My grandma bought me the LOTR book for I think my 22nd bday (2002) I read it start to finish. Then the movies came out. She is a huge Tolkien fan and we have spent hours talking about all of his works. Just 2 weeks ago I sat my kids down 8 yr old twins and 7 yr old and we watched the movies over the long weekend. They were so excited to go over to their great grandma's house now in her 80's and talk about how much they loved the story. It's so cool seeing an artist like Tolkien touch so, so many lives over generations!
I'm glad you're able to have that experience. When I got into The Lord of the Rings in the Early 2000s, I was just a 9-year-old child at first. And after the LotR Trilogy I have dreamed, for Nine Whole Years, that The Hobbit would be made into a movie. And I did get my wish in 2012-2014, just not in the way I had thought about. I was sad that The Hobbit wasn't as great as The Lord of the Rings, but I was happy to see that something, a dream of mine, came true at last. When I become a parent, I will most definitely show my children these LotR Books and Movies that I have ever-so grown up with
i remember seeing the cartoon when i was younger , when the movies came out i took my children to see them all. we were often accompanied some of my sons friends. one of my sons friends got the book and let me read it. that was my favorite nightly reading. i was lost in that book as i was lost in books when i was a kid myself. i loved being able to share those times with my children and their friends as well. i brought my son the video game when it came out too. i have all the extended addition movies on my computer. i often watch them it's funny because i have to start from the Hobbit and watch them all. it takes me about two days to watch them on when i go on my lotr binges lol .
I like Bofur the most of the elves in the movie. He seemed the most accepting and kinda a "regular" guy from a dwarvish standpoint. His joyful song and dance (in deleted scene) to cheer up the company at Rivendell and his actions after being left behind in Dale, (passed out drunk under the table, thereby missing the boat) helping out with Kili's cure, rather than taking off for wealth and glory, and his turning away with a wink and a nod when Bilbo wanted to leave the mountain makes him seem pretty much a good person. Balin was my fav in the book, for his change of heart and excellent (although often ignored) advice to Thorin.
My favorite of the company is Balin as he'd seen so much. Also his actor, Ken Stott, was very charismatic and served as a nice narrator of sorts, filling in the gaps with knowledge that would otherwise not have been known.
Don't know why, but Bofur was my favorite from the movies. I did like the interaction he had with Bilbo about not having a home when Bilbo tried to leave the company in the cave. Book dwarfs? Fili and Kili of course! Those brothers stayed with their King and Uncle in the battle.
Kili and Fili are my favorite dwarves. I liked them in the movies. But what the movies fail to show is that Fili and Kili both died defending Thorin with both shield and body. They gave their lives for their uncle and King.
So glad that you talked about every single dwarf, my favorite's are Thorin for his pride and lets say that he is badass, Bifur and Balin for their kindness, Dwalin for his nice manners....I mean All of the dwarves are special, that is one of the things I love in the movies, all of the dwarves have their characteristhics and unique personallity's! Everyone are perfect!!!!! Guys as always great video just keep going!!!!!!
Balin is my favorite. He seemed to understand Bilbo's importance when other Dwarves complained about him. That is a great character trait and if more dwarves showed good character traits, more people would like them. Ask Helen of The Clueless Fangirl.😂😆🤪
My favorite dwarf is definitely Dwalin. Why? Well he is a brutal and savage fighter for starters. He slays orcs by the hundreds. He was also the first to arrive at Bilbo's house, he got an extra helping of food which fortified his body and the fish being brain food, made him the most intelligent of all of them rivaling only Balin. Dwalin has also a sense of humor despite sometimes being rather surly at times. He is by far the most sensible dwarf. But above all, he is totally loyal and devoted to the success of the quest. Moreover, he is one of the only ones to challenge the authority of Thorin when he was acting like a greedy child worse than Alfred. Last but not least, his endurance and strength allowed his to outlast most of his kin, for he survived all the battles. My other favourites are Dain and Gimli.
