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Middle-earth is the fictional  setting  of much of British writer  J. R. R. Tolkien 's  legendarium . The term is equivalent to the term  Midgard  of  Norse mythology , describing the  human-inhabited world , i.e. the central continent of the  Earth  in Tolkien's imagined  mythological past . Tolkien's most widely read works,  The Hobbit  and  The Lord of the Rings , take place entirely in Middle-earth, and Middle-earth has also become a short-hand to refer to the legendarium or its  fictional universe . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle-earth ------------------------------ The Hobbit  is a  film series  consisting of three  high fantasy   adventure films  directed by  Peter Jackson . They are based on the 1937 novel  The Hobbit  by  J. R. R. Tolkien , with large portions of the trilogy inspired by the appendices to  The Return of the King , whi...

Gandalf  is a  fictional character  and one of the protagonists in  J. R. R. Tolkien 's novels  The Hobbit  and  The Lord of the Rings . He is a  wizard , member of the  Istari  order, as well as leader of the  Fellowship of the Ring  and the army of the West. In The Lord of the Rings, he is initially known as  Gandalf the Grey , but returns from death as Gandalf the White. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandalf ------------------------------ The Hobbit  is a  film series  consisting of three  high fantasy   adventure films  directed by  Peter Jackson . They are based on the 1937 novel  The Hobbit  by  J. R. R. Tolkien , with large portions of the trilogy inspired by the appendices to  The Return of the King , which expand on the story told in The Hobbit, as well as new material and characters written especially for the films. Together they act as a  pre...

Thorin II Oakenshield , son of Thráin, son of Thrór, King under the Mountain is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien 's 1937 novel The Hobbit . Thorin is the leader of the Company of Dwarves who aim to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from Smaug the dragon . He is the son of Thráin II , grandson of Thrór , and becomes King of Durin's Folk during their exile from Erebor . Thorin's background is further elaborated in Appendix A of Tolkien's 1955 novel The Return of the King . Thorin is described as haughty, stern, and officious. He sings and plays the harp, wears a gold chain, and has a long beard. He wears a distinctive sky blue hood with a long silver tassel. He refers to his home in the Blue Mountains as "poor lodgings in exile". He is a capable and a cunning warrior, if not a particularly inspiring or clever leader. While shorter than Elves or Men, Thorin is said to be quite tall for a Dwarf. Thorin was smart, proud, brave, vengeful, and stubborn. ...