{"id":46126,"date":"2011-07-15T04:44:33","date_gmt":"2011-07-15T09:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=46126"},"modified":"2011-07-15T09:41:51","modified_gmt":"2011-07-15T14:41:51","slug":"first-look-at-balin-and-dwalin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2011\/07\/15\/46126-first-look-at-balin-and-dwalin\/","title":{"rendered":"TIME Exclusive: First Look At Balin And Dwalin"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Today’s much-anticipated “first look” at two more Dwarves from The Hobbit come to us courtesy of TIME<\/a>.\u00a0And it is indeed high time we met Ken Stott<\/strong> as Balin<\/strong> and Graham McTavish<\/strong> as Dwalin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Here follows the accompanying description of these Dwarves:<\/p>\n

Dwarf Lords in their own right, Balin and Dwalin are close relatives of Thorin. Beyond this, these brothers are two of his most loyal and trusted friends. <\/em><\/p>\n

An old warrior, Balin has lived through hard times and fought many battles, yet he harbors doubts about the wisdom of the Quest to retake the Lonely Mountain. <\/em><\/p>\n

Dwalin has no such forebodings \u2013 his belief in Thorin\u2019s leadership is unshakeable. A powerful and bruising fighter, with a natural tendency to distrust anyone who is not a Dwarf, particularly anyone who might be an Elf, Dwalin is not someone to cross lightly.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What do you think of these Dwarves? Discuss on our message boards<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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