My favorite Dwarf was Bombur due to the movie, his fight on the river with the … goblins I believe they were with the barrels was dope af. I read The Hobbit for the first time last year and it just broke my heart how they treated him lol.
balin, no argument. not only has he been the focus on so many events, but i really like the way he was portrayed in the movies. its impossiblle for me to imagine him without thinking of ken stott
From the movies my favorite is Nori. Seemingly the youngest and first to volunteer. At least that's the way it seems. It fits with the theme of small folk and small actions.
you should make a video about the easterlings i have always thought they were cool after seeing them march into the black gate in the two towers and i dont know much about them
Tolkien : "I'll make a reference to the seven dwarves of fable, I think Christopher would like it. I'm not going to go in terrific details about their personality, I'll make them more of a little joke than anything" Fans :
I actually don't mind that Peter Jackson split the Hobbit into three parts, I just wish the extra time was used on things that actually mattered. Instead of adding new characters that weren't in the story and putting in a terrible love triangle subplot, they could've explored the individual personalities and backstories of each dwarf. But nope, in the end only four or five of them actually mattered at all. I couldn't even remember all of their names let alone care about them.
My Number One dwarf has to share his first Place with his Brother ^^ DWALIN & BALIN Another Time 2 Thank you soo much for all these information´s, in every Video u completely Amaze me with all your knowledge, your research and i can realy feel the love you two give into these Videos! Let´s Thank these 2 (in my opinion) of the worthiest Tolkien Fans! (: Exuse me my english u should understand what i mean but my grammar was never the best ^^ Best greez from Austria - Vienna
I remember having 1 book of the 3 books combined,I read it every night for almost a year and when I was done I was sad because I'd spent so much time in Middle Earth every night before bed
Reminds me when I read the hobbit as a kid I was so upset when the book was finished. I felt like I had lost all these wonderful friends i had made. I was do upset and even depressed. That is the book that got me hooked on reading
@@howardcox2918 no problem at all. The video itself brought back a lot of those memories but when I read that comment about reading one book it took me right back to the time I finished the hobbit. It was like I lost this wonderful group of friends and my whole life when that book was finished. Still remember all those emotions like it was just yesterday. Truly his writing had a deep effect on me. This video was kind of like checking up on friends you haven't seen in a few years but are back in town and you want to hear how their life has been going.
I just finished watching the extended versions of the movies of The Hobbit and decided to look for a video that'd explain what happen to the survivors, and oh my, how lucky I am that you uploaded this video just yesterday! How lucky ahah. Always knew about Balin been dead in The Fellowship of the Ring, but I'm glad to know more about him! I really liked him from the movies because he always seemed to be the kindest to Bilbo, which apparently was the case ahah. Thanks for the video! Very informative and easy to follow. 😁
As a sidenote, we do get some additions (completely unofficial and non-canonical) to the lore of Thorin's companions in material for The One Ring Roleplaying Game. In the supplement 'The Heart of the Wild' (and its companion 'The Darkening of Mirkwood') we learn of Bofri son of Bofur, who desires to restore the old Dwarf Road through Mirkwood Forest. This does not go well for the young Dwarf in the main timeline of the game. We get a bit more in 'Erebor: The Lonely Mountain'. Gloin becomes Erebor's main ambassador to the rebuilt Esgaroth. Oin is something of a healer and also acts as an emissary for King Dain. Bifur is said to be the son of a smith from the iron Hills and oversees the trade to and from the Lonely Mountain. Bofur is a miner by trade and oversees the mining operations of Erebor. Bombur, brother to Bofur and cousin to Bifur, collects news and rumors and acts as an advisor to Dain. Balin sits on the King's Council as an elder statesman. Dori establishes himself as a merchant. Dwalin is the informal head of Dain's Stone Guard. Ori is a scribe, devoted to the study of the lore of his people. Nori has become a highly skilled toy-maker. As I stated, non of this is official canon, but it's fun to see how Tolkien's legendarium has been interpreted for the RPG.
