Bain, Tilda, Dáin Ironfoot, Elves of Mirkwood, Dwarves of the Iron Hills, Dáin Ironfoot, Roäc the Raven

### **Enemies**

Azog the Defiler †, Bolg †, Smaug, Sauron †, Warg Matriarch, Great Goblin, Grinnah †, Thranduil (formerly), Tauriel (formerly), Legolas Greenleaf (formerly), Bert, William, Tom †, Master of Lake-town

## Personal Information

### Occupation

Prince of Erebor and Durin's Folk (formerly)
Blacksmith (formerly)
King of Erebor and Durin's Folk

### Affiliations

Good
Thorin and Company
Durin's Folk

### Paraphernalia

Orcrist (sword)
Deathless (Sword)
His pipe
Thrain's Map and Key (formerly)
The Arkenstone

### Powers/Abilities

Leadership
Sword-fighting skills
Archery

### Likes

Home, his friends and family, his nephews Fíli and Kíli, gold (formerly), Bilbo Baggins and his character, the Arkenstone (formerly), Bilbo on the journey

### Dislikes

Consorting with elves, Bilbo on the journey (formerly), dragons, losing the people he loves or cares about, elves (formerly), gold, the Arkenstone (currently), Orcs, Wargs

## Character Information

### **Voice**

John Justin (1968 radial series)
Hans Conried (1977 film)
Tom Luce (1979)
Clive Reville (2003 video game)
 Richard Armitage (*LEGO The Hobbit*)

### **Inspiration**

Thorin from *The Hobbit* by JRR Tolkien
Thorin from Norse Mythology

**King Thorin II Oakenshield** (formerly known as **Prince Thorin**, also known as **Thorin, Son of Thráin, Son of Thrór**) is the main deuteragonist of *The Hobbit*, it's 1977 animated film adaptation, and the film series adaptation of the same name directed by Peter Jackson and a minor character in the short story *The Quest of Erebor*and a minor character in the Appendices of The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King.

Thorin is the leader of his company and the King of Durin's Folk and King under the mountain in exile. He reluctantly allows Bilbo Baggins, a Hobbit of the Shire, into his company and looks after the dwarves of Erebor after the death of his grandfather and the disappearance of his father. Over the course of the film series, Thorin soon comes to see the Hobbit as one of his classes friends and companions. He is hell-bent on reclaiming the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug and taking back the home that his people lost nearly a century ago.

## Background

Thorin was a direct descendant of Durin "The Deathless," one of the first seven dwarves to ever live. He was the eldest child and son of Thráin II, a grandson of Thrór, and the elder brother of Frerin and Dís (unnamed in the film).

At twenty-four years old, Thorin witnessed the downfall of his kingdom after Smaug overtook their home. In *The Hobbit* films, Thorin gains a mistrust of Elves after Thranduil refused to help them seek a home.

Many years later during the Battle of Moria, Thorin fights with his family against the Orcs that are attacking him. He witnesses his grandfather slain by the Orcs' leader, Azog the Defiler. Thorin goes to charge Azog, but is stopped by his father, Thráin, who tells Thorin one by one Azog has sworn to wipe out the Line of Durin. He /orders Thorin to stay away from Azog as he battles the Orc. Thorin later goes and fights Azog himself and earns the epithet "Oakenshield" after using only an oaken branch as a shield. At the end of the battle, Thorin went to look for his father, to the last body but saw he was not among the dead. Only those who died were Thorin's brother, Frerin and brother-in-law, Dis' husband.

After becoming the king after his father's disappearance, Thorin raised Fili and Kili as they were his own sons. He ruled the Blue Mountains, which became a home for his people. However, it never became one to Thorin.

### Physical Appearance

Thorin was a dwarf with black hair and grey streaks, blue eyes, and quite tall, especially by dwarf standards. His hair is long and wavy and has two mini-braids on each side. Thorin used to have a slightly longer beard that was braided before it was cut. The reason behind this was because he was paying respect for the dwarves whose beards were burnt off from Smaug's attack on Erebor and Dale.

Thorin also wore three rings, one ring on his middle finger and the other at his index finger. Thorin usually wore dark clothes to show he was probably in mourning. He also blue and silver chainmail-like armor and wore a leather coat lined with thick, light brown fur.

### Personality

Thorin is respectful, stubborn, proud, sometimes arrogant, level-headed; he is deep down grateful, forgiving, loyal and a tragic figure in Middle Earth lore. He valued friendship and loyalty above all else, even proclaiming he would rather take the members of his company than an army from the Iron Hills. He had even added that the only things he required were those with loyalty, honor and a willing heart. Thorin usually sought advice from Balin and relieved to know that members in his company would be willing to follow his lead. However, it was very dark when Thorin was underneath the Gold curse, as he had limited trust among his own friends.

Ever since losing his home, and his father, grandfather and brother, Thorin was known to be quite serious and feared to lose anyone he cared about and was protective of anyone, including people who he had hardly gotten to know. Even though Thorin said he was not looking out for Bilbo, he still willingly surrendered to the Trolls, so they wouldn't rip him apart and even swung down to pull Bilbo up to safety. He also told the company to run through the secret passageway and guarded it. He was very scared that Fili was killed by the Mountain trolls, along with the rest of their company. Thorin was also worried that Bilbo did not survive the confrontation with Azog but immediately was relieved to see he was alright and was concerned when Bofur revealed that Bilbo was missing and even led Smaug away from Bilbo. He was willing to kill if anyone else tried harming his friends or family, as he killed an orc that tried to kill Balin without hesitation.

