![]() ![]() They arranged their forces on the two spurs of the Mountain that lined the valley leading to the now-sealed off great Gate of Erebor the only entrance to the Mountain that remained unblocked (any others had been destroyed by Smaug long before). The three commanders agreed that the Goblins and Wargs were the enemies of all and previous grievances between them were put on hold in face of the greater threat. They had been incited by Gandalf's earlier slaying of the Great Goblin, but had now mobilized for a full-scale attack after hearing news of the death of the Dragon and the now relatively unguarded treasure hoard. When Dain's forces arrived, battle was almost joined between the two sides (now three armies were on the field) but at the last moment Gandalf intervened between the two and revealed that while they were bickering amongst themselves, the Goblins of the Misty Mountains and Grey Mountains under Bolg were using the opportunity to march against them. These reached Dáin Ironfoot of the nearby Iron Hills, and he marched to Erebor with 500 heavily armed Dwarves of the Iron Hills, most of them skilled veterans of the War of the Dwarves and Orcs. However, Thorin had sent messages of his plight to his relatives using as messengers talking Ravens that lived on the Lonely Mountain. Īs a result, Thorin and Company were trapped in a bloodless siege, with Thranduil and Bard hoping to wait him out. ![]() For the Elves did not have any claims on the treasure and Thorin himself had been imprisoned by the Elves. He would not fulfill any of the conditions as long as an armoured Elven host camped near Erebor. Therefore they demanded compensation and Bard intended to pay it from the part of the treasure he claimed. Third, the men of Esgaroth had helped the Dwarves on their journey and now had suffered severely their whole city burned to the ground and their stocks being destroyed by Smaug, whose anger in the end was only risen by the Dwarves alone. Second, a great deal of Dale's treasure had been robbed by Smaug and thus belonged rightfully to Bard and not the Dwarves. įor several reasons Bard, being heir of Girion, Lord of Dale, claimed one twelfth of the treasure: first, he was the dragonslayer and without him, the Dwarves could never have reclaimed their old home. To their surprise they found Thorin and Company quite alive, the gate to the halls beneath Erebor barred by a wall and themselves treated as foes, coming armed towards the gates. Some day after the Elves had arrived at the Long Lake a united host of Men and Elves set forth towards Erebor, believing that the Dwarves had been among the first casualties of Smaug's wrath. Having heard of the disaster that had struck the befriended men, the Elven host turned aside to offer any help that could be provided. The Elves of Mirkwood soon learned that Smaug had been killed and thus set forth to claim the treasure, believing there was no one left who had a claim on it. Smaug's fires burned down the whole town, but the dragon was killed by Bard the Bowman. By this deed and by Bilbo's bold speech Smaug's anger was kindled.Įrroneously believing, due to some remarks Bilbo had made during his conversation with Smaug, that some scheme of the Men of Esgaroth was the reason for the Dwarves' (and Bilbo's) presence, Smaug flew to Esgaroth to show them who is "the true King under the Mountain". Bilbo had already done some exploration of the old hallways using the Back Door and had stolen a golden cup from the treasure. Thorin and Company, including the "master-thief" Bilbo Baggins trying to recapture the heirloom of their fathers' (and possibly to kill Smaug, too, and thus to recapture the whole Kingdom) had camped without at Erebor for some weeks. The five warring parties were the Goblins and the Wargs against Men, Elves and Dwarves on and near the Lonely Mountain. The Battle of Five Armies was an important battle waged in T.A. Heavy: "three parts of the goblin warriors of the North perished" ![]()
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