Thorin Oakenshield is a fictional character in JR R Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit.
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15 Facts About Thorin Oakenshield
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Thorin Oakenshield is the son of Thrain II, grandson of Thror, and becomes King of Durin's Folk during their exile from Erebor.
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Thorin Oakenshield's background is further elaborated in Appendix A of Tolkien's 1955 novel The Return of the King, and in Unfinished Tales.
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Commentators have noted that Thorin Oakenshield is Old Norse both in name and character, being surly, illiberal, independent, proud, aristocratic, and like all Dwarves greedy for gold.
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Thorin Oakenshield was determined to get the treasure back, and especially wanted the Arkenstone, the Heart of the Mountain, an heirloom of his Kingdom.
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Thorin Oakenshield found the Elven blade Orcrist in the trolls' cache, and used the sword fighting goblins in the tunnels beneath the Misty Mountains.
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Thorin Oakenshield responds angrily to Bilbo's taking of the Arkenstone in ch.
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Thorin Oakenshield fortified the Mountain against his new rivals and sent to his cousin Dain Ironfoot for reinforcements.
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Thorin Oakenshield was furious when he discovered that Bilbo had stolen the Arkenstone to use as a bargaining counter, and sent him from the Mountain.
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When Thorin Oakenshield died, he was buried with the Arkenstone, and Orcrist was returned and laid upon his tomb.
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Thorin Oakenshield was succeeded as leader of Durin's Folk by his cousin Dain.
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Thorin Oakenshield thought that Bilbo would be a calming influence on Thorin, as well as a genuinely valuable addition to the company.
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Thorin Oakenshield, who did not think much of Hobbits, reluctantly agreed, calculating that Bilbo's presence would be a small price to pay for Gandalf's help.
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The name "Thorin Oakenshield" ultimately derives from that of the Norse god Thor; it means darer or bold one.
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Tolkien scholar Paul H Kocher writes that Tolkien characterises Dwarves as having the "cardinal sin of 'possessiveness'", seen sharply when Bard the Bowman makes what Bilbo feels is a fair offer for a share of Smaug's treasure, and Thorin flatly refuses, his "dwarfish lust for gold fevered by brooding on the dragon's hoard".
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