He redeems the Arkenstone from Bard with a fourteenth of the treasure, which is used to re-establish Dale. Īfter the death of Thorin in the Battle of Five Armies, Dain becomes King under the Mountain. Bard leads the men into battle, reinforced by the arrival of Beorn and the Eagles. However, a large army of Goblins and Wargs arrives on the scene, forcing the three armies to unite to fight against them. To make matters worse, Thorin's cousin Dáin II Ironfoot arrives to reinforce Thorin's claim to their family home under the mountain. However, Thorin is unwilling to share any of Smaug's treasure with an armed host at his gates, which causes the elves and men to prepare to attack the mountain. To break the stalemate, Bilbo Baggins slips out of the mountain at night and offers the Arkenstone to Bard in order to put pressure on Thorin to make peace with the Elves and Men. Their response to Bard's claim is to barricade themselves inside the mountain, refusing to surrender any of the treasure under threat of war. However, at the Lonely Mountain, Bard discovers that Thorin Oakenshield, King under the Mountain, is very much alive, along with all his companions. In the absence of Thorin Oakenshield and his company, all believed to have been killed by the dragon, Bard has a rightful claim to the treasure as the heir of Girion, and also a charitable claim to alleviate the suffering of the people of Lake-town. The survivors receive assistance from the elves of Mirkwood, and together Thranduil and the able-bodied men of Lake-town travel to the Lonely Mountain to claim a share of the dragon hoard. Īfter the dragon's death, Bard joins the survivors of the attack on Lake-town and discovers that they had thought him dead. He fires his favourite shaft, the family heirloom " Black Arrow", and kills Smaug, who falls onto Lake-town, destroying it. However, a thrush speaks to Bard, showing him the weak spot in the dragon's armour in the hollow under Smaug's left breast, which Bilbo had discovered in his conversation with Smaug. When Smaug attacks Lake-town, Bard is the last of the archers to stand his post, but the dragon is immune to arrows. He is described as tall and grim with black hair. His friends accused him of prophesying floods and poisoned fish, but they knew his worth and courage. He is the captain of a company of archers in Esgaroth (also known as Lake-town). Thorin perishes during the battle, alongside Fili and Kili.Bard is a descendant of Girion, the last lord of the city of Dale, which had been destroyed by the dragon Smaug two centuries before the events of The Hobbit, which takes place in year 2941 of the Third Age. After reclaiming Erebor, two armies of orcs arrive to take Erebor and the battle of the five armies ensues. Thorin’s company, along with Bard from the village of Dale, defeated Smaug and reclaimed Erebor. Thorin, taking over leadership for Durin’s folk, decided to use his father’s last gift to reclaim Erebor. Before passing, Thrain gave Gandalf a map and key to enter the Lonely Mountain, who would later pass these onto Thorin. Thorin’s father, King Thrain II, would later venture into the dungeons of Dol Guldur, where he was captured by the necromancer, and later died. This garnered him the moniker “Oakenshield,” which stuck even after his death. During the battle, his shield shattered and he relied on a fallen oak branch as a replacement. Many years after fleeing Eribor, he fought in the great Battle of Azanulbizar outside the gates Moria during the wars between the Orcs and Dwarves. He led the exile out of Erebor after the dragon Smaug decimated their home and took over the area. Considered one of the most powerful dwarves ever, Thorin is the Son of King Thrain II.
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