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pos: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale, the same score as its predecessor. Scott Foundas of "Variety" said "The result is at once the trilogy's most engrossing episode, its most expeditious (at a comparatively lean 144 minutes) and also its darkest—both visually and in terms of the forces that stir in the hearts of men, dwarves and orcs alike." Todd McCarthy of "The Hollywood Reporter" said "After six films, 13 years and 1031 minutes of accumulated running time, Peter Jackson has concluded his massively remunerative genuflection at the altar of J.R.R. Tolkien with a film that may

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and Australia ($27 million). MTV reported that early reviews for "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" were "generally positive" with critics praising the film "for its energy, shorter running time and satisfying closure". According to IBT, reviews for the film were mostly positive, with critics "praising director Peter Jackson's effort at transforming J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel into an epic adventure film trilogy". According to CBS News, critics said the film "will satisfy fans" but "otherwise, it may be worth waiting until it's available to rent". Oliver Gettel of the "Los Angeles Times" said the critical consensus

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies The Battle of the Five Armies" is "something less than the supposed 'defining chapter' of Jackson's time in Middle-earth as it's been billed. But action-wise, it certainly goes out with a very pleasing bang." Conversely, Inkoo Kang of TheWrap said "The 144-minute running time showcases Jackson's worst tendencies: eons-long battle scenes, sloppy and abrupt resolutions, portentous romances, off-rhythm comic timing, and, newly in this case, patience-testing fan service." Tim Robey of "The Daily Telegraph" described the film as "a paragraph on steroids" that was "neither very terrible nor remotely unexpected. It's a series of stomping footnotes in search of a

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is a 2014 epic high fantasy action adventure film directed by Peter Jackson and written by Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Guillermo del Toro. It is the third and final installment in Peter Jackson's three-part film adaptation based on the novel "The Hobbit" by J. R. R. Tolkien, following "" (2012) and "" (2013), and together they act as a prequel to Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy. It was produced by New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and WingNut Films, and distributed

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" became a financial success. It grossed a total of $255.1 million in North America and $700.9 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $956 million. Worldwide, it is the second-highest-grossing film of 2014 (behind ""), the lowest-grossing film of "The Hobbit" series, and the 40th-highest-grossing film of all time. According to "Deadline Hollywood" estimation, the film made a profit of $103.4 million. The film failed to earn $1 billion at the box office, despite various pundits projecting it to reach that milestone. "The Hollywood Reporter" said that "The Battle of

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies on November 21, nearly a week prior to The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies world premiere in London, on 1 December. The events of the game take place directly after Sauron fled to Mordor, escaping The White Council, which was shown at the beginning of the film. The game was planned to act as an overlap between The Hobbit film series and The Lord of the Rings film series. Initially the film was set for a July 2014 release; however, it was later pushed back to December. The world premiere of "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies key second-assistant director Guy Campbell, casting director Miranda Rivers, and Weta Workshop founder Richard Taylor appear as Hobbit children during the auction scene. "The Hobbit" was originally envisioned as a two-part film, but Jackson confirmed plans for a third film on 30 July 2012, turning his adaptation of "The Hobbit" into a trilogy. According to Jackson, the third film would contain the Battle of the Five Armies and make extensive use of the appendices that Tolkien wrote to expand the story of Middle-earth (published in the back of "The Return of the King"). Jackson also stated that while the third

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies climax." The BBC's Nicholas Barber wrote that with "The Hobbit" series, Jackson had succeeded in bridging the gap between "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" and that "The Battle of the Five Armies" was a "colossal technical achievement", but he also criticized that the film as such was not compelling because of "its repetitive battle scenes and a lack of plot". Nicolas Rapold of "The New York Times" said "Bilbo may fully learn a sense of friendship and duty, and have quite a story to tell, but somewhere along the way, Mr. Jackson loses much of the magic."

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies was that the film is "a flawed but fitting finale to "The Hobbit" trilogy". The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 59% approval rating based on 243 reviews, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's consensus reads "Though somewhat overwhelmed by its own spectacle, "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" ends Peter Jackson's second Middle-earth trilogy on a reasonably satisfying note." The film also holds a Metacritic score of 59 out of 100 based on 45 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". In CinemaScore polls conducted during the opening weekend, cinema audiences gave the film an

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Armies" was held in London at Leicester Square on 1 December 2014. The film opened in theaters on 11 December 2014 in New Zealand, on December 12 in the United Kingdom and on December 17 in the United States. Warner Bros released the film on December 18 in Greece and December 26, in Australia. The film was released in China on January 23, 2015. An extended edition of the film had a one-night-only re-release on October 13, 2015, accompanied by a special greeting from Peter Jackson. "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" was released on March 6, 2015

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies I Stay". The second theatrical trailer was released on November 6, 2014 attached to "Interstellar" and "". To promote the film's release, Wellington-based association football club, Wellington Phoenix, wore a special designed jersey to commemorate the opening of "The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies". The custom, film-themed jersey was worn only once, on December 13, 2014. In the film's Japanese release on December 13, Warner Bros. collaborated with mobile gaming company A-Lim to bring Bilbo, Gandalf, and Legolas into the game "Brave Frontier" at the end of December as Vortex Dungeon units. The campaign only ran until February 2015.