Thorin was also willing to risk his life for anyone on many occasions. He allowed Azog to kill him, so he wouldn't ruin more innocent people's lives and even going to save Bilbo from Smaug even if it meant for certain death. He had trust issues, especially when it came to the elves, which had stemmed from Thranduil abandoning the towards rather than helping them with Smaug attacked, and he had the gold sickness, but there were times he was willing to take a risk. For a brief moment, Thorin distrusted Bilbo when they were captured by the trolls, but eventually saw that he was trying to This level of distrust even started when Thranduil turned his back on the dwarves, and also starting Thorin heavily disliking the elves. For one case, he bluntly tells Gandalf that he won't go near Rivendell, stating that he would not seek those who wronged his father and grandfather and initially looked at Orcrist with disgust because it was of Elvish make. However, sometimes Thorin forgot his hatred for elves. For example, accepted Orcrist, even though it was of Elvish make and nodded to Elrond for letting him have it. Without hesitation, he killed an Orc that was about to harm Legolas. For a second, he refused to let Elrond look at the map but did so they could find the secret passage way.

Despite his serious demeanor, he was known for being sarcastic and having a dry sense of humor. When Gandalf said he met unsavory characters who mistook him for a vagabond to the dwarf king, Thorin sarcastically said that he imagined they regretted it. After meeting Bilbo for the first time, Thorin sarcastically remarked that he looked more like a grocer than a burglar. Another time his seriousness had let loose was when he was happily stomping to Bofur's song and enjoying an old Dwarven song. Also, when he was insulting Smaug, Thorin called him a slug and smiled to his companions after giving the insult.

Even while under his gold sickness, Thorin had actually sarcastically told Bilbo that he should not underestimate dwarves. During the time of his gold sickness, Thorin became stubborn, greedy and selfish. He refused to give what he owed the people of Lake-town or share the treasure with others in his company. He was more suspicious of those even close to him. However, Thorin had a sense of pride and fondness for Bilbo, even gifting him a shirt of mithril. Thorin became over-confident of himself, even telling Bilbo that he should not underestimate dwarves Thorin was also easily infuriated, as he yelled to Balin and Dwalin for no reason and nearly killed Bilbo. However, when he walks into the Gallery of the Kings, and dreams himself drowning in the dried gold and coming to his senses, Thorin realized the errors of his ways, even discarding his grandfather's robes, crown, and armor.

As a last act of redemption, Thorin killed Azog and willingly sacrificed himself to his blade, knowing he's saving a lot of Innocents. He died a changed man, seeking forgiveness from Bilbo and realizing too late that home is more important than hordes of gold.

### Possessions

* **Orcrist:** An Elven sword Thorin found in the hoard of Trolls and became one of Thorin's significant weapons. The sword was forged in the Forges of the fallen city of Gondolin, as well as Sting and Glamdring, Bilbo's and Gandalf's swords respectively. It was most likely forged by the same person who made Sting. It was blessed by Elrond himself after he translated the runes on the sword itself. Thorin used it in Goblin-town to knock the Goblin king and used it to duel Azog the Defiler in the finale of An Unexpected Journey. Legolas confiscated it from Thorin when he and his Company (besides Bilbo) were captured by the Elves. Orcrist killed many Orcs, even Azog the Defiler himself.
* **Oak shield:** While fighting Azog, Thorin's shield was broken during the battle of Moria. He later took up an oaken branch and used it as a shield in the duel between the two. Using it, Thorin was able to successfully use it to defend himself and kept it for many years. He kept it tied to his waist and later used it again in his second confrontation with Azog. However, Thorin lost the shield as the Eagles literally picked up Thorin's Company.
* **Key to the Secret door:** Once in Thráin's possessions. Gandalf gave Thorin the Key in Bag End along with the map Thráin gave Gandalf for safekeeping. He wore it as a necklace around his neck. Thorin gave up, giving the map to Bilbo and the key dropped on the ground. He returned and used it to unlock the door.
* **Map of the Lonely Mountain:** Along with the key, Gandalf gave it to Thorin. In Rivendell, they were able to translate what was on the map and discover of moon runes on it. When the dwarves give up, Thorin gives the Map to Bilbo and dropped the Key. It is currently in Bilbo Baggins' possessions.
* **Arkenstone:** Thorin had the Arkenstone buried with him in the mountain.

### Abilities

* **Swordsmanship:** Thorin is a skilled swordsman, having several swords, which included Orcrist and Deathless. He fought well in the Battle of Moria and in the Goblins in Goblin-town. He even was able to knock the Goblin King off the town and falling into the abyss.
* **Skilled Archer:** Like his nephew Kili, THorin proves to be an archer. However, he once missed shooting a sacred white stag in Mirkwood.

## Books

### *The Hobbit* (1938)

Thorin first appears in the 1938 novel, *The Hobbit or There and Back Again* by JRR Tolkien.

He first appears in the novel when landing on Bilbo's matt. Though the hobbit consistently apologizes, Thorin says that it was just an accident. Thorin is the leader in his company and the king. With Erebor re-claimed Thorin refuses to share any of the treasure with Bard and Thranduil and remained unaware Bilbo had the Arkenstone the whole time.

### The return of the King

Thorin appears in the Appendices, where it reveals the story of how Thorin got the name Oakenshield. It mentioned his birthdate year as TA 2746.

### *Unfinished Tales*

#### "The Quest of Erebor"

Thorin appears in the short story of via flashback when you get up is explaining on why he chose Bilbo as Thorin's companion to Frodo. It reveals that the dwarf king was reluctant to let Bilbo on the quest and only accepted him into his company because it was the only way to ensure Gandalf's help. Gandalf added that he thought Bilbon would be a calming influence on the company.

## Animated films

### The Hobbit (1977 film)

Thorin's role remains the same in the film. Instead of being given the map and key in Bilbo's house, Gandalf gave them to Thorin after they encounter the trolls.

