What Is The Arkenstone In The Hobbit

They held a great deal of admiration for their friend who proved his worthiness through his burglaring success. After the final battle, Bilbo talks to Thorin right before the he dies, “‘There is more in you than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in the measure’” (Tolkien 290). The dwarf king realized his original opinion of Bilbo was wrong. Thorin found that Bilbo was brave and honorable, not weak and incapable. The rest of the dwarves developed the same opinion as Thorin, “Then the dwarves bowed low before their Gate, but words stuck in their throats. ‘Good-bye and good luck, wherever you fare!’” (Tolkien 294). Originally, the dwarves were almost unwilling to take the little hobbit along on the journey, but by the end, they were struggling to say goodbye to their friend. Bilbo became more than just a burglar to the dwarves, he became a respected

Bard sends out two messengers to note a peace treaty but Thorin declines that is until, they show the heart of Arkenstone. Then, Bilbo reveals what he had done, making Thorin angry, but before he could attack Bilbo, Gandalf reveals himself. Thorin makes an agreement to give the fourteenth part of the treasure to get the stone back. Although Thorin agrees, he waits until his army comes and get the stone by force first. When his army comes, Gandalf stops the beginning of war and revealing that the goblins and Wargs were joining too. This results to the Battle of Five Armies meaning that the dwarves, elves, and the townspeople against the goblins and Wargs. The battles begins and ends when the eagles come to join, tho Bilbo could not see what

During initiation, Bilbo learns how to live in the new world. Amid the road of trials, the first thing Bilbo learns is that adventure is difficult. Many times throughout his journey, he and the dwarves find themselves starving. It is also difficult due to his relationship with Thorin. He is like a father figure to Bilbo in the sense that he is the leader of the dwarves. But in the end, Bilbo had to turn on Thorin for his own good. Ultimately he died from his wounds from the battle that could have been prevented, although he and Bilbo reconciled before his death; “I wish Thorin were living, but I am glad that we parted in kindness” (Tolkien 290). This type of relationship shows atonement with a father figure in the hero’s journey. It was also difficult in Bilbo’s new world, because Smaug represented a temptress whose reputation was intimidating enough to persuade Bilbo and the dwarves to end their journey before they had even been in his presence. The travelers knew he was undoubtedly daunting and that it would be a difficult task to slay him, for he was very strong and powerful. But that fact did not deter their desire for revenge; “My armour is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws are shields, the shock of my tail is a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane , and my breath death” (Tolkien 226). The next thing Bilbo recognizes in his journey is that he has become a true hero, especially

“Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay.” Gandalf claims in the quote above from The Hobbit that great power isn’t always necessary to accomplish great feats. If ordinary people can work as a team, the outcome can defeat an individual with great power. Bilbo and the dwarves assisted each other, and got help from other sources in order to accomplish their goal and grow as characters. This teamwork and growth is shown throughout the scenes of Rivendell, Mirkwood, and with Smaug.

Thorin almost starts a war with the lake men and the woodelves, but is stopped by the entrance of the appalling Wargs and Goblins. Bilbo could have taken the prized Arkenstone for himself, but he did not. The reason Bilbo selflessly decides to give away the Arkenstone is because he wants to see peace between all five groups. Bilbo says, “He values it above a river of gold. I give it to you. It will aid you in your bargaining” (Tolkien 271). This quote reveals how Bilbo wants to make sure that the fighting is stopped from progressing. Bilbo atones for his mistake of secretly taking the Arkenstone by giving it to Bard to help stop the feud. Many people can argue that Bilbo takes the Arkenstone for his own pleasure, but Bilbo, being a hero, nobly gives the Arkenstone to Bard to help stop the fight from continuing. Bilbo generously gives the Arkenstone to Bard to make sure Thorin and the other dwarves are not hurt. If Bilbo had not done the right thing, then the elves and the humans would have hurt Thorin and the other dwarves. Thorin values the Arkenstone more than anything else in his life, making him ready to fight for it. Thorin exclaims, “In this debate they have no place. Begone now ere our arrows fly!” (Tolkien 264). Thorin reveals in this quote how much desire he has for this object that has been in his family for many

is what Bilbo had to say to Thorin when their ultimate goal was going to be accomplished.  Bilbo forgot about the dangers, about his old home, about his rewards, he just wanted to help, and the fearless Bilbo was brought out of him.  Courage is a hard thing for a person to acquire, but can be obtained by their achievements and

displays an arrogant and honorable character who went by the name Thorin Oakenshield. This character lacked the wisdom to understand the true meaning of his adventure and let his arrogance guide his decision to dislike the useful hobbit known as Bilbo Baggins due to his peaceful manner. At this point, Thorin has had no adventure that gave him the wisdom to have a good reason to go on his journey and to not trust someone only by their appearance. Even though he was told multiple times by Gandalf, the great wizard who accompanied the adventures for portions of their journey, to trust Bilbo despite his seemingly peaceful personality, Thorin would not catch on to the wisdom in Gandalf’s words. Even when the party began their journey and saw that Bilbo was intelligent and could fend for himself like when the dwarves were attacked and captured by trolls and attacked by the goblins and Gollum, Thorin never fully congratulated Bilbo on his bravery. He also let his mission to find gold run on his greed. When the party traveled to the last homely home, the book said that Elrond, the leader of the elves at that location,”... did not altogether approve of dwarves and their love of gold.”(pg. 52 The Hobbit, J.R.R Tolkien). Based on this quotation, Thorin still ignored and denied the fact that his greed for the gold that the journey promised in the end would only bring misfortune. The rising action of the journey showed that Thorin Oakenshield

