Thorin

Thorin Oakenshield (Thorin II) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit. Thorin is the leader of the Company of Dwarves who aim to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from Smaug the dragon. He is the son of Thráin II, grandson of Thrór, and becomes King of Durin's Folk during their exile from Erebor. Thorin's background is further elaborated in Appendix A of Tolkien's 1955 novel The Return of the King, and in Unfinished Tales.

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 is first presented as a young prince, learning how to be a king. He shows morality (in disapproving of his grandfather's deception of Thranduil), heroism in rallying his men against Smaug, intuition in spotting the dragon and leadership in leading his people out of Erebor. After being betrayed by Thranduil and suffering loses at the hand of Azog, Thorin becomes disillusioned, bitter and cantankerous. Nevertheless, he remains heroic and honorable: he covers the company's retreat in the way to the hidden passage. While he clearly disapproves of Bilbo, he risks his own life to save his multiple times (I.e. seeing to save him from the trolls and personally going down to the ledge Bilbo nearly fell off in the Misty Mountains. Nevertheless, Thorin is narrow-minded, particularly in his hatred of the Elves. Even though he was only betrayed by Thranduil, King of the Woodland Elves, his suspicion extends to all Elves, including Elrond of Rivendell, who had no involvement in the history of Thorin's people. It should be said, however, that Thorin's suspicion was in part justified, as Elrond indeed tried to stop the quest and spoke unfavorably of Thorin's family within earshot of the Dwarf. Even though Thranduil is duplicitous, Thorin's outburst at him when he faces the risk of indefinite imprisonment seems impractical and driven by rage rather than reason. This is made all the more ironic, being that Thorin clearly disapproved of his grandfather's treatment of the Elven king.

Thorin is also highly secretive and suspicious due to Thranduil's betrayal. He did not fully trust Gandalf during their meeting in Bree, and continues to argue with him throughout, suspecting that he'll betray their quest to the Elves. Even after Gandalf hides their true cause from Elrond, earning Thorin's trust, the Dwarf is still willing to abandon the wizard twice: once at the High Pass, and again at the Outlook (where Gandalf wasn't going to show up in time anyway). This volatile aspect of Thorin's personality presages his dragon-sickness. When Thorin sees his grandfather spending time alone in the treasure-hoard, he retreats into shadows, hinting at his own downfall for the same reason. This is also pointed out by Elrond, and later by Thranduil, Bard and Balin. Once the Dragon Sickness overcomes him, Thorin ironically becomes more and more like his nemesis Smaug, and forsakes the honour he so desperately clung to in order to keep his treasure to himself.

During the meeting in Bree, Thorin was reluctant to undertake the quest. However, once he was well underway and learned that the quest is on a time limit, his need to see the mission through gradually became all consuming. He was willing to neglect and ultimately leave Kíli behind (admittedly, not without reason), and later leave Bilbo to the mercy of the dragon, using much the same reasoning. Thorin often seems stoic, but in the early parts of the story, he's more cheerful, cracking a smile in several instances, such as when Gandalf rescued them from the Trolls. Conversely, he also conceals deep-set fears - from Smaug, from his advancing age (which would deprive him of his ability to undertake such a quest unless it is done immediately) and from following in his grandfather's footsteps. Interestingly, he seems to have issues sleeping, waking up with a jolt at the mention of Orcs in the Lone-lands, and failing to fall asleep (and therefore overhearing Bilbo as he argues with Bofur) in the High Pass. After Smaug's death, Bilbo says that Thorin "doesn't sleep." 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.

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.

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.

Thorin was a dwarf with raven black hair , stood 5'2" (regarded tall for a dwarf and had icy blue eyes. Due to living underneath the mountain, Thorin had pale skin , but when outside in the sun during the colony time in the Blue Mountains, Thorin's skin apeared tanner and his raven black hair grew a bit lighter.

In Thorin's first appearance, he was twenty four years old during the time of Smaug's attack in Erebor, and lacked his grey streaked hair. It included the same back gauntlents, blue tunic. Inaddition to his armory, he had a sleevless black fur leather coat, black trousers and black steel toed boots During the battle of Moria, Thorin was fifty six years old, having Dwarven armor with a oaken branch as a shield. During Thorin's time in his company, Thorin had heavy dwarven chainmail, blackish-blue sleeveless coat, and leather in fur coat, with the same black gauntlents, blue tunic and a sword in its seath, which could be found hanging on his back.

Like all the other dwarf warriors, Thorin had suffered from multiple battle scars from all the wars he fought in.

I will have war!” “Betrayed by my own kin…” “Get out before I kill you.” “Your threats do not sway me.” “I cannot guarantee his safety.” “We have reclaimed Erebor. Now, we defend it.” “I have been blind… but now I begin to see. I am betrayed!” “We are sons of Durin. And Durin’s Folk do not flee from a fight.” “If anyone should find the Arkenstone and withhold it from me, I will be avenged.” “But a treasure such as this cannot be counted in lives lost. It is worth all the blood we can spend.” “So this is the Hobbit.” “There are a few warriors amongst us.” “Nor will I be responsible for his fate.” “Axe or sword, what’s your weapon of choice?” “It matters. I want to know – why did you come back?” “Loyalty, honor, a willing heart, I can ask no more than that.” “If more people valued home above gold, this world would be a merrier place.” “True friends are hard to come by.” “It is a gift. A token of our friendship.” “I am so sorry… that I have lead you to such peril…” “You did what only a true friend would do. Forgive me.” “Do not speak to me of loyalty. Throw him from the rampart!” “I’m glad you’re here. I wish to part with you in friendship.” “It means, Master Baggins… you should never underestimate dwarves.” “Farewell, Master Burglar. Go back to your books… and your armchair… plant your trees, watch them grow"

I will have war!” “Betrayed by my own kin…” “Get out before I kill you.” “Your threats do not sway me.” “I cannot guarantee his safety.” “We have reclaimed Erebor. Now, we defend it.” “I have been blind… but now I begin to see. I am betrayed!” “We are sons of Durin. And Durin’s Folk do not flee from a fight.” “If anyone should find the Arkenstone and withhold it from me, I will be avenged.” “But a treasure such as this cannot be counted in lives lost. It is worth all the blood we can spend.” “So this is the Hobbit.” “There are a few warriors amongst us.” “Nor will I be responsible for his fate.” “Axe or sword, what’s your weapon of choice?” “It matters. I want to know – why did you come back?” “Loyalty, honor, a willing heart, I can ask no more than that.” “If more people valued home above gold, this world would be a merrier place.” “True friends are hard to come by.” “It is a gift. A token of our friendship.” “I am so sorry… that I have lead you to such peril…” “You did what only a true friend would do. Forgive me.” “Do not speak to me of loyalty. Throw him from the rampart!” “I’m glad you’re here. I wish to part with you in friendship.” “It means, Master Baggins… you should never underestimate dwarves.” “Farewell, Master Burglar. Go back to your books… and your armchair… plant your trees, watch them grow"