Another exception is the Arkenstone is absent. Instead, he lost respect for Bilbo because of his misconception of war. At his deathbed, Thorin apologized to the Hobbit for his previous behavior before succumbing to his wounds.

During the film, he was voiced by Hans Conried, who voiced Captain Hook from Disney's *Peter Pan*.

### The Lord of the Rings (1978)

Thorin is indirectly mentioned as one of Bilbo's companions in the opening narration,

## Peter Jackson's films

### The Lord of the Rings

#### The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Thorin is only mentioned in the extended version of the film when Gandalf is discussing about Mithril in Moria to the Fellowship. He mentions how Thorin gifted Bilbo with a shirt made from the material and was unaware that Frodo was wearing it at the time.

### The Hobbit film series

In the film series that serves as prequels to the Lord of the Rings, Thorin was portrayed by English actor Richard Armitage.

#### The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Thorin appears to Bag End as the very last dwarf and is introduced to Bilbo Baggins by Gandalf. In Bag End, Thorin meets Bilbo for the first time and inquires of his past weapons, but comments Bilbo is more of a grocer than a burglar when he learns of the hobbit's lack of fighting ability. During the meeting in Bilbo's dining room, Thorin reveals that though envoys from seven dwarf kingdoms answered to the Dwarves of Erebor's call, he was unsuccessful in convincing Dain to help send reinforcements to take the Lonely Mountain back. Gandalf later reveals a Map of Erebor. A small argument breaks out among his company, but Thorin breaks it up and gives a small speech that inspires most of the dwarves to take their home back. However, Balin reveals that there is no way into the mountain, but Gandalf shows them a key that once belonged to Thorin's father and reveals that the key is what opens a secret door. Thorin asks Gandalf how he came by this key. The Grey wizard reveals to Thorin that it was given to him by Thráin personally and gives it to Thorin, as it now belongs to him. Gandalf reveals that they cannot find it on their own and states that there are others in middle-earth who still can. They later reveal to Bilbo they need him to be hired as a burglar. At Gandalf's behest, Thorin states that they will do it the wizard's way and hands Bilbo the contract. While Bilbo reads the contract's overbearingly long text, Thorin proclaims he will not look after Bilbo no matter what.

Sometime in the early morning, Thorin has the members of his company pack up and has them put back all of Bilbo's possessions back to where they found them. Sometime at midday, Bilbo joins them, with the contract in hand, much to Thorin's chagrin. After the hobbit is inducted as a full member of Thorin's company, Thorin begrudgingly orders the other dwarves to give Bilbo a pony. They are briefly halted when Bilbo demands they turn around because he forgot his handkerchief at home. After Bofur gives Bilbo a rag off his clothes for Bilbo to use as a cloth, Thorin orders the company to move on.

Later that night, the company rests at the edge of a forest cliff. He overhears Fíli and Kíli joking about Orcs to Bilbo and berates them for thinking that a night raid by orcs as a joke. Kíli immediately apologizes to his uncle, who tells Fíli and Kíli that they know nothing of the world. Balin tells Bilbo, Fíli and Kíli of Thorin's deeds in the Battle of Moria. When Bilbo asks what happened to the pale Orc, Thorin answers that he was slain in battle long ago before walking away and going back to sleep. A few days later, Thorin has the company rest for the night. However, he enters an argument with Gandalf, who insists that they leave the area where a farmer and his family used to live, attempts to convince Thorin and the Dwarves set their travel towards Rivendell, where Lord Elrond could house them and ask the Elves for advice about the map they cannot understand. Thorin refuses because elves in the past have done nothing to help them and betray his father and grandfather. Gandalf insists that Thorin is neither of them and yells that he does not have the map and key to hold onto the past, but the dwarf king responds that neither items were Gandalf's to keep at all. Both infuriated, Gandalf leaves Thorin, Bilbo and their company.

Thorin puts Fíli and Kíli in charge of the ponies, Glóin and Óin to get a fire going and Bombur to get dinner started. However, Fíli and Kíli neglect their duties in guarding the ponies and have Bilbo go in to steal them back. Eventually learning of the situation, Thorin leads the company to rescue Bilbo and their ponies from the Trolls, but is forced to stand down when they threaten to rip their companion apart. As the Trolls argue on how to cook the dwarves, Bilbo begins distracting the trolls by trying to get them to release the dwarves. Thorin catches on with the Hobbit's plan and kicks his protesting companions into following with Bilbo's plan. A few moments later, Gandalf appears, and helps turn the trolls to stone.

After the company is free, Thorin and Gandalf realize that the Trolls could not have moved in daylight and that there must be a cave nearby. Accompanied by four members of his company, Thorin finds two swords and takes one while handing one to Gandalf. After the wizard convinces the king to take Orcrist rather than dismiss it, Thorin orders his company out of the foul cave. After Radagast visits, a pack of Wargs attacks the two wizards and the Dwarven company, but they are able to defeat him. Thorin angrily swears that he told no one else outside his company. They know where there are Wargs there are Orcs nearby. Thanks to Radagast the Brown for distracting the Orcs, and Thorin and Gandalf are able to temporarily lead the company to safety. However, after Thorin orders Kíli to shoot an arrow, the Orcs are aware of their presence. Unknown to Thorin, he was tricked by Gandalf to take the path to Rivendell. Thorin stand to guard the path as his friends safely make it through the tunnels. The company is saved by the elves led by Elrond, much to Thorin's chagrin.

