Unlike most Dwarves, Thorin, Fíli and Kíli had short beards in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy, and Richard Armitage came up with the reason.

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The Balrog, trolls, and Dragons are just a few of the terrifying monsters that stalk the heroes of Middle-earth.

It follows Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) as he joins Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and 13 dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage), on a quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from Smaug ...

DWARF (29D: Thorin Oakenshield, for one) Thorin Oakenshield is a DWARF in J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit. In fact, he is the leader of the Dwarves. REBEL (30D: ___ Alliance) and REY (36D ...

I thought about this later, and it brought to mind a scene at the end of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic, The Hobbit, in which the dying Thorin Oakenshield says to Bilbo Baggins, “If more of us valued food ...

legendary warrior Thorin Oakenshield. Once you select Rent you'll have 14 days to start watching the film and 48 hours to finish watching.

Olivia: It's always a pleasure to work with Sally! This puzzle marks our 20th published crossword collaboration. We have a great rhythm going, and I truly love every minute of our process together ...