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Smaug made a guest appearance, animated by WETA and voiced again by Cumberbatch, on the satire show "The Colbert Report" on December 12, 2014 to promote the film. Two video games were developed to coincide with the film's theatrical release. A tie-in fighting video game "The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies – Fight for Middle Earth" was released simultaneously with the film for Android and iOS platforms to negative reviews from critics and users. An action-adventure video game "" was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 & Xbox One in October 2014 and for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360

neg: The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game (abbreviated to "LotR SBG"), previously marketed as The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Strategy Battle Game and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Strategy Battle Game and now as The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies Strategy Battle Game, is a tabletop miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is based on "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson, and the book that inspired it, written by J. R. R. Tolkien. The game was initially released in 2001 to coincide in

neg: Middle-earth wars and battles further reduced during the Battle of Five Armies in 2941, where Bolg, son of Azog, tried to avenge his father, but was killed by Beorn. The "Battle of Five Armies" was fought in Dale and on the Lonely Mountain in late . The battle forms the climax of "The Hobbit". The conflict was named the "Battle of Five Armies" because its main forces were from five different Middle-earth races: Goblins, Warg, Elves, Men and Dwarves. On one side were the Goblins and Wargs. The Goblins, who had come from their lairs in the Misty Mountains, were led by Bolg, and

neg: Middle-earth dwarf characters from him. He is portrayed by Mike Mizrahi in Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" film adaptation. Thorin II Oakenshield ( – 2941) was the King of Durin's Folk who led the expedition to destroy Smaug in T.A. 2941 and was slain in the Battle of Five Armies. In Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" film trilogy, Thorin is portrayed by Richard Armitage. Dáin II Ironfoot ( – 3019) was a descendant of Grór and lord of the Dwarves of the Iron Hills. Dáin joined his father's contingent in the Battle of Azanulbizar, at which time he slew Azog. After Thorin's death in the

neg: The Hobbit theme of heroism. As Janet Croft notes, Tolkien's literary reaction to war at this time differed from most post-war writers by eschewing irony as a method for distancing events and instead using mythology to mediate his experiences. Similarities to the works of other writers who faced the Great War are seen in "The Hobbit", including portraying warfare as anti-pastoral: in "The Desolation of Smaug", both the area under the influence of Smaug before his demise and the setting for The Battle of the Five Armies later are described as barren, damaged landscapes. "The Hobbit" makes a warning against repeating the

neg: The Hobbit for Best Cover Illustration in 2002. In 1999, "The Hobbit: A 3-D Pop-Up Adventure" was published, with illustrations by John Howe and paper engineering by Andrew Baron. ME Games Ltd (formerly "Middle-earth Play-by-Mail"), which has won several Origins Awards, uses the "Battle of Five Armies" as an introductory scenario to the full game and includes characters and armies from the book. Several computer and video games, both licensed and unlicensed, have been based on the story. One of the most successful was "The Hobbit", an award-winning computer game published in 1982 by Beam Software and published by Melbourne House with

neg: Middle-earth wars and battles John Crowell, again taking the theme of a wargame and using card counters and a paper map. The multi-Origin Award-winning "Middle-earth Strategic Gaming" (formerly "Middle-earth Play-by-Mail") uses the "Battle of Five Armies" as an introductory scenario to the full game and includes characters and armies from the book. In 2005, Games Workshop released a "Battle of Five Armies" tabletop wargame, designed by Rick Priestley using highly detailed 10 mm figures sculpted by Mark Harrison, based on Games Workshop's Warmaster rules and designed for the home player. The Battle serves as the climax of The Hobbit film adaptations. The third film

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies the Five Armies" was unlikely to gross $1 billion worldwide due to "plunging exchange rates around the globe" witnessed that year, and that Warner Bros. and MGM ultimately would take in nearly $90 million less than expected due to the rising dollar and plunging foreign currencies. However, despite this failure, "Forbes" has declared the trilogy "an unmitigated financial grand-slam for all parties." In the U.S. and Canada, it is the lowest-grossing of the three films of "The Hobbit" trilogy, and also the lowest-grossing of the six Middle-earth adaptations, but the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2014. It opened on Tuesday, December 16,

neg: The Hobbit (film series) Hobbit" as part of The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game. The company has had rights to produce miniatures from the original book for some years but has not released any lines, save for a stand-alone game based on the Battle of Five Armies, with original designs not related to "The Lord of the Rings" films. While a number of companies were vying for "The Hobbit" deal, Warner Bros. Consumer Products awarded the license to Bridge Direct partly because some of its execs and staffers had worked on "The Lord of the Rings" toy line during their tenure at

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies be the most purely entertaining of any in the collection." Andrew Pulver of "The Guardian" said "This film is a fitting cap to an extended series that, if nothing else, has transformed Tolkien's place in the wider culture." Chris Tilly from IGN Movies said "There's a little too much padding in the final "Hobbit" flick, and the best sequence is without doubt the film's first. But the central battle is indeed spectacular, and as 'The Age of Orc' approaches, it rounds out this particular story in stirring and emotional fashion." Russell Baillie of "The New Zealand Herald" said "The Hobbit:

neg: Beorn the group much-needed supplies and lodging, Beorn gave them vital information about what path to take while crossing Mirkwood. Later, hearing of a vast host of Goblins on the move, Beorn arrived at the Lonely Mountain in time to strike the decisive blow in the Battle of Five Armies. In his bear form he slew the Goblin leader, Bolg and his bodyguards. Without direction, the Goblin army scattered and were easy pickings for the other armies of Men, Elves, Dwarves, and Eagles. Beorn often left his home during the narrative of "The Hobbit" for hours or days at a time,

neg: Radagast enters Dol Guldur. Inside the ruins, Gandalf confronts the Necromancer and finds that he is indeed Sauron, just as Radagast had thought. In "[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]" Radagast arrives in Dol Guldur as the [[White Council]] battle Sauron and the Nazgûl, and takes the wounded Gandalf to his house. Gandalf decides to go to Erebor and tells Radagast to gather the birds and beasts; in recompense Radagast gives Gandalf his staff as Sauron shattered his prior one. Later when the eagles arrive to help defeat the Orcs at [[the Battle of the Five Armies]], Radagast is