When the city is in view, Thorin confronts Gandalf and deduces the Elves will stop them. The wizard agrees but convinces Thorin they need to stay in the Last Homely House until their questions are answered. Later during the dinner table, Elrond identifies Thorin's Elven blade as Orcrist. Later that evening, Thorin refuses to let Lord Elrond look at the map, as its secrets are for him to protect but reluctantly hands them when Gandalf orders him to. Fortunately, the map reveals a secret message written in moon runes: that the company must make it to Durin's Day and stand at the hidden door, which will be revealed when the thrush knocks and the last light of Durin's Day would shine above the keyhole. Thorin realizes that they must get to the mountain before Durin's Day, as summer is nearly passing. Elrond asks why they intend to reclaim the mountain but Thorin refuses to answer and just takes back his map.

A few days later, Thorin and Bilbo eavesdrop on a conversation between Gandalf and Lord Elrond about Thorin's family and how madness had run through Thrór and then to Thráin. The next morning, Thorin and company leave Rivendell as Gandalf distracts the White Council. However, only Bilbo refrains from leaving but Thorin advises him to keep up before they go and join the others. The company takes the route through the Misty Mountains, where they are suddenly in a thunder battle between two Stone-giants. After half the company is split from the other half and collides with the mountain, Thorin initially believes they have perished but the company finds their other members are alright, apart from Bilbo. After the company fails to bring Bilbo back up, Thorin rescues their hobbit companion and nearly falls himself, but he is rescued by Dwalin in the nick of time. In the aftermath, Thorin proclaims Bilbo an unworthy companion before having the company stay in a cavern rather than wait for Gandalf as promised. During the middle of the night, Thorin overhears Bilbo and Bofur as the hobbit is leaving, believing Thorin was right: that he doesn't belong on the road. However, before he can leave, the Goblins begin to open up the front porch steps. Thorin, alarmed wakes the rest of the company but too late, they have already fallen in through the floor. The company (apart from Bilbo, who falls when they are long gone) are taken to the Great Goblin. However, the company refuses to answer any of his questions. The Great Goblin orders for them to be tortured, starting with Ori. However, Thorin steps up before the Great Goblin can do any harm to the other dwarves. There, Thorin to his horror, learns that his enemy, Azog the Defiler is still indeed alive, but dismisses it. The company is rescued by Gandalf before the goblins can do any harm to Thorin and the Dwarves.

After the skirmish in Goblin-town, the company realizes Bilbo was never captured with them. Unaware of Bilbo's presence, Thorin begins to doubt of their companion's return until Bilbo takes the Ring off and appears to his companions. After Bilbo explains why he came back (to answer the dwarf Lord's questions) Thorin is at a loss for words.

During a confrontation between Thorin and Azog, the former is nearly killed but Bilbo saved him at the last minute. After the Battle and being wakened by Gandalf, Thorin embraced Bilbo and apologized for his treatment of him earlier. The company looks beyond and see the Lonely Mountain. Thorin expressed that they were going to take the sign of seeing the thrush as a good amen.

#### The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Thorin reappears in the 2013 sequel. In a prologue, Gandalf visits Thorin who is also staying at Bree after looking for his father. Gandalf convinced Thorin that he would help them reclaim the Arkenstone and the mountain. Thorin asks how it can be accomplished. Gandalf answered that they were going to need a burglar.

Twelve months later, Thorin has Bilbo scouting for Azog the Defiler.

After Gandalf leaves the company to their fate in crossing Mirkwood by themselves, Thorin leads his company into the dangerous forest. They come across an enchanted river but find they cannot cross it because of the broken bridge and cannot swim it because of the enchantment that is upon the river. Thorin has Bilbo cross it first and the others follow. Finally, joining the hobbit on the other side, both friends see a white stag across their path. While Bilbo looks at it in glory, Thorin gets ready to fire at the deer. Ignoring Bilbo, the dwarf king locks eyes with the stag very briefly and fires at it but misses. The Hobbit tells Thorin he shouldn't have done that, for it is bad luck; however, he coldly rebuffs Bilbo that they make their own luck, not the other way around. Both of them hear Bombur fall into the river, succumbing to its enchantment, carries a stretcher that was built to carry Bombur because of his immense weight. Exhausted, Thorin and the other company members take a short break to catch their breaths. Bilbo claims to hear whispers, but Thorin responds that he does not hear anything and wants to be rid of the accursed forest. Being overcome by the enchantment placed on Mirkwood and leads the others off the path, despite Bilbo's protests. Doing so leads them into traveling around in circles. Thorin then begins hearing the whispers that Bilbo had mentioned before and yells at the others to stop fighting and announces to the others that they are being watched.

Their watchers, which are massive spiders, attack Thorin and his company and stabilize them, putting them all in web cocoons. However, they are immediately released by Bilbo Baggins, whose absence goes unnoticed by Thorin and the other dwarves (apart from Bofur). Though they are successful in battling all the spiders that captured them, Thorin attempts to lead them out, but they are soon cornered by one of the surviving members. They are saved but captured by Legolas, prince of Mirkwood and Thranduil's son. Orcrist is confiscated from Thorin and taken into Legolas' possession. The elven prince asks Thorin how a dwarf can come into the possession of an Elven sword and replies that it was given to him; Legolas does not believe them and calls Thorin a thief and a liar and orders the dwarves be taken to the dungeons. Before being dragged away, Bofur urgently asks Thorin of Bilbo's whereabouts. He worriedly looks around for the hobbit, but Bilbo is nowhere to be found.