It really upsets me that Thorin, Fili and Kili died from their quest of Erebor while the other inferior dwarves of the company survived. How I wish Thorin and his young nephews won the battle and live and gave a second chance to the Lonely Mountain to thrive again under his kingship. He did refused to stand for his oath to the people of Dale however spare a Hobbit by giving the Mithril vest to Bilbo *before* the war. Thorin is not wise enough to reclaim their Home. I hate him and I felt sorry on him at the same time.
I am reading the book for the first time because I just got done watching call the Hobbit movies extended versions twice. I like the book but I have to say I enjoyed the Movies much better by a long shot. One of the Main reasons why is because. I get to know ALL of the dwarfs and they are soooooo funny. They made me laugh so hard XD.
Just recently finished the fellowship of the ring and I have to say despite all the other characters all excellent but for some reason Gimli just popped out from the page over all the others Dwarves Rule
What-if video idea for you to do: What if Gandalf never fell at the Bridge of Khazad-dum and continued with the fellowship to Lothlorien and on forward?
Honestly I haven't seen any Tolkien UA-camr do a what-if video in a while. I tend to skip watching them because they usually end up with Sauron King of Arda and all our heroes getting killed.
@@Enerdhil - The logical consequence of Sauron regaining the One Ring would be Eönwë knocking on the door of Barad-dûr reminding him of his overdue appointment before the Council of the Valar.
I have Five Major Favorite Dwarves: Balin, Fili, Kili, Bofur, and Thorin Oakenshield. My Four Average Favorite Dwarves are: Oin, Gloin, Bifur, and Bombur. My Four LBNL (Last But Not Least) Favorites: Dwalin, Dori, Nori, and Ori
I always wondered the following. How did the dwarves who attended the council of Elrond to include gloin not know about the fate of Moria? We’re there not contacts between the two kingdoms while the expedition was somewhat successful? Also how did the dwarves from erebor arrive to Rivendell? Would they not have attempted to make contact with the khazad dum expedition if they were heading in that direction anyway?
None of the dwarves in Moria survived to take word back to Erebor and there was no dwarves even somewhat regularly going from Erebor to Moria. Moria is also much farther south than Rivendell so it would have been a major detour. The primary purpose of the dwarves that went to Rivendell was to report their contact with an emissary of Sauron seeking information to help find the One Ring.
I don't remember the book well so my opinions here are solely based on the movies. Balin and Bofur are my favorites as they're generally the most likeable of the 13. Bofur especially given how kind he is to bilbo before falling into goblintown
Read the books of course, want to go through again but try the audio version to be immesive. I would happily pay if you read them. Your voice has so much character, it makes these videos for me. (Other guy is great too, apologies).
my favorite dwarf was kili, he feel in love for a brief time at least in the movie he did, he fought bravely with his kin folk, he was quite handsome , at least in the movie he was. he was just so freaking cool in the movie and he was kind of funny as well in the movie.....
I read The Lord of the Rings when the movies came out. That was over twenty years ago. I wanted to be familiar with the story before I saw the movies. I saw Ralph Bakshi's animated version forty-three years ago and the Rankin/Bass versions of The Hobbit and The Return of the King in 1977 and 1980.
Ori, Nori and Dori are ALL brothers. It's just Bifur that are strictly cousins with their sound-alike named dwarves. Though Balin and Dwalin, Oin and Gloin are cousins to Thorin while Ori, Nori and Dori are distantly related to him.
Here's Thorin's summary I believe Thorin would have been born in 2746 TA Would be 24 in the year Smaug attacked (2770 TA) In the year 2790 TA when Thror dies he would be 44 53 at the battle of Azanulbizar (2799 TA) Then in 2850 TA which is 51 years later Thrain disappears and Thorin becomes king at the age of 104 And then there's a 91 year gap until Thorin meets Gandalf at the age of 195 in 2941 TA which is also the year of his death only about 6 months later I guess
If Dwalin was to face off against Azog in the end, he may have been more than just victorious, but actually survived, unlike Thorin who got stabbed in the foot and chest while staring at Azog like some long lost lover. Thorin defeated Azog sure, but Dwalin might have done better.
