From the Lord of the Rings' Gimli to The Hobbit's Thorin Oakenshield, these are the sturdiest and stoutest of the Dwarves in Middle-earth.

Richard Armitage also brought a lot of gravitas to the exiled dwarf king, Thorin Oakenshield, who doesn’t always see eye to eye with Bilbo. That personality conflict boils over in this film, but ...

The story of dwarven king Thorin Oakenshield in J.R.R. Tolkien's classic novel perfectly illustrates how the relentless pursuit of wealth can undermine the fulfilling experience of true riches.

Armitage, the English actor who plays dwarf king Thorin Oakenshield, has been preparing for battle since acting school days with talented classmates David Oyelowo and Benedict Cumberbatch.

He used the branch of an oak tree as a shield, and thus was born his epithet Oakenshield. After King Thror’s death, Thorin’s father Thrain disappeared in grief and Thorin became King-in-Exile.

<br>Thorin Oakenshield—technically Thorin II*—is the one dwarf you won’t forget. He’s the leader of the company that disrupts Bilbo’s pastoral idyll in the Shire en route to reclaiming ...

Poor Thorin Oakenshield — the would-be King under the mountain just can't get a break. In The Hobbit, Azog the Defiler kills his Granddad, then he steals ...

She has even been in talks with Leicestershire lad turned Hollywood hero Richard Armitage – last seen as Thorin Oakenshield in “ The Hobbit ” – to play the king.

Richard Armitage also brought a lot of gravitas to the exiled dwarf king, Thorin Oakenshield, who doesn’t always see eye to eye with Bilbo.

Thorin cut off Azog's arm after the leader of the Orc army beheaded his grandfather, King Thror, during the Battle of Azanulbizar.