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies the best Middle-earth saga opening in the UK ($15.2 million), and Mexico ($6.3 million). In Brazil, the film scored the second-biggest Warner Bros. opening of all time with $6.8 million (behind "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2"). In Australia, the film was released on 26 December 2014 and set an opening-day record with $5.6 million, which is the biggest of 2014, the second-biggest Boxing Day gross, and the fourth-biggest ever in Australia behind "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" ($7.092 million), "The Avengers" ($6.0 million), and "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" ($5.9 million).

neg: The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game produce a skirmish war game based on "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" books and films, in the 25mm miniature scale. (The rights to produce a role playing game version of the films were sold to another firm, Decipher, Inc.) They also have the rights to produce "Battle of Five Armies", a game based on the battle of similar name from The Hobbit, using smaller miniatures to enact larger battles (more akin to the "Warmaster" system). Under this separate license, the game was done using a 10 mm scale for the normal warriors, and a larger "heroic" scale

neg: Middle-earth dwarf characters following 13 dwarves; their quest in "The Hobbit" is the main impetus of the plot of that story. Their quest, which occurred in , was joined by Bilbo Baggins (a hobbit) and occasionally by the wizard Gandalf. Thorin II Oakenshield ( – 2941) was the King of Durin's Folk who led the expedition to destroy Smaug in T.A. 2941 and was slain in the Battle of Five Armies. In Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" film trilogy, Thorin is portrayed by Richard Armitage. Balin ( – 2994) was one of the twelve companions of Thorin and Bilbo Baggins on the Quest of

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Wednesday openings of "" ($34.5 million) and "" ($26.2 million). In total, the film earned $57.4 million in its traditional three-day opening and $89.1 million over its five-day course making it the second-biggest five-day opening in "The Hobbit" franchise, beating the $86.1 million opening of "The Desolation of Smaug", but still behind "An Unexpected Journey"'s $100.2 million five-day opening. However, on a three-day basis, the film underperformed expectations and fell short of its predecessors. The film set a December IMAX opening record with $13.4 million (previously held by ""). 3D accounted for 49% of the total gross while IMAX generated

neg: Middle-earth wars and battles "The Hobbit". Seven of Thorin's company are killed with Bombur being the only one named. TSR, Inc. released two editions of a war-game based on "The Battle of Five Armies," designed by Larry Smith in the 1970s using cardboard tokens and a map of the area around the Lonely Mountain as a game area. The game was criticized for a lack of clarity in the rules, and praised for evoking the onslaught of the Warg and Goblin army. In 1985 Iron Crown Enterprises released their version of "The Battle of Five Armies" developed by Richard H. Britton, Coleman Charlton, and

neg: The Hobbit (film series) that Tolkien wrote to expand the story of Middle-Earth (published in the back of "The Return of the King"). While the third film, which as its title indicates, depicts the Battle of the Five Armies, largely made use of footage originally shot for the first and second films, it required additional filming as well. The second film was retitled "The Desolation of Smaug" and the third film was titled "There and Back Again" in August 2012. On 24 April 2014, the third film was renamed "The Battle of the Five Armies". On the title change, Jackson said, ""There and Back

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies film would largely make use of footage originally shot for the first and second films, it would require additional filming as well. The third film was titled "There and Back Again" in August 2012. In April 2014, Jackson changed the title of the film to "The Battle of the Five Armies" as he thought the new title better suited the situation of the film. He stated on his Facebook page, ""There and Back Again" felt like the right name for the second of a two film telling of the quest to reclaim Erebor, when Bilbo's arrival there, and departure, were

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies both contained within the second film. But with three movies, it suddenly felt misplaced—after all, Bilbo has already arrived 'there' in the "Desolation of Smaug"." Shaun Gunner, the chairman of The Tolkien Society, supported the decision: ""The Battle of the Five Armies" much better captures the focus of the film but also more accurately channels the essence of the story." As with all the previous films, Howard Shore composed the score. Conrad Pope (who conducted the orchestra) and James Sizemore orchestrated the music for the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and for two Gamelan orchestra, while the London Voices and Tiffin'

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies by Warner Bros. Pictures. "The Battle of the Five Armies" was released on December 11, 2014 in New Zealand, December 12, 2014 in the United Kingdom, and on December 17, 2014 in the United States. It stars Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Luke Evans, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Stott, and James Nesbitt. The ensemble cast also features Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, and Orlando Bloom. The film received mixed reviews but was otherwise praised for the musical score, cast performances, visual effects, direction and action sequences, and grossed over $956 million worldwide, making

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies dismisses him. Bilbo sneaks out of Erebor to hand the Arkenstone over to Thranduil and Bard so that they can trade it for the treasures they were promised and prevent a battle. When Bard's and Thranduil's armies gather at the gates of Erebor, offering to trade the Arkenstone for the promised treasures, Thorin angrily refuses to believe they have the Arkenstone until Bilbo admits giving it away and chides Thorin for letting greed cloud his judgement. Outraged by what he sees as betrayal, Thorin nearly kills Bilbo, but Gandalf appears and shames Thorin into releasing Bilbo. Thorin's cousin Dáin arrives

neg: The Hobbit approaching army of goblins and wargs. The dwarves, men and elves band together, but only with the timely arrival of the eagles and Beorn do they win the climactic Battle of Five Armies. Thorin is fatally wounded and reconciles with Bilbo before he dies. Bilbo accepts only a small portion of his share of the treasure, having no want or need for more, but still returns home a very wealthy hobbit. In the early 1930s Tolkien was pursuing an academic career at Oxford as Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon, with a fellowship at Pembroke College. Several of his poems