That was only in the movies. Tolkien never hinted at at there ever being a romantic relationship between a dwarf and an elf (or a human for that matter) in his writings. The character of Tauriel was created for the movies.
Fact for those that don't know, Tolkien was a fan of Norse mythology, as a pagan as am I, but all of these dwarves are in the poetic edda, the Norse religious book
Norse mythology certainly isn't Christian, but Tolkein was a committed Catholic. One doesn't have to be of a particular faith tradition in order to study and explore it, though as with Christanity, the iterations seen today differ from in times past.
I like the pic of all the dwarves at the beginning. I really resented how in the hobbit movie PJ went out of his way make some of them so goofy looking :/
The various animations were even worse in that regard, which is why if there ever any new animated versions of Tolkien's legendarium I hope they are done by a Japanese studio (Studio Ghibli would be ideal) and not Hollywood (since Hollywood believes all animation should be aimed at preschool to kindergarten age children).
I disagree, they all look great. Can't have all of them look so serious or copies of Gimli (even if they have different colored beards, it's too confusing).
My grandma bought me the LOTR book for I think my 22nd bday (2002) I read it start to finish. Then the movies came out. She is a huge Tolkien fan and we have spent hours talking about all of his works. Just 2 weeks ago I sat my kids down 8 yr old twins and 7 yr old and we watched the movies over the long weekend. They were so excited to go over to their great grandma's house now in her 80's and talk about how much they loved the story. It's so cool seeing an artist like Tolkien touch so, so many lives over generations!
May Ilúvatar bless you, my brother.
I'm glad you're able to have that experience. When I got into The Lord of the Rings in the Early 2000s, I was just a 9-year-old child at first. And after the LotR Trilogy I have dreamed, for Nine Whole Years, that The Hobbit would be made into a movie. And I did get my wish in 2012-2014, just not in the way I had thought about. I was sad that The Hobbit wasn't as great as The Lord of the Rings, but I was happy to see that something, a dream of mine, came true at last. When I become a parent, I will most definitely show my children these LotR Books and Movies that I have ever-so grown up with
That’s amazing because was born in 98 and I’m 23 now and I remember watching fellowship of the ring on vhs😭😭
Was she pissed they left Tom Bombadil out of the movie?
i remember seeing the cartoon when i was younger , when the movies came out i took my children to see them all. we were often accompanied some of my sons friends. one of my sons friends got the book and let me read it. that was my favorite nightly reading. i was lost in that book as i was lost in books when i was a kid myself.
i loved being able to share those times with my children and their friends as well. i brought my son the video game when it came out too. i have all the extended addition movies on my computer. i often watch them it's funny because i have to start from the Hobbit and watch them all. it takes me about two days to watch them on when i go on my lotr binges lol .
I feel bad for Fili and Kili, killed before they could fully retake their home and actually live like royalty. Also I love Bofur's giant hat.
I like Bofur the most of the elves in the movie. He seemed the most accepting and kinda a "regular" guy from a dwarvish standpoint. His joyful song and dance (in deleted scene) to cheer up the company at Rivendell and his actions after being left behind in Dale, (passed out drunk under the table, thereby missing the boat) helping out with Kili's cure, rather than taking off for wealth and glory, and his turning away with a wink and a nod when Bilbo wanted to leave the mountain makes him seem pretty much a good person. Balin was my fav in the book, for his change of heart and excellent (although often ignored) advice to Thorin.
@@martyadams3172 I like them all but balin was the man!
My favorite of the company is Balin as he'd seen so much. Also his actor, Ken Stott, was very charismatic and served as a nice narrator of sorts, filling in the gaps with knowledge that would otherwise not have been known.
Don't know why, but Bofur was my favorite from the movies. I did like the interaction he had with Bilbo about not having a home when Bilbo tried to leave the company in the cave. Book dwarfs? Fili and Kili of course! Those brothers stayed with their King and Uncle in the battle.
