In The Hobbit, Thorin paid little mind to the One Ring, but if he had tried to take it from Bilbo, he could have unintentionally doomed Middle-earth.

PHOTOS: ‘The Hobbit’: Get A First Look At Bilbo and Gandalf. Thorin tells Gandalf that “I cannot guarantee your safety, nor will I be responsible for his fate” and Bilbo asks Gandalf.

Producer Fran Walsh notes that despite the efforts of Bilbo and his loyal Dwarves to help Thorin, the battle for his soul is one he must fight alone. “Thorin is an extremely noble and flawed character ...

Meanwhile, Bilbo, Thorin and company are still inside Smaug’s lair and it looks like they are going to stay put there, as Thorin will not leave nor part with any of the money from the hoard of gold.

Movie Review - 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' - Bilbo's Back, With More Baggage Than Ever Gandalf, the dwarves, and the titular hobbit continue their quest for the mountain in the second of ...

Does Bilbo's contract with the dwarves give him any claim to the One Ring? Are its requirements for arbitration in the Dwarvish tongue enforceable? One lawyer takes a closer look to find out.

As mentioned, Middle Earth is teeming with villainous folk, most of which want Bilbo, Thorin and co. dead. And where Thorin is concerned, that goes doubly so for Azog, the muscled, maimed, one ...

The death of Thorin Oakenshield is a big part of the original book, and as such, the movies needed to do justice to this great character. In The Battle of the Five Armies, this demise is treated ...

Perhaps the greatest tribute to Bilbo's wisdom can be found in Thorin's dying words: "There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in ...