When Thorin died, he was buried with the Arkenstone, and Orcrist was returned and laid upon his tomb. During the battle, Thorin was mortally wounded, but he made his peace with Bilbo before he died. The growing conflict was averted only by an invasion of goblins and wargs, whereupon the dwarves joined forces with the wood-elves, the men of Lake-town, and the great eagles in what became known as the Battle of Five Armies. Thorin was furious when Bilbo stole the Arkenstone to use as a bargaining counter, and drove him from the Mountain. He fortified the Mountain against his new rivals, and sent to his cousin Dáin Ironfoot for reinforcements. Faced with demands from Thranduil the Elvenking and Bard the Bowman for a fair share of the treasure to be distributed to the wood-elves and the men of Lake-town, Thorin became recalcitrant and refused to acknowledge their right to any of the hoard. After Smaug was killed, the dwarves reclaimed the treasure, and Thorin, very pleased with Bilbo, gave the Hobbit a chain-mail coat made of mithril as the first instalment of his payment. With provisions from Lake-town, Thorin led the company to Erebor. He was the first to emerge from the barrels at Lake-town and marched right up to the leaders of the town, declaring himself as King Under the Mountain.
When the dwarves were captured by the wood-elves of Mirkwood, Thorin insisted that the others not disclose their quest to their captors. He and Gandalf fought valiantly in the goblin tunnels in the Misty Mountains. He found the Elven blade Orcrist in the trolls' cache, and used the sword thereafter until it was taken when he was captured by the wood-elves. On the journey the company encountered a band of trolls, and Thorin alone of the Dwarves was not taken unawares. Thorin was determined to get the treasure back, and especially wanted the Arkenstone, the Heart of the Mountain, an heirloom of his house. Smaug had attacked Erebor (the Lonely Mountain) about 150 years before, and had taken both the dwarves' mountain and their treasure. In The Hobbit, Thorin and twelve other Dwarves visited Bilbo Baggins on Gandalf's advice to hire Bilbo as a burglar to steal their treasure back from the dragon Smaug. While shorter than Elves or Men, Thorin is said to be quite tall for a Dwarf. He is a capable and a cunning warrior, if not a particularly inspiring or clever leader. He refers to his home in the Blue Mountains as "poor lodgings in exile". He wears a distinctive sky blue hood with a long silver tassel. He sings and plays the harp, wears a gold chain, and has a long beard. Thorin is described as haughty, stern and officious. Thorin's background is further elaborated in Appendix A of Tolkien's 1955 novel The Return of the King. He is the son of Thráin II, grandson of Thrór, and becomes King of Durin's Folk during their exile from Erebor. Thorin is the leader of the Company of Dwarves who aim to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from Smaug the dragon. Thorin II Oakenshield, son of Thráin, son of Thrór, King under the Mountain is a fictional character in J.
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