A sprawling, rickety network of wooden bridges and cages built deep within the caverns of the Misty Mountains.
Brothers; Balin serves as the wise advisor, Dwalin as the fierce warrior.
Played by Richard Armitage. The proud, brooding leader of the Company and the rightful heir to the throne of Erebor. The Company of Dwarves
| Actor | Character | |-------|-----------| | Martin Freeman | Bilbo Baggins | | Ian Holm | Old Bilbo Baggins (framing narrative) | | Ian McKellen | Gandalf the Grey | | Richard Armitage | Thorin Oakenshield | | Ken Stott | Balin | | Graham McTavish | Dwalin | | William Kircher | Bifur / Troll Tom | | James Nesbitt | Bofur | | Stephen Hunter | Bombur | | Dean O’Gorman | Fíli | | Aidan Turner | Kíli | | John Callen | Óin | | Peter Hambleton | Glóin / Troll William | | Jed Brophy | Nori | | Mark Hadlow | Dori / Troll Bert | | Adam Brown | Ori | | Cate Blanchett | Galadriel | | Hugo Weaving | Elrond | | Christopher Lee | Saruman the White | | Andy Serkis | Gollum | | Sylvester McCoy | Radagast the Brown | | Conan Stevens (practical) / Manu Bennett (voice/mocap) | Azog the Defiler | | John Rawls | Great Goblin (voice) | the hobbit an unexpected journey index
Bilbo attempts to pickpocket three stone-trolls (Tom, Bert, and William); the Dwarves are captured; Gandalf stalls until sunrise turns the trolls to stone.
In the Shire, a young Bilbo Baggins is approached by Gandalf, who marks Bilbo's door with a secret symbol. That evening, thirteen Dwarves progressively arrive at Bag End, exhausting Bilbo's pantry. Thorin Oakenshield arrives last. Despite Bilbo's intense reluctance, Gandalf reveals a map and a key to Erebor, offering Bilbo a contract as the team's professional thief. Bilbo initially declines but wakes up the next morning to an empty house, experiences a change of heart, and runs to catch up with the departing company. 3. Roast Mutton (The Troll Hoard)
The working-class cousins; Bombur provides comic relief and surprising agility. A sprawling, rickety network of wooden bridges and
The film opens with an elderly Bilbo writing his memoir for his nephew, Frodo. The narrative flashes back sixty years prior to depict the golden age of Erebor, a vast Dwarven kingdom beneath the Lonely Mountain ruled by King Thrór. The Dwarves amass immense wealth, which ultimately attracts the fire-drake Smaug. Smaug destroys the nearby city of Dale, sacks Erebor, and drives the Dwarves into exile. 2. An Unexpected Party
A hidden Elven refuge nestled in a steep valley valley, characterized by waterfalls and elegant architecture.
Freeman’s Bilbo, Serkis’s Gollum, cinematography, Shore’s score, faithfulness to book’s tone in Riddles scene. Common Criticism: Overlong runtime, excessive action sequences, unnecessary additions (Radagast subplot, Azog), bloated compared to slim source material. The proud, brooding leader of the Company and
The wretched, subterranean creature obsessed with his "Precious."
Played by Sylvester McCoy. An eccentric, nature-loving Wizard who discovers the corruption spreading through Greenwood the Great.
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