Thranduil has a meeting with Thorin and promises to let them go if Thorin will return the White Gems of Lasgalen. However, the dwarf king refuses Thranduil's proposition, pointing out that the elves had turned their back on Thorin and his family and people in the past. Thinking Thorin to be just like his grandfather, Thranduil has the entire company locked away to prevent them from ever reaching the Lonely Mountain. Thrown into a cell next to Balin, the old dwarf asks Thorin if the king offered him a deal, but Thorin denied it and in their ancient dwarf language, Thorin swears that he will spit upon their graves. All the other dwarves give up hope, as that deal was their only way out. Thorin says that they still have one more hope left: Bilbo. Two days later, Bilbo appears to Thorin and Company and releases them from their prisons and leads them to the cellars. However, when the hobbit reveals his plans for them to leave via barrels, most of the company does not comply until Thorin orders them to all do as Bilbo says. The Hobbit pulls a lever that releases the dwarves, but they accidentally leave Bilbo behind. However, Thorin holds the company back, and they all wait for Bilbo, who eventually joins them by falling through the trapdoor the dwarves went on earlier. The dwarf king thanks Bilbo for rescuing them before they all float out to the Elven gates. Unfortunately, they are found by the Elves but both sides engage in a battle with the orcs. During this skirmish, Thorin saved Legolas from an Orc chasing them. Thorin and company escape from Mirkwood and down to Long-lake, but with no weapons for them to fight their enemies. As Balin forges a deal with Bard, a Bargeman who came across the company, to get to the other side, Thorin added they needed weapons. However, Bard grows suspicious of them when he identifies the barrels he is stacking on his barge. Thorin encourages Balin to offer Bard a bigger price, much to Balin's annoyance. On Bard's barge, Thorin doesn't know whether to trust their smuggler and tells that suspicions to Dwalin. Bard successfully sneaks them into Lake-town, having Thorin and the others hidden in the fish full of barrels.

 File:Thorin in laketown.jpg  After they are discovered for stealing weapons, Thorin reveals himself to the people of Lake-town and promises to give them enough gold to rebuild Esgoroth tenfold. However, Alfrid Lickspittle begins to doubt that Thorin will be held to his word but Bilbo defends his friend and companion in front of the crowd, which further makes the crowd support the reclamation of Erebor and Thorin's gratitude is aimed towards Bilbo. However, Bard points out that if Thorin re-awakens the beast, then it will wreak its vengeance upon their home. However, Thorin refused to not enter the mountain and asked for the master of the men of the Lake to accept his terms and the Master accepts as Bard and Thorin glare at each other.

The next morning, Thorin and the others are forced to leave Bofur behind as well as Kili stay in Lake-town due to his injuries, causing Oin and Fili, despite Thorin's objections to his nephew (who refused to leave his brother in this state) to remain as well to look after him. Finally making their way across the lake, as the company makes good time, Thorin and the company come across the runes of Dale, the "Desolation of Smaug." While there, Bilbo realizes that Gandalf should be meeting them by the overlook like he told them to do. Thorin, not wishing to waste time, tells Bilbo they cannot wait for the wizard, as they are on their own. Hours of searching, Bilbo found staircases that led to where the hidden door would be and informed Thorin, who praised Bilbo for his eyesight and finally finding the door. However, when they reach the door itself, they wait until the last light of Durin's day and assume it is the sun's light. The keywhole never revealed itself. To no use, Thorin gives up hope, and drops the key and gives the map to Bilbo. They start to walk away until they hear Bilbo's call for the last light of Durin was the moon, not the sun, because they forgot about the part where the Thrush knocked for it to work. Before the keys fall, Thorin catches it with his foot and opens the door to Erebor, finally coming home.

While Bilbo entered the treasure room, Thorin and the other dwarves waited for their burglar to complete the task of finding the Arkenstone. However, the dwarves began to worry for Bilbo's safety as he was hunted down by Smaug, but Thorin was too blinded by the gold to only worry about the fate of the Arkenstone. While Ori grew concerned about Bilbo and worriedly asked about him, Thorin, instead of sending everyone to rescue Bilbo, told them they needed to give him more time. Fed up and worried about both Bilbo in danger and Thorin's impending gold sickness, Balin angrily confronted the dwarf king, rhetorically asking that they were going to wait until Bilbo was killed. Thorin realized that Balin was growing scared, to which the dwarf answered that he was and feard for Thorin, who was begining to sound more and more like Thror. Denying he is nothing like his grandfather,  Balin stated that Thorin was not sounding like himself, and wouldn't hesitate to go in there to save Bilbo.  Thorin angrily stated that he wouldn't risk the fate of his quest for the life of a burglar's before Balin angrily corrected that his name was Bilbo.

Despite his previous concerns for the Arkenstone, Thorin rushed into the mountain to launch a rescue for his companion.Eventually, he finds Bilbo, but demands the Arkenstone's whereabouts. Bilbo does not answer and threatens his friend at sword-point until Smaug comes and sees both men on the side of the room. As it goes to confront Thorin and Bilbo, the other dwarves enter the treasure room. The company is able to avoid Smaug but they find their only way out is blocked. After seeing fallen people, Thorin decides that now is the chance to end the bloodshed by killing Smaug. The company split so Smaug would chase the groups running in different directions and try to lead him to the forges.

Thorin left with Bilbo and Balin as his companions. However, On their way, Thorin got separated from his companions from them while Smaug fired at Thorin's direction. Thorin nearly was killed by Smaug, who nearly ate Thorin as they were trapped in a move shaft before Nori and Dwalin rush into save him. After Smaug is temporarily incapacitated, Thorin, Dwalin and Nori make it to the forges. However, Balin revealed that the furnaces are stone cool because they haven't worked in years, and they didn't have enough fire to get them started again. Thorin realized they had an advantage because they *did* have fire: Smaug. He managed to trick Smaug into lighting their forges by insulting the Dragon and getting him angry enough to send fire to the furnaces. As Smaug fired, Thorin told his men to hide while they felt the intensity of the flames. He sent Bombur to get the billows working and then told Bilbo to pull a lever that would unleash water and douse Smaug in it to prevent him from firing. As the plan began working, Thorin pulled on a chain that triggered a river of gold, sending it down to a caste of a statue. To achieve it further, Thorin was forced to ride down the river in a wheelbarrow in order to get to the next level to fully complete the statue that would drown Smaug in gold and warned Bilbo to run for cover.