I expected a deez nuts joke
Kili and Fili are my favorite dwarves. I liked them in the movies. But what the movies fail to show is that Fili and Kili both died defending Thorin with both shield and body. They gave their lives for their uncle and King.
So glad that you talked about every single dwarf, my favorite's are Thorin for his pride and lets say that he is badass, Bifur and Balin for their kindness, Dwalin for his nice manners....I mean All of the dwarves are special, that is one of the things I love in the movies, all of the dwarves have their characteristhics and unique personallity's! Everyone are perfect!!!!! Guys as always great video just keep going!!!!!!
Balin is my favorite. He seemed to understand Bilbo's importance when other Dwarves complained about him. That is a great character trait and if more dwarves showed good character traits, more people would like them. Ask Helen of The Clueless Fangirl.😂😆🤪
Balin is mine favorite; he always strike me as some engineering /armorer type of guy..Many thanks for yet another great history👍
Could you make a dwarves playlist? I rewatch your dwarf videos alot for background noise. Thanks for the videos👍
Its wild to think that all the events that led to the War of the Ring started with a chance meeting between a wizard and a dwarf
Balin without a doubt. He had the most realistic outlook about the company's chances and he understood how Bilbo thought and supported the hobbit.
In the books, I had a soft spot for Dori, being the one to save and help Bilbo, but Bofur was my favorite in the movies
Excellent detailing. After watching this, I don’t know if I can pick a favorite now! So many epic characters!
My favorite dwarf is definitely Dwalin. Why? Well he is a brutal and savage fighter for starters. He slays orcs by the hundreds. He was also the first to arrive at Bilbo's house, he got an extra helping of food which fortified his body and the fish being brain food, made him the most intelligent of all of them rivaling only Balin. Dwalin has also a sense of humor despite sometimes being rather surly at times. He is by far the most sensible dwarf. But above all, he is totally loyal and devoted to the success of the quest. Moreover, he is one of the only ones to challenge the authority of Thorin when he was acting like a greedy child worse than Alfred. Last but not least, his endurance and strength allowed his to outlast most of his kin, for he survived all the battles. My other favourites are Dain and Gimli.
My favorite Dwarf was Bombur due to the movie, his fight on the river with the … goblins I believe they were with the barrels was dope af. I read The Hobbit for the first time last year and it just broke my heart how they treated him lol.
No need to apologize for anything. Video was fantastic
What about Dwalin’s blue beard? I’d love to hear someone’s take on that one day!
balin, no argument. not only has he been the focus on so many events, but i really like the way he was portrayed in the movies. its impossiblle for me to imagine him without thinking of ken stott
From the movies my favorite is Nori. Seemingly the youngest and first to volunteer. At least that's the way it seems. It fits with the theme of small folk and small actions.
you should make a video about the easterlings i have always thought they were cool after seeing them march into the black gate in the two towers and i dont know much about them
Oooh. So it was Ori's skeleton holding the book in Balins tomb. Cool
I would to see a live adaptation of Balin attempt to reclaim Moira. I mean it's not going to have a happy ending, but still be interesting to see.
Balins fate is one of the saddest imo
Tolkien : "I'll make a reference to the seven dwarves of fable, I think Christopher would like it. I'm not going to go in terrific details about their personality, I'll make them more of a little joke than anything"
Fans :
Nice work dude
Balin is awesome but dwalin is my favorite. He goes hard in the movie.
I actually don't mind that Peter Jackson split the Hobbit into three parts, I just wish the extra time was used on things that actually mattered. Instead of adding new characters that weren't in the story and putting in a terrible love triangle subplot, they could've explored the individual personalities and backstories of each dwarf. But nope, in the end only four or five of them actually mattered at all. I couldn't even remember all of their names let alone care about them.
It was crazy how much of this information is absent from the Hobbit. After it, Tolkien went crazy with the lore
I find it difficult to pick one of these dwarves so I decided to go with Gloin simply because he is Gimli's father!
