While grading examination papers at Oxford,J.
Tolkienfound a blank page and wrote, “In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit.”
While the changes made toThe Lord of the Rings’were largely accepted,The Hobbit’sbloats the story rather than helps.
His home was taken by a dragon, his family sundered, and his people made destitute.
Azog The Headless
Chasing after the company is the orc, Azog the Defiler.
Azog is an example of material taken from the Appendices ofReturn of the King.
As it turned out, the Necromancer was Sauron.
Her love story with Killi and Legolas is also overdone and was something actressEvangeline Lillytried to fight against.
It is a gloomy, grimy town ruled by a corrupt Master and his lackey, Alfred Lickspittle.
Despite this, Thorin wants to press on, so Killi is told to stay behind in Laketown.
The idea of splitting the party would never have crossed the minds of the dwarves from the book.
Dwarven Wind Lance
InThe Desolation of Smaug, the group spots a dwarven wind lance in Laketown.
Afterward, they lead him to the great hall and attempt to drown him in liquid gold.
This makes sense from a film perspective, but the execution stretches the suspension of disbelief.
A thrush overhears him explaining this weakness to the dwarves before flying to Laketown just as Smaug attacks.
It relayed this info to Bard, who used it to kill the dragon.
Talking animals was something Jackson mentioned removing because he believed it would look too silly.
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