After succeeding in the final part of his plan, Thorin and his companions took the molten statue and confronted Smaug one last time. As the dragon proclaimed himself as king under the Mountain and that Erebor was his, Thorin retaliated that this Land was his and his people's and that they would have their revenge. He set the Golden Statue of Thrór loose, as it preceded in drowning Smaug. Thorin's victory was short-lived however, as Smaug survived their attempt to kill him, much to Thorin and his company's shock. Thorin watched in horror as Smaug left and decided to destroy Lake-town in retaliation after learning Thorin and his friends had help from the city as the film end on a cliffhanger.

#### *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies*

Unlike the rest of his companions, Thorin does not watch Smaug destroy Lake-town and his eyes focused only on the mountain, only listening. After hearing Bilbo declare Smaug is dead, Thorin reclaims the throne as his birth right and donned on his grandfather's robes while succumbing to the Dragon Sickness that haunted Thrór before. As mentioned by Bilbo, Thorin never eats and barely sleeps, and spends his days in the treasure room looking for the Arkenstone. When he sees Fili and Kíli have returned from Lake-town, Thorin's mind wrapped in the gold sickness, creepily gestures to the hoard of Thrór. A little while later, Thorin orders for the Dwarves to search for the Arkenstone. Unknown to them, Bilbo is actually holding the Arkenstone on his person.

At least a couple days later, Dwalin, Balin and Bilbo confront Thorin about how they had not found the stone. Thorin orders them to double their efforts and claims that the Arkenstone is his birthright. He threatens that if he finds anyone withholds the Arkenstone, then he will be avenged. While strolling through the halls, Thorin initially believes that Bilbo is holding the Arkenstone in his hand, only to find that he was just holding an acorn. Taken slightly aback and touched by this gesture, asks Bilbo if he'd really carried it all this way, which Bilbo replies he took it from Beorn's gardens. Thorin tells his friend that it was a poor prize to take back to the Shire, but Bilbo adds that it will be a reminder of how lucky he was to make it back home. Thorin nearly broke out of Dragon sickness but was told by Dwalin that the humans of Lake-town were streaming into Dale.

As a result, Thorin orders the company to put up a blockade on the mountain. However, Kíli tries reasoning with his uncle that the people of Lake-town have nothing and that they came to them for help. However, Thorin remains untouched by his nephew's words and coldly remarks "Do not tell me what they have lost. I know well enough their hardship. Those who have lived through dragon fire should rejoice. They have much to be grateful for." Ordering more stone, Bilbo just looks at Thorin in despair as he delves further into dragon sickness.

Early the next morning, finds the White Gems of Lasgalen. Remembering his conversation with Thranduil, he claims to know an Elf lord who would pay a price for them before tossing them into the treasure chest. Also, the blockade is placed on the walls and they are confronted by Bard, who attempts to reason with Thorin, but his gold sickness gets the better of Thorin and threatens to never uphold his word. Thorin also sends out a Raven to find Dain Ironfoot and return with reinforcements. Bilbo attempts to talk Thorin out of war, but Thorin tells Bilbo they will not be outnumbered for long.

A while after the declaration of War, Thorin gave Bilbo a shirt made of mithril for him to wear in the upcoming battle. However, Thorin also reveals that he suspects one of the Dwarves holding the Arkenstone from him, unaware that Bilbo had it the whole time.

The next morning, Thorin and his company are confronted by Thranduil and Bard. Thorin shoots a warning fire and threatens to put the next one between their eyes, and remains in position, even when Thranduil's archers point their arrows at the company, but Thranduil orders his men to stand down. Bard reveals to Thorin that they have the Arkenstone, but do not disclose that it was Bilbo who gave it to them. Kíli accuses them of stealing with Thorin in denial and convinced the Arkenstone is in the mountain and that the opposite team are taking them for fools. However, Bilbo comes out and admits that he stole the Arkenstone and gave it to the men of Lake-town and the Elves of Mirkwood.

Shocked and betrayed, Thorin with tears threatening to come down his eyes turns to the hobbit and softly questions why he stole from him. Bilbo coldly rebuffs the statement and claims that while he's a burglar, Bilbo likes to think he's an honest one and is willing to let it stand against his claim. Growing furious, Thorin accuses Bilbo of Betrayal and shouts that he has no claim against him and nearly attacks him. When the hobbit reveals that he wanted to give the stone to Thorin many times, the dwarf king demands why he didn't go through with it. Fed up, Bilbo shouts that Thorin has changed and is not the same dwarf he met in Bag End all that long ago and would never doubt his own kin.

Thorin furiously orders the other dwarves to throw Bilbo from the ramparts, but none of them comply. He proceeds to do it himself and manhandles Bilbo. However, Gandalf arrives and orders the dwarf king to leave Bilbo alone and that Thorin is not making a splendid figure by refusing to give what was owed to the people of Lake town and killing all his friends. Thorin releases the hobbit but banishes him from the mountain and promises to never have the dealing of wizards or "shire-rats" while Bofur and Fili help Bilbo escape. Still waiting for the raven, he sent out, and looking over the hill to spot Dáin's army. Thorin yells that he should not have to by his birthright back and swears on his oath that he will kill them all, but Thranduil claims that his word means nothing and proceeds in telling his army to Take fire. Gandalf, seeing no other alternative, attempts to reason with Thorin, by first bringing down the wall he barricades, and even Balin tells the dwarf king that this is a battle they cannot win. Bard asks if the dwarf king if he will have peace or war. Before Thorin gives in, Dáin's army appears over the hill, and Oakenshield replies that he will have war. The battle ensues between the elves, the dwarves, and the men, but all three band together against the Orc army, leading to the event known as the Battle of the Five Armies. Before the other dwarves in Erebor climb over the mountain, Thorin orders them to stand down. (The Battle of the Five Armies extended edition)

