#thror

Disclaimer: Yes, I know Dís and Thorin II have a brother named Frerin, I will have him on the larger graph coming up.

Movie Version: This was fun! They made Thorin so young and brave / handsome, which is NOT how he is in the book.

Book version: Thorin was Older (195), and is described as having a white beard, while wearing a blue hood / hooded cap with a silver tassel on the end of it. Fili and Kili were similarly described as wearing blue hoods with tassels, and both being blonde!

Yes I made my dwarf women have beards… I like them that way.

Thorin is of Durin's Folk and of course a Longbeard dwarf and these Dwarves literally are known for growing magnificent massive beards.

Quick Longbeard Thorin scketch on sticky-notes

Young Thorin and King Thror example

Thror is extremely emotionally constipated. Thorin learned how to cope with his emotions from him

Thror and his brother Gror (Dain’s canon grandfather) are very close, so they were adamant about their children being close as well

Thror doesn’t talk about his wife. After she died, it was as if he lost a piece of himself. She is the one who helped him through his toughest times, after all

Thror and his wife rebuilt Erebor together. It was their kingdom. Their fresh start

Thrain wasn’t the best father but he also wasn’t the worst. He tried and that’s what mattered to his kids.

Thrain would take many trips to the Iron Hills, even after Erebor fell, and always took his kids with him for family bonding

Thrain was a bit of an asshole to Thorin when Erebor fell, expecting him to watching Frerin, Dis, and Balin while they traveled

Thrain promised Thorin he would return to him when he left the blue mountains, but obviously was kidnapped by Sauron (dw, Thorin and Dain rescued him)

Thorin was 1000% a grandaddies boy (if you’ve read my latest fic, My Heart You Opened, you would know this head cannon of mine)

Thorin struggled a lot with what happened to his father. On the one hand, he had a bit of resentment towards his father for putting too much pressure on him. On the other, he still loves his dad and sometimes just wand to cry and hug him

Thorin never thought he was capable of love because he’s attracted to hobbits and had not met one before until Bilbo

Thorin learned how to play harp from his mother. The harp he plays in Bilbo’s house is hers, and he takes very special care of it

Frerin was a bit of a problem child. There was never a dull moment with him, but it was egged on by Thorin

Frerin had multiple kids with different women since he’s a bit of player, but he still loves all his children. He makes sure to give equal time to all of them and raises them like siblings, even giving all their moms a lot of money and support

Frerin is a VERY bad influence on Fili and Kili. Most of their pranks and tricks were taught by him. He helps them get into all sorts of mischief, and is their number one defender when Dis finds out

Frerin is very in tune with his emotions. So when Thorin crashes from ignoring too many of his own, Frerin is the one to sit beside him and help work through everything

Dis is not a warrior. It makes no sense for her to be an incredible fighter and not go on the quest for Erebor. Instead, I think she is very logical. She’s an expert at all things running a kingdom, and Thorin often turns to her for advice

Dis is a daddy’s girl. She was a little extra pampered since Thrain did always want a daughter, and it’s kind of obvious to all three kids

Dis has had many lords assume she’s either male or that she is Thorin because her beard is longer than his. She prefers pants for meetings because it’s more comfortable while sitting, adding to the confusion

Aight. Here we are.