The
Dwarves
Legolas
PLAYED BY: ORLANDO BLOOM
Like his father Thranduil, Legolas is
a high elf – and yet he’s more likely to
be found patrolling the forests with
the lowly silvan elves than enjoying
the trappings of elven nobility. Despite
his loyalty to his people and his father,
Legolas feels that the outside world is
threatened by an unseen danger, and
he knows that he must decide where
his allegiance ultimately lies.
Óin
PLAYED BY: JOHN
CALLEN
Óin and his brother
Glóin are distant cousins
of Thorin. Óin joins
Thorin out of a sense of
loyalty to his dwarven
kin, and his skills as a
healer make him an
invaluable companion.
He’s a brave dwarf with
an inquisitive mind.
Glóin
PLAYED BY: PETER
HAMBLETON
Glóin is the most
opinionated of all the
dwarves, completely
unafraid to let his
thoughts be heard on
any matter at hand.
As such, he’s got no
qualms with challenging
authority, and tends
to have a very short
temper. Nevertheless,
he’s a courageous and
unflinchingly loyal friend.
The dwindling number of
female dwarves means
that Glóin is one of the
only dwarves in the group
with a wife, and it’s said
she has a spectacularly
beautiful beard. Glóin
also happens to be the
father of Gimli from The
Lord of the Rings.
Dragon treasure
English singer-songwriter
Ed Sheeran wrote the endcredits song I See Fire for
the film. Sheeran watched
the film, wrote the song
and recorded most of it, all
in the space of a single day.
Listen to it here.
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