neg: Deus ex machina in several places in "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" as "a dangerous 'machine'.". This was in a letter refusing permission to a film adapter to have the Fellowship of the Ring transported by eagles rather than traveling on foot. He felt that the eagles had already been overused as a plot device. For example, in "The Hobbit", the eagles save Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, and the dwarves from the goblins and wargs, then help turn the tide of the Battle of the Five Armies, and in "The Return of the King" they save Frodo and Sam from certain

neg: Thorin Oakenshield He led the expedition recounted in "The Hobbit" to win the Lonely Mountain back from Smaug, but was killed in the Battle of Five Armies described at the end of that book. In "The Hobbit", Thorin and twelve other Dwarves visited Bilbo Baggins on Gandalf's advice to hire Bilbo as a burglar to steal their treasure back from the dragon Smaug. Smaug had attacked Erebor (the Lonely Mountain) about 150 years before, and had taken both the dwarves' mountain and their treasure. Thorin was determined to get the treasure back, and especially wanted the Arkenstone, the Heart of the Mountain,

neg: The Hobbit (film series) December 2013 in Los Angeles, and was released internationally from 11 December 2013. It grossed over $958 million in box office worldwide. Like the previous installment, it surpassed both "The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Two Towers" in nominal box office performance. The final film "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" premiered on 11 December 2014 in London, and was released internationally from 12 December 2014. The release for the third film was originally set for an 18 July 2014 release, but was pushed back when "", was announced to be released on the same date, as

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies spot and fell gradually by 13% as a result of facing minor competitions. In its third weekend, the film added a further $89 million abroad, remaining at number one. It was in first place at the box office outside North America for four consecutive weekends and five in total. The film achieved numerous records in international markets during its opening weekend. It set an all-time Warner Bros. opening record in Russia ($13.8 million), Argentina ($2.1 million), Sweden, and Finland. It also set a 2014 opening record in Germany ($20.5 million), France ($15.1 million), and Spain ($6.3 million). It also had

neg: Minor places in Middle-earth of Angmar, Gundabad remained an Orc stronghold, even after it was sacked during the War of the Dwarves and Orcs. The army of goblins that fought in the Battle of Five Armies was said to have mustered at the mountain in "The Hobbit". The maps published in "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" depict Mount Gundabad as a three-peaked formation, reminiscent of two other Middle-earth mountains: Thangorodrim and Thrihyrne. The Mountains of Angmar are the northernmost range of the Misty Mountains; it ran north-west from Mount Gundabad to Carn Dûm. Carn Dûm was the capital of the evil

neg: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug the Ring) and Peter Vere-Jones provide the voices of the spiders in Mirkwood. Most of the filming was finished during 2012, ending in July 2012. During May 2013, additional shooting for the film and "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" began in New Zealand, lasting 10 weeks. Unmanned aerial vehicles or drones were used for some shots in the film. The musical score for "The Desolation of Smaug" was composed by Howard Shore. Shore provided orchestral sketches and synth mock-ups to orchestrators James Sizemore and Conrad Pope (who also conducted the orchestra). It was performed by the New

neg: Middle-earth dwarf characters tool. Notably when Kíli is introduced in "The Hobbit", he is carrying a bag of tools. In Peter Jackson's film adaptation of "The Hobbit", Kíli is portrayed by Aidan Turner. He is the archer of Thorin's company, and is the only Dwarf in the film to not have a full-grown beard, only stubble. In this portrayal, despite their vastly differing backgrounds, he and the elven warrior Tauriel begin to form a bond, as they recognize each other as kindred spirits. During the Battle of Five Armies, he joins Thorin's commando team to take down Azog on Ravenhill, and when Tauriel

neg: Silvan Elves distrustful of Dwarves, but friendly to Men, with whom they trade. In "The Hobbit", Bilbo Baggins has to rescue the Dwarves of Thorin's company from these Elves. Later in the book the Elves are one of the armies in the Battle of Five Armies. Legolas of the Fellowship of the Ring, although he lived among them and presented himself as one of the Silvan folk in "The Lord of the Rings", was not one of them. As a son of the Elven-king Thranduil, who had originally come from Doriath, Legolas was actually a Sindarin Elf. In the 1977 animated adaption

neg: 87th Academy Awards America: The Winter Soldier" (3rd), "The Lego Movie" (4th), "Maleficent" (6th), "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" (7th), "X-Men: Days of Future Past" (8th), "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" (10th), "Interstellar" (15th), and "Unbroken" (27th). Shortly after the nominations were announced, many media outlets observed that there was a lack of racial diversity amongst the nominees in major categories. According to Tatiana Segel of "The Hollywood Reporter", this was the second time since 1998 that all 20 acting nominees were of Caucasian descent. "The New York Times" columnist David Carr pointed out the omission of Ava

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies it the second highest-grossing film of 2014 (behind "") and the 44th-highest-grossing film of all time. At the 87th Academy Awards, the film received a nomination for Best Sound Editing. Bilbo and the Dwarves watch from the Lonely Mountain as the dragon Smaug sets Laketown ablaze. Bard breaks out of prison, and eventually kills Smaug with the black arrow brought to him by his son Bain. Smaug's falling body crushes the fleeing Master of Laketown and his cronies, who were escaping on a boat laden with the town's gold. Bard reluctantly becomes the new leader of the people of Laketown

neg: The Hobbit (2003 video game) Tolkien Enterprises had veto rights on any aspects of the game which they felt strayed too far from the tone of Tolkien's novel and his overall legendarium. In the early stages of development, there were plans for players to control Gandalf during the Battle of the Five Armies, but this idea was ultimately abandoned. Also included in early builds for the game were interactive minigames depicting the eagle escape from the Misty Mountains and the barrel escape from Mirkwood. Both of these aspects of the game were dropped due to time constraints, and the minigames were instead replaced with cutscenes.

