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Thorin's Company consisted of the following thirteen dwarves. Their quest in The Hobbit is the main impetus of the plot. [a] Their quest was joined by Bilbo Baggins (the titular hobbit) and occasionally by the wizard Gandalf. Tolkien took the names of Gandalf and 12 of the 13 dwarves – excluding Balin – from the Old Norse Völuspá. [6] [7]
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.
Balin: Dwarf companion of Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit. Slain during an attempt to retake Moria. Bard the Bowman: Man of Esgaroth who slew Smaug the dragon. Beorn: Skin-changer who resides in the region of Mirkwood and takes the form of a great bear. Bilbo Baggins: Title character of The Hobbit. Discovered the One Ring after its loss by Gollum.
Dean Lance O'Gorman (born 1 December 1976) is a New Zealand actor, artist, and photographer. He played the dwarf Fíli in the Hobbit trilogy and the Norse God Bragi/Anders Johnson in the fantasy series The Almighty Johnsons.
Fredegar Bolger - Overweight hobbit and friend of Frodo Baggins omitted from the film adaptation of The Fellowship of the Ring.A character sharing Fredegar's name and physique appears in the epilogue of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, where he buys some of Bilbo's furniture from the auctioneer, Mr. Grubb.
The sequel to 2012's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, it is the second instalment in The Hobbit trilogy, acting as a prequel to Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The film follows the titular character Bilbo Baggins as he continues to accompany Thorin Oakenshield and his fellow dwarves on a quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the ...
The Hobbit was originally planned as a two-part film, but Jackson confirmed plans for a third film on 30 July 2012, turning his adaptation of The Hobbit into a trilogy. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] According to Jackson, the third film would contain the Battle of the Five Armies and make extensive use of the appendices that Tolkien wrote to expand the story of ...
On 16 December 2011, Warner Bros. and Lego announced the development of figures and play sets based on the upcoming adaptations of The Hobbit as well as The Lord of the Rings. The launch of the Lego The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was released to coincide with the release of the film adaptation's first part in December 2012.