Sitting in the throne room, Dwalin approaches the still sick Thorin and reports that their family is dying out there and reveals Dáin is surrounded. However, Oakenshield insists they take the gold and bury it deeper within the mountain. Appalled by his best friend, Dwalin points out again that Dáin is surrounded and their family in trouble. However, Thorin coldly replies that battles count in lives lost. Fed up, Dwalin tells Thorin that Bilbo was right since the dwarf king cannot see who he has become. Thorin yells to Dwalin that he will kill him if he does not leave, which a heart-broken Dwalin does.

During the Battle of the Five Armies, Thorin finally conquers his gold sickness after re-hearing the pleas of his friends before. Tossing off his grandfather's crown, robes and armor, Thorin agrees to Kíli that he should not have to hide while others fight their battles for them and asks the company if they will follow him one last time. They all do, raising their weapons to show that they'll follow Thorin on their last stand. Thorin leads a company of dwarves to defeat Azog once and for all. He led Fíli, Kíli, and Dwalin to Ravenhill to take down Azog, but they found that the Orc Warlord seemingly fled. Thorin sent Fili and Kíli to scout the towers but told them to not engage and return if they heard anything. While he and Dwalin waited for Fíli and Kíli, they still hadn't found evidence where Azog was. Suddenly, Bilbo appeared out of nowhere, to Thorin's shock and relief. Bilbo warns Thorin that Azog had an army coming from the North and that the tower will be completely surrounded. Thorin begins to realize that this was a trap and told Dwalin to look for Fíli and Kíli and bring them back to fight another day. However, things take a turn when Azog impales and kills Fíli.

Thorin engages in a duel with Azog in order to avenge his nephew, but he is suddenly surrounded by other orcs and is able to defeat them when Legolas kills them all with his arrows and returns Orcrist. With the last moments of his life, Thorin sacrificed himself to Azog's blade and then had the chance to stab him back. A couple minutes later, Bilbo regains consciousness and watches Thorin collapse to the ground. As the Hobbit attempts to treat Thorin's wound, Thorin apologizes for what he did to Bilbo on the gates earlier that morning and stated Bilbo's actions were something a true friend would do. He began asking for Bilbo's forgiveness and apologizes for leading him into such peril. However, Bilbo says that he is glad to have shared Thorin's perils. Smiling fondly at Bilbo and succumbing to his wounds, Thorin bids his friend goodbye and wished that people would value home above gold, as it would be a merrier place. This leaves a broken Bilbo crying next to Thorin's body.

A few hours later, members of Thorin's company bow down to their fallen king and friend. A funeral is held later for Thorin and his nephews and they are mourned by their friends and family. When Bilbo comes across Thorin body, he instead silently cries. Balin says while Thorin's name will pass onto legend, Bilbo will remember him as a friend.

## Other Adaptations

### Films

In the 1966 "adaptation" of *The Hobbit*, Thorin appears as a commander in the garrison of Dale, but is not of royal blood.

### Raido series

Thorin appears In the 1968 and 1979 radial series, voiced by John Justin in the first one and Tom Luce in the second one.

### Video Games

Thorin appeared in the 1982 video game of *The Hobbit*. However, instead of thirteen, he is Bilbo's only companion. He later appeared in the 2003 adaptation, where he was voiced by Clive Revill in the cut scenes.

He also appears in *The Lord of the Rings Online in a flashback and appears in* Lego The Hobbit: The Video Game*, voiced by Richard Armitage.*

## Relationships

### Bilbo Baggins

Thorin and Bilbo met in the spring of TA 2941 in his home, Bag End; however their relationship was immediately strained because of Thorin dismissing Bilbo as nothing more than a burglar. Despite Thorin proclaiming that he would not be responsible for Bilbo's fate, he saved him at least twice: once from the trolls and falling off a cliff in the Misty Mountains. However, his view of Bilbo changed after the hobbit revealed he came back after he sympathized with them for having a home. It was cemented when Bilbo saved Thorin from Azog's executioner. He embraced Bilbo and apologized of his treatment of the Hobbit earlier.

By *The Desolation of Smaug*, Thorin sees Bilbo as a friend and companion and willing to protect him at all costs. When they were captured by the Elves, Thorin grew concerned about Bilbo when Bofur informed him that the Hobbit was missing. After being imprisoned by Thranduil, Thorin trusted the hobbit was not their only hope and even agreed with Bilbo for using barrels as part of his escape plan. Even when they got to the Lonely Mountain, Thorin had Bilbo retrieve the Arkenstone from Smaug. When he refused to help him when Smaug woke from his long-term sleep. Balin noted that Thorin was not acting himself, especially knowing that Thorin wouldn't hesitate to help Bilbo while Smaug could possibly kill him. Though Thorin did have a change of heart, he still could have harmed Bilbo when he held him at swordpoint, demanding for the Arkenstone, until Smaug appeared. During the fight against the dragon, Thorinr remembered what Balin had said and finally acknowledged Bilbo by his first name during their confrontation with Smaug.