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies with his Dwarf army, and a battle of Dwarves against Elves and Men begins, until Wereworms emerge from the ground, releasing Azog's army from their tunnels. With the Orcs outnumbering Dáin's army, Thranduil and Bard's forces, along with Gandalf and Bilbo, join the battle. However, a second front is opened when many Orcs, Ogres, and Trolls attack Dale, forcing Bard to withdraw his forces to defend the city. Inside Erebor, Thorin suffers traumatic hallucinations before regaining his sanity and leading his company to join the battle. He rides towards Ravenhill with Dwalin, Fíli, and Kíli to kill Azog; Bilbo follows

neg: Warg (Middle-earth) Tale of Tinúviel", an early version of the story of Beren and Lúthien written in the 1920s, posthumously published as part of "The History of Middle-earth". In "The Hobbit", the Wargs appear twice: working with goblins in hunting Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, and the dwarves just east of the Misty Mountains, and as one of the armies in the Battle of Five Armies. In "The Lord of the Rings", they are most prominently mentioned in the middle of "The Fellowship of the Ring", where a band of Wargs, unaccompanied by Orcs, attacks the Fellowship in Eregion. During the War of the

neg: The Hobbit escape dangerous creatures underground (Goblin Town/Moria); they engage another group of elves (Mirkwood/Lothlórien); they traverse a desolate region (Desolation of Smaug/the Dead Marshes); they are received and nourished by a small settlement of men (Esgaroth/Ithilien); they fight in a massive battle (The Battle of Five Armies/Battle of Pelennor Fields); their journey climaxes within an infamous mountain peak (Lonely Mountain/Mount Doom); a descendant of kings is restored to his ancestral throne (Bard/Aragorn); and the questing party returns home to find it in a deteriorated condition (having possessions auctioned off/the scouring of the Shire). "The Lord of the Rings" contains several more

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies It went on to earn $10.1 million in its opening weekend. The film set an all-time opening record for Warner Bros. in China where it earned $49.8 million in its opening weekend (a record previously held by "Pacific Rim"). IMAX generated $6.8 million of the total gross, which was once the second-highest IMAX three-day gross behind "Transformers: Age of Extinction"s $10 million. Other high openings were recorded in Korea ($10.4 million), Poland ($5.6 million), Italy ($5.6 million), Malaysia ($3 million), and Taiwan ($2.8 million). In total earnings, its largest markets are China ($121.7 million); UK, Ireland, and Malta ($61.3 million);

neg: Warmaster Battle of Five Armies" based on the battle from the book "The Hobbit". The rules are heavily based on Warmaster, and it uses the same miniature scale. The boxed set contains rules, plastic 10 mm miniatures, and scenery (Plastic hills, ruins and a cardboard river). Additional miniatures for this game were cast in white metal. While detailed in the box set rule book, these extra miniatures were sold separately. They were discontinued shortly after being released. The box set remained in print for a longer while. It was removed before the launch of the 28 mm line based on the

neg: Troll (Middle-earth) were used as mobile siege weapons and utilized back-mounted catapults. The most unfortunate amongst them had their hands replaced with flails and were given maces for feet, with reins sutured into their eye sockets so that orcs could control and ride them. In the extended edition of the film and in concept art shown in The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies Chronicles: Art And Design, Bofur takes control of one such troll to turn the tide of the battle in the Dwarves' favor. Various movie-only sources, like "The Lord of the Rings: Weapons and Warfare" and the spin-off

neg: Middle-earth weapons and armour Elves, and it was laid on his tomb after he died in the Battle of Five Armies. It is the mate of Glamdring. In Peter Jackson's Hobbit films, the sword is found and wielded by Thorin Oakenshield but ends up in the possession of Legolas, who uses it in battle with the Orc Bolg but later returns it to Thorin so that the Dwarf may wield it against Azog the Defiler. Like Anduril and Glamdring in the "Lord of the Rings" films, it was not shown to glow in the presence of orcs due to the film-makers fearing that doing

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as they seek refuge in the ruins of Dale, while Legolas travels to investigate Mount Gundabad with Tauriel. Thorin, now struck with "dragon sickness" over the vast treasure in the mountain, searches obsessively for the Arkenstone, which Bilbo had previously found but kept hidden. Thorin, hearing that Laketown survivors have fled to Dale, orders the entrance of the Lonely Mountain sealed off. Meanwhile, Galadriel, Elrond, and Saruman arrive at Dol Guldur and free Gandalf, sending him to safety with Radagast. They battle and defeat the Nazgûl and a formless Sauron himself, banishing them to the East. Azog, marching on Erebor

neg: The Hobbit (2003 video game) with Bard and Thranduil as the Battle of the Five Armies begins. After Gandalf sends Bilbo to Bard's unit, Bilbo meets Lianna, who tells him he must find Beorn (Michael Gough), a "skin changer" currently in the form of a bear, as Beorn is the only one who can defeat Bolg. Bilbo does so, and Beorn kills Bolg. The stunned goblin army rally, but as they do an army of eagles appears on the horizon. At this point, Bilbo is knocked unconscious by a rock. He awakens to find the battle over, with the goblins defeated, whilst men, elves and