Is it possible for you guys to make a video about what happened with Beorn? Specifically after the Hobbit?
It took over 200 orcs captured him. And he still broke out of the prison lmao
My son named his St. Bernard, Thorin Okenpuppy. Good kid, eh?
In no particular order, my favorites of the company are Fili, Kili, Balin, Dwalin, and Bofur.
Wonderful job!
My Number One dwarf has to share his first Place with his Brother ^^ DWALIN & BALIN
Another Time 2 Thank you soo much for all these information´s, in every Video u completely Amaze me with all your knowledge, your research and i can realy feel the love you two give into these Videos!
Let´s Thank these 2 (in my opinion) of the worthiest Tolkien Fans! (:
Exuse me my english u should understand what i mean but my grammar was never the best ^^
Best greez from Austria - Vienna
I remember having 1 book of the 3 books combined,I read it every night for almost a year and when I was done I was sad because I'd spent so much time in Middle Earth every night before bed
Reminds me when I read the hobbit as a kid I was so upset when the book was finished. I felt like I had lost all these wonderful friends i had made. I was do upset and even depressed. That is the book that got me hooked on reading
@@vikingskuld that's awesome, thanks for sharing
@@howardcox2918 no problem at all. The video itself brought back a lot of those memories but when I read that comment about reading one book it took me right back to the time I finished the hobbit. It was like I lost this wonderful group of friends and my whole life when that book was finished. Still remember all those emotions like it was just yesterday. Truly his writing had a deep effect on me. This video was kind of like checking up on friends you haven't seen in a few years but are back in town and you want to hear how their life has been going.
Balin is my favorite dwarf in the company
Bofur, balin, fili and kili are my favorite of the company.
Thorin hands down my favorite character between The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings.
I’m surprised, in the Hobbit he’s pretty narrow minded and ungrateful to Bilbo almost the whole time.
@@dontcare5998 In my opinion, Thorin is one of the most honorable characters in The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings
Definitely my favourite dwarf
I just finished watching the extended versions of the movies of The Hobbit and decided to look for a video that'd explain what happen to the survivors, and oh my, how lucky I am that you uploaded this video just yesterday! How lucky ahah.
Always knew about Balin been dead in The Fellowship of the Ring, but I'm glad to know more about him! I really liked him from the movies because he always seemed to be the kindest to Bilbo, which apparently was the case ahah.
Thanks for the video! Very informative and easy to follow. 😁
Glad you enjoyed it! :D
As a sidenote, we do get some additions (completely unofficial and non-canonical) to the lore of Thorin's companions in material for The One Ring Roleplaying Game. In the supplement 'The Heart of the Wild' (and its companion 'The Darkening of Mirkwood') we learn of Bofri son of Bofur, who desires to restore the old Dwarf Road through Mirkwood Forest. This does not go well for the young Dwarf in the main timeline of the game.
We get a bit more in 'Erebor: The Lonely Mountain'. Gloin becomes Erebor's main ambassador to the rebuilt Esgaroth. Oin is something of a healer and also acts as an emissary for King Dain. Bifur is said to be the son of a smith from the iron Hills and oversees the trade to and from the Lonely Mountain. Bofur is a miner by trade and oversees the mining operations of Erebor. Bombur, brother to Bofur and cousin to Bifur, collects news and rumors and acts as an advisor to Dain. Balin sits on the King's Council as an elder statesman. Dori establishes himself as a merchant. Dwalin is the informal head of Dain's Stone Guard. Ori is a scribe, devoted to the study of the lore of his people. Nori has become a highly skilled toy-maker.
As I stated, non of this is official canon, but it's fun to see how Tolkien's legendarium has been interpreted for the RPG.
Thank you
It really upsets me that Thorin, Fili and Kili died from their quest of Erebor while the other inferior dwarves of the company survived. How I wish Thorin and his young nephews won the battle and live and gave a second chance to the Lonely Mountain to thrive again under his kingship. He did refused to stand for his oath to the people of Dale however spare a Hobbit by giving the Mithril vest to Bilbo *before* the war. Thorin is not wise enough to reclaim their Home. I hate him and I felt sorry on him at the same time.
