Thorin 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 sought work wherever he could in order to provide for his people, family and friends. However, when he returned to his home handĪ dwarf king without a kingdom, Thorin matured at a younger age, taking responsibility and looking out for the people of the Once proud race, the House of Durin. One day, he was told that his father had been seen wondering around the borders of Dunland, the dwarves' old home. The Beginning of a Quest Search for his Father Since Thorin had no children, he was very close with his nephews, whom he raised as his own children. His younger sister, Dis, later gave birth to two children, Fíli and Kíli. The young dwarf king led his people out of Dunland and they finally re-established their home in the Blue Mountains. However, Thorin never married nor had any children. Thorin became the dwarf king at a very young age after the battle. However, Thorin noticed that Thráin was not among the dead, which was led Thorin to believe that his father may be still alive. However, though it was a victory, Thorin was still grieving as he looked for his father's body after half the dwarves told Thorin his father was dead. As Azog was taken back to the mines of Moria, Thorin led his people against the orcs and won the battle. During this battle, Thorin had cut off Azog's arm, rendering him mortally wounded. Thorin earned the nickname "Oakenshield" after using a branch from an oak tree as a shield after Thorin's original dwarven battle shield was destroyed. Unknown to him, Balin watched the entire exchange in the battle. When Thráin never returned, Thorin charged the Pale Orc himself. While Thorin urged to his father that he would fight by Thráin's side, the man refused to have Thorin throw his life away and confronted Azog himself. During the Battle, Thorin went to confront Azog the Defiler but was held back by his father. Sometime in his young adult life, Thorin went with his father and grandfather into battle, with knowledge that Thrór gave his Ring of Power to Thráin for safekeeping. Thorin fights and defeats Azog during the Battle of Moria There is one I would call king" -Balin to Bilbo Baggins However, Thorin would never forgive the elves, or forget the events that had caused his family to lose their status and their home. Thorin led his people to live in the villages of men and other dwarves, where he became a blacksmith. Thorin begs for the King's help, however, Thranduil and the elves of Mirkwood turned their backs on Thorin and his family, and retreated back to Mirkwood, thus causing Thorin's long-living hatred towards Elves. Thorin made his way out of the mountain, where he noticed a band of elves on the hill led the Dwarves' ally, King Thranduil. Thorin went to retrieve his grandfather before he could ever chase after the Arkenstone. Thorin was also the only survivor of Smaug's attack at the front gate.īecause Smaug was a greater foe than the dwarves in history have ever faced (besides the Balrogs that resided in Moria), Durin's Folk made their way out of the Mountain while others went to find another way out (but ended being found and killed by Smaug after all. During the invasion, Dale had been attacked and Erebor had been attacked. When the elder dwarf asked what it was, the prince knew it was a dragon. Thorin told Balin to sound the alarm and call out the guard. One evening, Thorin and his friend, Balin were out in the balcony, where they heard the sounds of a hurricane.
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