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 15% or $13.4 million over five days, and $7.4 million over three days, and premium large-format screens comprised 8% of the total opening-weekend gross with $7.2 million from 396 theaters. The film passed the $100 million mark on its seventh day (December 23, 2014). It became the third film of 2014 to earn $100 million in just under a week following Lionsgate's "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1" ($168.7 million in its opening week) and Disney/Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" ($134.4 million in its first week). It was in first place at the North American box office for three

neg: Iron Hills Iron Hills The Iron Hills are a fictional range of mountains in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings. They are remnants of the Iron Mountains of the First Age and are located east of the Lonely Mountain in the northeastern part of Rhovanion and the northwest of Rhûn. In the Third Age, they are home to a Dwarf kingdom. In Tolkien's novel, "The Hobbit", an army of dwarves from the Iron Hills under Dáin II Ironfoot comes to the aid of Thorin Oakenshield in the Battle of the Five Armies. The Iron Hills were rich in minerals, most notably iron

neg: The Hobbit rural surroundings into more sinister territory. The story is told in the form of an episodic quest, and most chapters introduce a specific creature or type of creature of Tolkien's geography. Bilbo gains a new level of maturity, competence, and wisdom by accepting the disreputable, romantic, fey, and adventurous sides of his nature and applying his wits and common sense. The story reaches its climax in the Battle of the Five Armies, where many of the characters and creatures from earlier chapters re-emerge to engage in conflict. Personal growth and forms of heroism are central themes of the story, along

neg: Thorin Oakenshield dwarves' escape from Goblin-Town, and Thorin sets out to kill Azog once and for all during the Battle of the Five Armies. After a prolonged fight, Thorin and Azog mortally wound each other, and Thorin dies in Bilbo's arms. Durin's Folk Thorin Oakenshield 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

neg: One Ring to some of the original developments, insights and artistic uses made upon those sources that first appeared in Wagner, and sought to improve upon them. In the 1981 BBC Radio serial of "The Lord of the Rings", the Nazgûl chant the Ring-inscription; it is also recited by them in part during Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit", specifically during the film "The Battle of the Five Armies." In "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, the wearer of the Ring is always portrayed as moving through a shadowy realm where everything is distorted. In the book, neither Bilbo Baggins nor Frodo Baggins

neg: Orc (Middle-earth) acting independently. Orcs, goblins, and gongs appear in Tolkien's two lexicons of elvish languages. The "Qenya Lexicon" from approximately 1915 defines "Orc" as meaning "monster, demon", and the "Gnomish Lexicon" dated 1917 defines "Orc" as "goblin" and "Gong" as "one of a tribe of the Orcs, a goblin". Christopher Tolkien also notes that in the latter lexicon, the word "Gnome" (later "Noldor") is an emendation from "Goblin". In "The Hobbit" the inhabitants of the Misty Mountains who capture the Dwarves of Thorin's Company, and who later fight the Men, Elves, and Dwarves at the Battle of the Five Armies, are

neg: Games Workshop conjunction with the promotion of "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy in 2001, Games Workshop acquired the rights to produce a skirmish wargame and miniatures, using the movies' production and publicity art, and information provided by the original novels by J.R.R. Tolkien. A 25mm scale was used. The rights to produce a role-playing game using the films' art and both the book and the movies' plots and characters were sold to another firm, Decipher, Inc.. Games Workshop also produced a "Battle of Five Armies" game based on a culminating episode in "The Hobbit", using 10 mm scale. On 10

neg: Battle of the Five Armies (board game) Battle of the Five Armies (board game) Battle of the Five Armies is a 1975 board wargame published by LORE / JMJ Enterprises. "Battle of the Five Armies" is a game that simulates the Battle of Five Armies. Larry Pound reviewed "The Battle of the Five Armies" in "The Space Gamer" No. 3. Pound commented that "All in all, the game [is] fair, but the total impression is not enhanced by the colors used for the unit counters or the way the terrain features are drawn." In 2005, Games Workshop released a "Battle of Five Armies" tabletop wargame, designed by

neg: Eagle (Middle-earth) company from a band of goblins and Wargs, ultimately carrying the dwarves to the Carrock. Later, having espied the mustering of goblins all over the Mountains, a great flock of Eagles participated in the Battle of the Five Armies. In "The Lord of the Rings" it is stated that the Eagles of the Misty Mountains helped the Elves of Rivendell and the Wizard Radagast in gathering news about the Orcs. In addition, a prominent (though behind-the-scene) role is played by Gwaihir, and the Eagles appear in great numbers towards the end of the book. In a parallel to "The Hobbit",

neg: The Hobbit (film series) Again" felt like the right name for the second of a two film telling of the quest to reclaim Erebor, when Bilbo's arrival there, and departure, were both contained within the second film. But with three movies, it suddenly felt misplaced—after all, Bilbo has already arrived "there" in the "Desolation of Smaug"". Shaun Gunner, the chairman of The Tolkien Society, supported the decision: "‘"The Battle of the Five Armies"’ much better captures the focus of the film but also more accurately channels the essence of the story." The following is a list of cast members who voiced or portrayed characters

neg: Music of The Hobbit film series in Rivendell, a recapitulation of a piece of music introduced in the underscore previously as Elrond rides into Rivendell to meet the Dwarves. Shore also composed the horn-call at the end of Battle of the Five Armies, which is in fact a statement of the Erebor theme. Other sound effects used in Mirkwood and the Treasure Hoard scene, while non-diegetic, were performed by the orchestra and feature on the album. Other diegetic music was composed by The Elvish Impersonators, Stephen Gallaghar and members of the cast, including the aforementioned source songs and a "trumpet fanfare" that sends the Dwarves off

