Thorin's Loyalty In The Hobbit

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Thorin Oakenshield is the leader of the dwarves and is one of the main characters in the hobbit (written by J.R.R Tolkien). In the year T.A.(third age) 2746 Thorin was born to Thrain II in the Lonely mountains. Thorin has a very long white beard and wears a distinctive sky blue hood with a silver tassel. He wears a gold chain attached with his grandfather's key and wears yellow stockings. Thorin is suppose to be quite tall for a dwarf. Thorin’s part in the story is since Smaug (the dragon) attacked (Erebor) the Lonely Mountain 150 years ago, and took the dwarves mountain and their treasure, Thorin is determined to get the treasure back. Thorin sings and plays the harp and is the leader of this adventure to find the treasure that was taken away from his home, Erebor. …show more content…

Thorin is courageous because he didn't hesitate fighting the trolls and the goblins. Like when they were all being captured by the trolls Thorin “ Jumped forward to the fire, before they could leap on him….and so the fight ended”. I found that the closer they got to the treasure the more greedy Thorin would become, he was obsessed with wealth. It was consuming him and changing him to become irritated more quickly. Thorin is greedy because he wanted the treasure all to himself, without sharing it with the dwarves and Bilbo. One of Thorin's problems is his inability to see the leadership talent that Bilbo brings to the group. I think this because when Bilbo was first chosen to do be the group “Burglar” Thorin didn't seem so satisfied with the idea. Thorin said to the group “I don’t see how he will help us much”, the group had to convince him to let Bilbo come on the adventure. Thorin is said to not be very fond of hobbits. Thorin not liking Bilbo can affect his trust, teamwork and success to finding the

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