{"id":41422,"date":"2010-12-29T08:50:19","date_gmt":"2010-12-29T13:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=41422"},"modified":"2010-12-29T08:50:19","modified_gmt":"2010-12-29T13:50:19","slug":"character-profile-thorin-oakenshield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2010\/12\/29\/41422-character-profile-thorin-oakenshield\/","title":{"rendered":"Character Profile: Thorin Oakenshield"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Continuing our series of character highlights from the upcoming ‘Hobbit’ films…(story spoilers)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Thorin Oakenshield<\/strong>
\nAlias<\/em>: Oakensheild, King under the Mountain
\nRace<\/em>: Dwarf, House of Durin
\nDate of Birth<\/em>: T.A. 2746
\nCast<\/em>:\u00a0Richard Armitage<\/a><\/p>\n

Thorin Oakenshield\u2019s story is one of great daring, pride, revenge, and tragedy. Thorin II hails from a direct royal lineage (the House of Durin) traceable all the way back to the original Seven Fathers of the Dwarves. His clan is also known as the Longbeards.<\/p>\n

Thorin\u2019s early years at the Lonely Mountain (Erebor) give\u00a0The Hobbit<\/em> its foundational plot and all that happens therein comes from his efforts to avenge the wrongs against his House. At the age of 24, Thorin witnessed the arrival of the dragon Smaug and the slaying of his kin (T.A. 2770). The tragic memory was burned permanently into Thorin\u2019s heart. Twenty-nine years later he fought valiantly against the Orcs beneath the East-gate of Moria at the Battle of Azanulbizar, where he earned the surname \u201cOakenshield\u201d by using a great oak-branch in a pinch as both shield and weapon.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

[Read the\u00a0Full Profile<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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