After receiving information from a messenger they were able to get time to defend the treasure from everyone who wanted to claim it. The first major army was the goblins who came on foot and some mounted on wolves ready to take the treasure just for greed itself as well as Wargs(which are and evil demonic breed of wolves). The other large army that wanted to secure the treasure was the Men, Elves, Eagles, and Dwarves. Just from instinct the greedy dwarves instantly cried, “Kill the Men! Kill the Elves! Save the gold for ourselves!”(Chapter 7). They had to unite for a greater cause and help each other survive the onslaught of over 15,000 Goblins and Wargs. The battle was decisively won by the Elves, Men, and Dwarves. Almost instantly after the legendary battle the Men were convinced they were the rightful owner of the treasure because Bard the Bowman killed Smaug and allowed the treasure to be claimed in the first place. Also, Smaug had stolen a great deal of his treasure the Men and they felt that they should have be compensated for the reparations that had been dealt to their city because Smaug had decided to burn down the town of Esgaroth out of confusion and anger before he was killed. The treasure was simply divided among the victors after negotiations between the dwarves and the men. Bilbo declined his share to only a mere 2 small chest of gold and silver to take

He grasped a great two-handled cup, as heavy as he could carry, and cast one fearful eye upwards." This quote is talking about Bilbo when he's in the dragon, Smaug's, lair attempting to steal gold from the large mound the dragon is sleeping on top of it. This shows a form of bravery because it takes a lot of bravery in order to steal gold from a sleeping dragon. The text above suggests that Bilbo didn’t want to be in the mountains sealing gold from Smaug the dragon, but if he hadn't have gone on the adventure he'd have regretted it later. On page 241, Bard, who is, a tall man from the town of Esgaroth, tries to get Thorin(another character from the book) to come and talk to him. Thorin was hiding so he needs step outside of his comfort zone and come out to speak because Bard is not an enemy(not yet at least), he just needs to ask for a favor, so Bard says, "Why do you fence yourself like a robber in this

Eventually he becomes their leader, despite Thorin's position as heir to the king of Thror. Bilbo, as the chief characters, is included in each theme and instalment in the novel. The quest, which primarily belonged to the dwarves developed into being his as well. In verity, the pursuit for Bilbo is not only for the treasure, but for his own self-discovery. At the start, however, he does not know this.

After being soaking wet from the river down to the men, Thorin and the dwarves with Bilbo finally found Lake Town. They were pampered, especially Thorin because his grandfather was Thror the Kind under the Mountain. If the Master and his men were not loyal to Thorin, they wouldn’t have assisted them in their recovery. If the Goblins had not blocked their way of getting towards their destination, their path they would’ve taken would be different. That difficult path revealed new respect for Bilbo from the

He picked it up and was later saved by the dwarves. However, Bilbo didn't give Thorin the arkenstone because of his greed of gold. Later on, Bilbo showed up at the men and elves camp in Erebor and gave the elves and men the arkenstone. They made a trade to Thorin of the treasure since they were the people who killed the dragon. Thorin denied them.

Thorin II Oakinshield is the heir to the dwarven throne in the east, under the Lonely Mountain near the ruins of Dale. His family and people are driven out by a great and terrible dragon named Smaug. After this catastrophe he and the remainder of his people wander middle earth looking for work and settling where they can. Thorin leads them for some time before meeting with a Wizard by the name of Gandalf, who convinces Thorin and his company of dwarves that they should invest in a burglar and go retake their homes. Thorin and Company meet Gandalf at the home of a hobbit by the name of Bilbo Baggins and recruit him for their escapade thus beginning the quest.

This quote show what Thorin thinks of Bilbo and his role in the group. He is doubting his abilities and thinking he would only come in the way of their plan to steal the treasure from Smaug the dragon who is guarding it at misty mountains. Gandalf who lead them to Bilbos house and took his side which got the dwarves to agree on adding him to the group as the 14th member. This quote show that tomorrow they will be starting on their journey.

Bilbo had the least amount of greed compared to his fellow company: Smaug, the dwarves, and Gollum; each of these characters, throughout the novel, wanted to fulfill their desire for riches. The theme of greed is developed upon from the beginning of the novel. It was initially seen in the dwarves' strong desire to regain the treasure for themselves and in Bilbo's greediness for food. Though Bilbo loves to eat, and to have other comforts, he was able to live without them and never let his desires overcome his sense of duty and right. The dwarves' love of treasure, however, stood in their way and almost defeated them. It was clear that their motivation behind retrieving the gold was greed. They spent years upon years working in the mines and the sound of riches couldn't be ignored by them. Gollum was another example of greed. Bilbo had the ring which Gollum called "his precious" and Gollum wanted it back. The ring had onced belonged to Gollum and had basically destroyed him. Gollum became filled with greed once he had the ring in his possession. Bilbo seemed to be someone who happened to find things. Bilbo was not immune to greed for beautiful things like rings and beautiful