neg: Music of The Hobbit film series the vein of Shore's music - utilized a doubled brass section and added cello parts, as well as various percussion and string instruments (such as sitars and mountain dulcimers). "An Unexpected Journey" was recorded at Abbey Road Studios with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, with Howard Shore orchestrating and conducting. "The Desolation of Smaug" and "The Battle of the Five Armies", however, were recorded by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in the Wellington Town Hall, as was the case of the early parts of "The Fellowship of the Ring". The orchestra was conducted by Conrad Pope who, along with James Sizemore,

neg: The Lord of the Rings: War in the North in the vicinity of the Gladden Fields did Saruman agree to attack Sauron, hoping to find the Ring himself. The Council drove Sauron from Dol Guldur, unaware that he knew the Ring had been found. Just prior to Sauron's departure, the Ring passed to another hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who used it to assist in the victory of elves, men and dwarves at the Battle of the Five Armies. Sixty years later, Gollum was captured by orcs, and taken to Mordor, where he was tortured into revealing the owner and location of the Ring; Bilbo Baggins of the Shire. In the

neg: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (video game) Ring himself. The Council drove Sauron from Dol Guldur, unaware that he knew the Ring had been found. Just prior to Sauron's departure, the Ring passed to another hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who used it to assist in the victory of elves, men and dwarves at the Battle of the Five Armies. Sixty years later, Gollum was captured by orcs, and taken to Mordor, where he was tortured into revealing the owner and location of the Ring; Bilbo Baggins of the Shire. In the meantime, Bilbo had left the Shire to live in Rivendell, and upon the advice of Gandalf had

neg: Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb office behind "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" and "Penguins of Madagascar". The film expanded to an additional 40 markets in its second week and grossed $31.2 million. It topped the box office outside North America in its fourth weekend with a total gross of $46.2 million, primarily because of China, where it opened at #1 with $26 million. The other highest opening figures were from Mexico ($5.85 million), Brazil ($3.1 million), Malaysia ($3.07 million), the UK ($3 million), Australia ($2.8 million), Germany ($2.1 million) and Singapore ($2 million). For the weekend of January 16, 2015, the film

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Boys choir were recorded in AIR Lyndhurst, London. The score featured a few new themes for Dain, Gundabad (featuring a "chorus" of didgeridoos) and the Dwarves' war preparations, but focused more on blending and clashing the themes against one another, eventually bringing the themes to a resolution. Billy Boyd, who played Peregrin Took in "The Lord of the Rings", wrote and recorded the song "The Last Goodbye" to be played over the end credits of the film. A teaser trailer for the film was released on July 28, 2014 attached to "Guardians of the Galaxy", "Into the Storm", and "If

neg: The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest Gladden Fields did Saruman agree to attack Sauron, hoping to find the Ring himself. The Council drove Sauron from Dol Guldur, unaware that he knew the Ring had been found. Just prior to Sauron's departure, the Ring passed to another hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who used it to assist in the victory of elves, men and dwarves at the Battle of the Five Armies. Sixty years later, Gollum was captured by orcs, and taken to Mordor, where he was tortured into revealing the owner and location of the Ring; Bilbo Baggins of the Shire. In the meantime, Bilbo had left the

neg: The Hobbit (film series) Battle of the Five Armies". Additional musicians, including two gamelan orchestras, and the London Voices and Tiffin' boys choir, augmented the orchestra. Musicians Neil Finn and Ed Sheeran contributed to the score as well as some actors including Richard Armitage and the cast of dwarves, James Nesbitt and Barry Humphries (in the extended edition). Clara Sanabras and Grace Davidson sang the soprano parts. As with "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Weta Digital was involved in the creation of special effects. However, as opposed to "The Lord of the Rings", where the actors who played Orcs portrayed them through full-body

neg: Bilbo Baggins over ownership of the treasures beneath the Lonely Mountain, Bilbo used the Arkenstone, a stolen heirloom jewel, as leverage in an unsuccessful attempt to negotiate a compromise between the Dwarves, the Wood-elves, and the Men of Lake-town. In so doing, Bilbo strained his relationship with Thorin; however, the two were reconciled at Thorin's deathbed following the Battle of the Five Armies. In addition to becoming wealthy from his share of the Dwarves' treasure, Bilbo found that he had traded respectability for experience and wisdom. At the end of the book, Gandalf proclaimed that Bilbo was no longer the Hobbit that

neg: Middle-earth dwarf characters or searching. The brothers are consistently described as cheerful, the only two to have come out of the barrels at Lake-town "more or less smiling." Both brothers fell at the Battle of Five Armies, defending their uncle Thorin, and were buried with honour. Although Chapter 8 of "The Hobbit" describes Fíli as the youngest, in Appendix A of "The Lord of the Rings" his birth year is given as T.A. 2859, whereas Kíli's is 2864. Fíli's name was taken from the Old Norse "Fíli", where it means 'the Filer', referring to the tool. Notably when Fíli is introduced in "The

neg: Middle-earth dwarf characters so were often sent scouting or searching. The brothers are consistently described as cheerful, the only two to have come out of the barrels at Lake-town "more or less smiling." Both brothers fell at the Battle of Five Armies, defending their uncle Thorin, and were buried with honour. Although Fíli is described as being the younger in Chapter 8 of "The Hobbit", in Appendix A of "The Lord of the Rings" his birth year is given as T.A. 2859, whereas Kíli's is 2864. Kíli's name was taken from the Old Norse "Kíli", where it means 'the Wedge', referring to the

