![]() Honestly, it’s pretty impressive how much Peter Jackson and company were able to affect the tone/mood of this scene by changing only a couple words of the song. The book’s song says that sorrow and sadness will go away with the king’s return, while the movie’s prophecy says that everything will fail and sadness will return when the king does. The grandson of a greedy king and his dwarvish companions fall under the curse of. This Alan Lee Tolkien Hobbit image size is 290 x 214 mm in a 60mm mount to overall size of 410 x 334 mm. In the book, the second to last line reads “ and sorrow fail and sadness”, while in the movie, the line reads “ and all shall fail in sadness.” A small change with pretty significant consequences. Deep in the mountain (where no-one will find you) by bhangles05. Most importantly, a single line has been altered a bit in the movie version to create this more ominous tone. Within this context, the “shining and burning” seems to refer more to light - like the golden rivers - than anything else. There’s no reference to the dragon, and it’s actually focused on how the return of the king under the mountain will mark a beginning of happy times for Laketown. First off, they aren’t a prophecy at all, but rather part of a longer happy welcoming song that the men of Laketown sing for the dwarves after the Master decides to help them: ![]() Now, in the book these verses are pretty different. (The “shining and burning” of the lake is meant to refer to the dragon’s fire, I think.) The ending is definitely treated as very ominous, and explains Bard’s fears about letting Thorin and the dwarves enter the mountain. And the bells shall ring in gladness, at the Mountain King’s return, But all shall fail in sadness, and the Lake will shine and burn. The Lord of Silver Fountains, the King of Carven Stone, the King Beneath the Mountain, shall come into his own. In the Desolation of Smaug movie, Bard recites a poem (that is referred to as a prophecy, actually) about the return of the King Under the Moutnain. It isn’t until Moria is retaken by Sauron’s armies in The Fellowship of the Ring that these good-natured blacksmiths are forced to return to war.There’s really no specific knowledge of the fountains referred to in the song - it’s just another description of Erebor’s wealth, I think, that they have fountains made of silver. But let’s talk about the song in general for a minute, because it was changed a bit for the movie and that’s always important to point out. Following Thorin’s death, the Dwarfs enter another era of peace. While he never takes possession of his father’s ring, Thorin restores the Dwarf’s heritage by taking back Moria in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. When Saruman ( Christopher Lee), Elrond ( Hugo Weaving), and Galadriel ( Cate Blanchett) come to rescue Gandalf from the Necromancer, Thráin II is killed in the skirmish with the dark forces. Gandalf discovers that Thráin II has been tortured for information, but chose to protect Moria’s secrets. The identity of the “Necromancer” isn’t revealed within the original text of The Hobbit, but it's implied in later Tolkien projects that this mysterious figure is a form of Sauron. Gandalf ( Sir Ian McKellen) ultimately discovers Thráin II after he has been taken prisoner by the Necromancer. What he does not know is that his father lost the Ring of Thrór in a battle with the Orc leader Azog, who returned it to Sauron. Although he is assumed to be dead, Thorin does not find his father’s body among the fallen in Moria. ![]() Thráin II is driven mad with grief when Smaug overruns his forces. Bilbo Baggins is the hobbit who originally found the Ring and who passes it to Frodo, his nephew. ![]() Bergil is Beregonds son, who befriends Pippin in Minas Tirith. Beregond is a soldier of Gondor who helps Pippin acclimate to Minas Tirith. Although Thráin II becomes the King under the Mountain, his boastful arrogance gets the better of him. Beautiful Arwen Evenstar is Elronds daughter and Aragorns true love. The Ring of Thrór ultimately makes its way to Thráin II ( Sir Antony Sher), Thorin’s father. ![]()
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