The details here r simply awesome. Brings so much more flavor to The Hobbit.
Bofur is my favorite he is pretty cool
I am reading the book for the first time because I just got done watching call the Hobbit movies extended versions twice. I like the book but I have to say I enjoyed the Movies much better by a long shot. One of the Main reasons why is because. I get to know ALL of the dwarfs and they are soooooo funny. They made me laugh so hard XD.
Dwalen is my favourite 👍
Please history of the ents!
Just recently finished the fellowship of the ring and I have to say despite all the other characters all excellent but for some reason Gimli just popped out from the page over all the others Dwarves Rule
Even after watching multiple times I only realised biffer had an axe in his noggin after like the 6 time
Groin......OK, I had to chuckle at that 😆.
Bombur the dwarven Snorlax.
Balin in the books, Thorin in the movies
Whoever Haley is - is AMAZING
What-if video idea for you to do:
What if Gandalf never fell at the Bridge of Khazad-dum and continued with the fellowship to Lothlorien and on forward?
Honestly I haven't seen any Tolkien UA-camr do a what-if video in a while. I tend to skip watching them because they usually end up with Sauron King of Arda and all our heroes getting killed.
@@Enerdhil - The logical consequence of Sauron regaining the One Ring would be Eönwë knocking on the door of Barad-dûr reminding him of his overdue appointment before the Council of the Valar.
@@tominiowa2513
Great take. Of Course, Manwe's messenger would bring a sizable number of friends to accompany him.
cool video James enjoyed it Dwalin is my favourite but i like Balin too
Thorin 2 died gets succeeded by Dain 2 he dies soon his son Thorin 3 becomes king.
I have Five Major Favorite Dwarves: Balin, Fili, Kili, Bofur, and Thorin Oakenshield. My Four Average Favorite Dwarves are: Oin, Gloin, Bifur, and Bombur. My Four LBNL (Last But Not Least) Favorites: Dwalin, Dori, Nori, and Ori
I always wondered the following. How did the dwarves who attended the council of Elrond to include gloin not know about the fate of Moria? We’re there not contacts between the two kingdoms while the expedition was somewhat successful? Also how did the dwarves from erebor arrive to Rivendell? Would they not have attempted to make contact with the khazad dum expedition if they were heading in that direction anyway?
None of the dwarves in Moria survived to take word back to Erebor and there was no dwarves even somewhat regularly going from Erebor to Moria. Moria is also much farther south than Rivendell so it would have been a major detour. The primary purpose of the dwarves that went to Rivendell was to report their contact with an emissary of Sauron seeking information to help find the One Ring.
@@istari0 there was though correspondence between erebor and khazad dum early in the expedition. They must have suspected something when that stopped
@@shawnfinnegan64 Probably so but apparently King Dain never sent anyone to find out.
I don't remember the book well so my opinions here are solely based on the movies. Balin and Bofur are my favorites as they're generally the most likeable of the 13. Bofur especially given how kind he is to bilbo before falling into goblintown
Read the books of course, want to go through again but try the audio version to be immesive. I would happily pay if you read them. Your voice has so much character, it makes these videos for me. (Other guy is great too, apologies).
my favorite dwarf was kili, he feel in love for a brief time at least in the movie he did, he fought bravely with his kin folk, he was quite handsome , at least in the movie he was. he was just so freaking cool in the movie and he was kind of funny as well in the movie.....
I read The Lord of the Rings when the movies came out. That was over twenty years ago. I wanted to be familiar with the story before I saw the movies. I saw Ralph Bakshi's animated version forty-three years ago and the Rankin/Bass versions of The Hobbit and The Return of the King in 1977 and 1980.
Did Kili have a thing with the she-elf like in the movie?
No, no, no, and no.