During *The Battle of the Five Armies*, their relationship had one again became strained, but Bilbo was nearly able to break Thorin out of his dark gold sickness after showing him his acorn, but it reversed when he heard that Bard and his men took refuge in Dale. After learning Bilbo stole the Arkenstone, the two of them exchanged angry words with each other, and Thorin nearly killed Bilbo over it.This would be the last time Bilbo saw Thorin sickness. Their friendship was reignited, as upon seeing Bilbo again since their last departing did not go to well, Thorin was shocked and relieved to see his friend again and was remorseful for what he did to Bilbo on the gate. When Thorin was dying, he comforted Bilbo by patting his hand, and acknowledges that Bilbo was only doing what a true friend would do. Thorin fondly called Bilbo "Master Burglar" and to return back home to all the things he enjoyed, and to plant his trees.

### Kili

**(Nephew)**

Kíli, along with Fíli was Thorin's nephew and like a son to him. He was raised by his Uncle and looked up to him as a father figure, fitting the father role for Kíli's long dead biological father. When the rocks slam together in the Misty Mountains, Thorin shouts Kíli's name, but later relieved to find him and the others alive. When Kíli was injured in the second film (The Desolation of Smaug), which made Thorin really concerned that he would not allow Kíli come with them. They reunited in Erebor of the Lonely Mountain, but to Kíli's horror, Thorin was sickened with gold fever.

Kíli again fears what Thorin has become and says they owe the people of Laketown their help, but Thorin refuses to listen. He didn't even trust Kíli along with the other dwarves, as he divulged it to Bilbo. After Thorin hurt Bilbo, and after Thorin had yelled at Kíli, his nephew had enough of Thorin's gold-sickness and said he will not hide while the people fight. Unknown to Kíli, Thorin overcame his sickness until Kíli realizes this and his uncle touch foreheads together. After he learned from Bilbo that the Orcs were trapping them, he worried for Kíli's and Fíli's safety and ordered Dwalin to retrieve them and planned to leave Ravenhill with Bilbo. He cries for Kíli's name and that is the last time Thorin saw his nephew alive and would see each other in the Afterlife.

### Dwalin

**(Best Friend and Third cousin)**

Dwalin is Thorin's best friend and partner-in-crime. Together, they were raised side by side and became the best of friends and were like brothers. However, during Thorin's reign and gold sickness, Dwalin began seeing a different person and not the one he once knew. During the time they were smuggled by Bard, a bargeman, they both distrusted their smuggler.

Sometimes, Dwalin doesn't bow to Thorin, presumably because they've been best friends for years.

### Dís

Dís is Thorin's younger sister, but she is hardly seen and only mentioned twice. A first time is when Kíli talks about his mother to Tauriel. As Fíli and Kíli return home, Thorin calls them his "sister-sons." Their relationship isn't really shown much in the films or the books. However, he presumably does love her and holds her in the highest regard as he did his father and grandfather and does indeed look after her children as if they were his own.

### Balin

Balin has been a loyal friend and faithful companion towards Thorin for many years since before the days of Erebor's downfall. They are also distant cousins, sharing the same great-great-grandfather.

Even back then, Balin has been akin to a fatherly figure towards his very close friends and act as Thorin's voice of reason at times. They had fought side by side in many battles, including the battle of Moria for example. They have always followed each other and Balin has felt Thorin was going to be one of the greatest kings in Middle-earth.In *The Desolation of Smaug*, Balin is still one of the dwarves to stick around Thorin, Bilbo, and the seven other dwarves that fallowed them.When Thorin was falling into gold sickness, due to past experience of gold sickness with Thror and feared he would end up just like his grandfather before him. During the second film, Balin had seen it grow in Thorin when he refused to help save their friend Bilbo, who was in fear for his life.In the last film, as Thorin is getting sicker and more obsessed with gold, Balin becomes more full of fear and realizes Thorin is falling as he feared earlier. He later confides that to Bilbo. However, when Thorin snaps out of the "Sickness," Balin follows Thorin into battle one last time. After Thorin's death, Balin and the company were sadden by his, Fili and Kili's untimely demises and grieved for the friends he lost.

### Thranduil

Thorin has no problems with Thranduil when he was younger. He soon became to detest Thranduil as the Elf king turned his back on the Dwarves of Erebor. They met again 170 years later when Thorin was captured and imprisoned in Mirkwood. Thranduil tries to strike a deal with Thorin to get his wife's jewels back. Thorin refuses to as they betrayed friendship long time ago with the Elves and Dwarves. He hates Thranduil even more when he and Bard set up together to take the gold by force. They finally reluctantly combine their armies to defeat the Orcs.

### Smaug

Thorin extremely despises Smaug since the day the dragon destroyed Dale and invaded the Lonely Mountain. He immediately blamed the Dragon for what it had done. Their next encounter, Smaug uses Bilbo and Thorin's friendship at an advantage: he planned to let Bilbo take the Arkenstone and destroy Thorin and also their relationship. When Smaug sees Thorin with Bilbo, the dragon just wants to kill Thorin and his companion. Then, he conspired against Smaug: to kill the dragon in molten gold The dragon attacked Thorin, Balin, and Bilbo twice. Thorin finally has the advantage to attack Smaug with the Golden statue of Thrór. This only shocks the dwarf king as Smaug goes to destroy Laketown.

### Gloin

Thorin has been good friends with Glóin for many years. They are also third cousins, sharing the same great-great-grandfather, and are descendants of the House of Durin. In the novel, Thorin entrusted Glóin and his brother, Óin, to get a fire going whenever they broke for camp.

In the films, Thorin trusts his cousin like the rest of his company, preferring his company over Dwarves of the Iron Hills. The second film implies that Thorin was at an incident with Glóin before, where the latter had possibly refused to give up any coins during an event, when they desperately needed it. This is further explained because, when they were ten coins short to pay Bard, Thorin immediately turned to Glóin and told him to give them what he had. However, it also could be because Thorin knew his cousin all-to-well not to have spare coins.