Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Hobbit is a 1977 American animated musical television special created by Rankin/Bass and animated by Topcraft. The film is an adaptation of the 1937 book of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien ; it was first broadcast on NBC in the United States on Sunday, November 27, 1977.
Bolg, who succeeded the Great Goblin, led an army of goblins in the Battle of Five Armies. [T 26] Golfimbul, king of the goblins of Mount Gram, killed by Bullroarer Took at the Battle of the Green Fields. [T 1] (mentioned only) The Great Goblin, whose kingdom lies under the Misty Mountains. Warriors of his realm waylay the Company and take them ...
The goblin scribe (portrayed by Kiran Shah) [9] is a tiny goblin with a brief appearance as a scribe and messenger for the Great Goblin in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The Keeper of the Dungeons (portrayed by Conan Stevens ) is a large, heavily armored Orc that appears briefly in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and then again in The ...
Charles Cassidy of Common Sense Media gave it a score of 3/5, and said, "Cartoon tale is darker, more complex than others in series". [8] Steven D. Greydanus of Decent Films Guide gave it a C, and said, "Works even less well than The Hobbit , which really is a children's story… overbearing folk-ballad soundtrack doesn't even gesture lyrically ...
A Dwarf, he is an important supporting character in The Hobbit, and is mentioned in The Fellowship of the Ring. As the Fellowship travel through the underground realm of Moria , they find Balin's tomb and the Dwarves' book of records, which tells how Balin founded a colony there, becoming Lord of Moria, and that the colony was overrun by orcs .
Tolkien's portrayal of goblins in The Hobbit was particularly influenced by George MacDonald's The Princess and the Goblin. [79] However, MacDonald's influence on Tolkien was more profound than the shaping of individual characters and episodes; his works helped Tolkien form his whole thinking on the role of fantasy within his Christian faith. [80]
The 1967 short animated film The Hobbit was the first film production of The Hobbit.It was directed by Gene Deitch in Czechoslovakia.American film producer William L. Snyder obtained the rights to the novel from the Tolkien estate very cheaply while it was still largely unknown, with the proviso that he produce a "full-colour film" by 30 June 1966, and immediately set about producing a feature ...
Characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit and its adaptations. Pages in category "Characters in The Hobbit" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.