Hell no. Thank pc culture for that
So basically: Half of them lived in Erebor and didn't do anything noteworthy, the other half died in Moria.
Background music?
Ori, Nori and Dori are ALL brothers. It's just Bifur that are strictly cousins with their sound-alike named dwarves. Though Balin and Dwalin, Oin and Gloin are cousins to Thorin while Ori, Nori and Dori are distantly related to him.
Thorin may be my favorite
Here's Thorin's summary I believe
Thorin would have been born in
2746 TA
Would be 24 in the year Smaug attacked (2770 TA)
In the year 2790 TA when Thror dies he would be 44
53 at the battle of Azanulbizar (2799 TA)
Then in 2850 TA which is 51 years later Thrain disappears and Thorin becomes king at the age of 104
And then there's a 91 year gap until Thorin meets Gandalf at the age of 195
in 2941 TA which is also the year of his death only about 6 months later I guess
My theory is that the Watcher in the Water that killed Óin as well as scaring off Bill the Pony is a relative of Ika Musume/イカ娘/Squid Girl. 😉
Sonna koto-wa arienai!
@@Enerdhil - Maybe I should have saved that comment for April 1?
@@tominiowa2513
You are on a roll today🤣😂😆
Ballin kili dwallin and thorin are my favourites
Thank you for this need to read the book instead of wa t hing the movies over and over 🤣
My favorite character is Filli because he sacrificed himself first in the third movie
If Dwalin was to face off against Azog in the end, he may have been more than just victorious, but actually survived, unlike Thorin who got stabbed in the foot and chest while staring at Azog like some long lost lover. Thorin defeated Azog sure, but Dwalin might have done better.
Hey we’re is the indef analysis of thorien
I'd have to say Kili but that is more from the movie where he falls in love with the elf.
I could've sworn that Bombur dies in the final battle in the book
The line of Do-Reen😆
Bombur was the tallest!..... From side from Side
So was your mom
Do we have a story of the Ents?
I think Nerd Of The Rings has a pretty in depth video about the Ents on his channel.
@@SentientDMT Thank ya, Ill check it out!
Wait, in the book Thorin did not hole up in the mountain. He was on the field already, leading the dwarvish armies.
Not sure who my favorite is but kili was different to me as he fell in love with the elf lady. But maybe that wasjust a movie thing
That was only in the movies. Tolkien never hinted at at there ever being a romantic relationship between a dwarf and an elf (or a human for that matter) in his writings. The character of Tauriel was created for the movies.
I think they should have included dopey , bashful , doc , etc
Thorin from the movies
Is a hobbit movies why did none of the elvish blades?
Yes thorien is my favorite
I love Fili and Kili Thorin a wall
Fact for those that don't know, Tolkien was a fan of Norse mythology, as a pagan as am I, but all of these dwarves are in the poetic edda, the Norse religious book
Norse mythology certainly isn't Christian, but Tolkein was a committed Catholic. One doesn't have to be of a particular faith tradition in order to study and explore it, though as with Christanity, the iterations seen today differ from in times past.
Balin is my favorite
From the movie kili
I like the pic of all the dwarves at the beginning. I really resented how in the hobbit movie PJ went out of his way make some of them so goofy looking :/
The various animations were even worse in that regard, which is why if there ever any new animated versions of Tolkien's legendarium I hope they are done by a Japanese studio (Studio Ghibli would be ideal) and not Hollywood (since Hollywood believes all animation should be aimed at preschool to kindergarten age children).
I disagree, they all look great. Can't have all of them look so serious or copies of Gimli (even if they have different colored beards, it's too confusing).
Did Tolkien described them fat?
Big fat Bombur was the best! 🥰
I liked Kili from the movie.
But I thought Dori Nori and Ori were all brothers. It was all my first thought
Bofur l liked his relationship with hobbit 🤣
Gloin is my favorite dwarf because his son is in the Lord of the rings
My favorite character was cut from the movie Tom
Bombur is my spirit dwarf
My favorite dwarf is Filli
GLOIN!!!!