Both in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit novel and in Peter Jackson's trilogy of film adaptations, Thorin II Oakenshield was obsessed with the treasure of Erebor, particularly the Arkenstone. This was ...

Fighting a dragon would have been a daunting task even for an entire army of Dwarves, but Thorin II Oakenshield did not have that luxury when he set out to reclaim the kingdom of Erebor from Smaug in ...

Parker Bennett is a graduate of Emerson College with more than 3 years of writing experience. He's been a fan and scholar of Tolkien's extended works for nearly his whole life, and is excited to be ...