Who killed Thorin in The Hobbit?

Azog
In the final battle, Thorin fights Azog with Orcrist, which he recovered from Legolas. Azog attempts to stab Thorin, but is prevented when Thorin uses Orcrist to block his blade. In the end, Thorin gives in, and is stabbed by Azog.

What happened thrain II?

Grabbed and killed by the Necromancer in Dol Guldur. Thráin II was the father of Thorin Oakenshield, and the son of King Thrór. He briefly became heir of the lost King under the Mountain and King of Durin’s Folk until he was captured and held a prisoner in Dol Guldur.

Is thrain alive?

There Sauron tortured Thráin, took back the last of the seven Dwarf-rings, and left him in the dungeon to die. Thráin gave Gandalf his last two possessions, the key and map to the Lonely Mountain, and shortly thereafter died.

How did Gandalf not know it was the One Ring?

2 Answers. Gandalf did not know then that it was the One Ring. He simply suspected it. He realised Smeagol had called it that in the past and understood then there was an even deeper magical power behind this than he realised.

Why did Sauron take thrain’s ring?

ANSWER: J.R.R. Tolkien never explained, so far as I know, why Sauron decided to take back the Rings of Power he had given to the Dwarves. We only know that he seized Thrain and took his Ring from him, “the last of the Seven”, according to Thrain. He apparently wanted to use the Rings to control those races.

How did Thorin get the nickname Oakenshield?

Unknown to him, Balin watched the entire exchange in the battle. 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.During this battle, Thorin had cut off Azog’s arm, rendering him mortally wounded.

What happened to Thorin’s shield when he died?

At some point in the fighting, his shield broke, and using an oaken tree branch found on the floor as a shield, he gained the epithet “Oakenshield,” which would remain with him even in death. Thorin eventually became King-in-Exile of Durin’s Folk after his father went missing, and died in the dungeons of Dol Guldur .

How did Thorin kill Bolg the Orcs?

Book: During the battle of five armies, Thorin attempted to kill the leader of the orcs, named Bolg, son of Azog. However, Bolg protected himself with lines of orcs surrounding him. Thorin made it through part of these lines, but was mortally wounded because of how large Bolg’s protection was.

What happened to Thorin and Fili in The Hobbit?

Thorin, Fili, and Kili died during the Battle of the Five Armies, which took place at the end of The Hobbit in the year 2941 of the Third Age. Thorin was buried with the Arkenstone and the sword Orcrist. In the year 2989, Balin led an expedition of dwarves from the Lonely Mountain to recolonize Moria.