Also known as: Thorin Ii, King Under The Mountain
Also on this page: DwalinFili And KiliOinDori, Nori, And OriOriBifur, Bofur, And Bombur
Thorin II, called Oakenshield, was the heir of Durin's Folk and the leader of the quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain. Grandson of Thrór, King under the Mountain, and son of Thráin II, he was a youth in Erebor when the dragon Smaug descended in fire and drove his people into long exile and poverty. In the War of the Dwarves and Orcs he won his name at the great and terrible battle of Azanulbizar before the East-gate of Moria, when, his shield broken, he took up an oaken branch as both club and buckler.
Long afterward, counselled and aided by Gandalf, Thorin gathered a company of twelve Dwarves and the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, whom Gandalf named their burglar, and set out to win back Erebor and its hoard. Noble and brave, but proud and grasping, he fell under the dragon-sickness when the treasure was regained -- a fey and greedy obsession, above all for the Arkenstone of his fathers -- and would yield no fair share to the Men of the Lake or the Elves, bringing them all to the edge of war. Only the sudden onslaught of goblins and wolves united the host in the Battle of the Five Armies, where Thorin led the charge of the Dwarves and was mortally wounded. Dying, he was reconciled with Bilbo, taking back his harsh words and saying that if more folk valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, the world would be a merrier place; and he was laid to rest deep beneath the Mountain with the Arkenstone upon his breast and the Elven-blade Orcrist upon his tomb.
Also known as: Son Of Fundin
Brother of Balin and one of the most formidable warriors in Thorin's company. He was the first Dwarf to arrive at Bag End for the Unexpected Party. He survived the quest and lived to the great age of 340.
Also known as: Fili, Kili
Nephews of Thorin Oakenshield, sons of his sister Dis. They were the youngest members of Thorin's company, brave and loyal. Both were slain in the Battle of Five Armies defending their uncle's body. Their deaths deeply grieved Thorin in his final moments.
One of Thorin's companions who later joined Balin's colony in Moria. He was killed by the Watcher in the Water at the West-gate.
Also known as: Dori, Nori, Ori
Three brothers among Thorin's company. Dori was the strongest and often carried Bilbo. Nori was somewhat shifty in character. Ori, as noted, died in Moria with Balin.
One of Thorin's companions. He later joined Balin's expedition to Moria, where he made the last entries in the Book of Mazarbul before the colony was overrun: "They are coming."
Also known as: Bifur, Bofur, Bombur
Three of Thorin's companions, related to each other but not of Durin's direct line. Bofur was cheerful and friendly, Bombur was enormously fat and fell into an enchanted sleep in Mirkwood, and Bifur was the quietest of the three.
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