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies with his vast Orc army, sends his son Bolg to Gundabad to summon their second army. Legolas and Tauriel witness the march of Bolg's army, bolstered by Orc berserkers and giant bats. Thranduil and an Elf army arrive in Dale and form an alliance with Bard in order to reclaim a treasure once withheld from them by Thrór. Bard goes to the mountain and asks Thorin for the share of gold that he had previously promised the people of Laketown, but Thorin refuses. Gandalf arrives at Dale to warn Bard and Thranduil of the threat posed by Azog, but Thranduil

neg: The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age Sauron. Only when he learned the One Ring may be in the vicinity of the Gladden Fields did Saruman agree to attack Sauron, hoping to find the Ring himself. The Council drove Sauron from Dol Guldur, unaware that he knew the Ring had been found. Just prior to Sauron's departure, the Ring passed to another hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who used it to assist in the victory of elves, men and dwarves at the Battle of the Five Armies. Sixty years later, Gollum was captured by orcs, and taken to Mordor, where he was tortured into revealing the owner and location

neg: Music of The Hobbit film series latter's Song, "I See Fire", was released as a single. The special edition contains one bonus track and twelve extended tracks. The soundtrack album for "The Battle of the Five Armies" was released on 8 December 2014. Both a Standard Edition and a Special Edition were released. The score was performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Wellington University Gamelan Orchestra as it was for "The Desolation of Smaug". The London Voices and soprano Grace Davidson provided the vocal performances. For the song, Billy Boyd, who played Peregrin Took in "The Lord of the Rings", wrote and recorded the

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies the Orcs are finally defeated. Bilbo regains consciousness and makes peace with the dying Thorin. Tauriel mourns Kili, and Thranduil acknowledges their love. Legolas then tells Thranduil he must leave, and Thranduil advises him to seek out a Dunedain ranger in the north who goes by the name "Strider". Bilbo bids farewell to the remaining members of Thorin's company and journeys home to the Shire with Gandalf. As the two part ways on the outskirts of the Shire, Gandalf admits his knowledge of Bilbo's ring and warns him that magic rings are not to be used lightly. Bilbo returns to

neg: Middle-earth in film Lesnie. As with the trilogy, props were generally crafted by Weta Workshop and visual effects managed by Weta Digital. Additionally, composer Howard Shore, who wrote the score for "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, confirmed his role in all three parts of the film project. Following the release of "The Battle of the Five Armies", Freeman reprised his role as Bilbo Baggins in the "Saturday Night Live" sketch known interchangeably either as "The Office: Middle Earth" or "The Hobbit Office", alongside Bobby Moynihan, Taran Killam, Kyle Mooney and Kate McKinnon as Gandalf, Gollum, Legolas and Tauriel respectively as they

neg: Balin (Middle-earth) Erebor, Balin fears that Thorin might succumb to the same dragon-sickness as his grandfather, and he is seen weeping openly when his fears come true. When Bilbo departs after the Battle of the Five Armies, Balin personally bids him farewell. Balin (Middle-earth) Balin is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He is an important supporting character in "The Hobbit", and is mentioned in "The Fellowship of the Ring". Balin is the only dwarf of Thorin's company whose name does not come directly from the Old Norse poem "Völuspá", part of the "Poetic Edda". The name does appear

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies office and outperforming the previous two installments on a local currency and admissions basis. Seventy-one percent of the total gross ($86.7 million) came from 3D showings. However, the overseas opening weekend was still lower than the openings of "An Unexpected Journey" ($138 million) and "The Desolation of Smaug" ($135.4 million)—both on a dollar basis. It set a December IMAX opening record with $6.4 million across 160 IMAX screens, previously held by "An Unexpected Journey" with $5.03 million. The film opened to an additional 59 countries in its second weekend and earned $109 million from 19,315 screens still holding the top

neg: The Hobbit (film series) to speak so that Smaug's speech would not be incongruous, though he explained portraying the talking animals would be more about showing that other characters can understand them. Smaug would not have a "snub Simian [mouth] in order to achieve a dubious lip-synch". Del Toro stated that Smaug would be the first character design begun and the last to be approved. Del Toro and Jackson considered the sudden introduction of Bard the Bowman and Bilbo's unconsciousness during the Battle of the Five Armies to be "less cinematic moments" reminiscent of the novel's greater "fairy tale world" than "The Lord of

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies consecutive weekends despite facing competition from numerous new releases each weekend, but was finally overtaken by "Taken 3" in its fourth weekend. The film began its international roll-out a week prior to its wide North American release. It opened Wednesday, December 10, 2014 in 11 European markets, earning $11.3 million and December 11, 2014 in 17 additional markets, earning $13.7 million, for a two-day total of $26.6 million and topped the charts in each of the territories. Through Sunday, December 14, 2015, it had an opening weekend total of $122.2 million from 37 countries in 15,395 screens, topping the box

neg: The Hobbit (film series) The Battle of The Five Armies" was released on 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD on 23 March 2015 in the United Kingdom and on 24 March in the United States. An Extended Edition of the film containing 20 minutes of additional footage and original music was released on 17 November 2015 in the United States and on 23 November in the United Kingdom. "An Unexpected Journey" has won the "Technical Achievement" award by the Houston Film Critics Society, who also nominated it for "Best Original Song", the award for "Outstanding Virtual Cinematography" by the Visual Effects Society, and the Empire

neg: Middle-earth dwarf characters anything that happened to the company after the party in Bag End. He was also asleep when his barrel was opened at Esgaroth after the escape from the Woodland Realm, and when Bilbo discovered the secret entrance to Erebor. During the siege of Erebor, Bilbo used Bombur's sleepiness to advantage, promising to take Bombur's midnight watch and allow him to sleep, while escaping with the Arkenstone unnoticed. In the 1977 Rankin/Bass version of "The Hobbit", Bombur was voiced by Paul Frees; he is depicted as being stabbed by a goblin during the Battle of Five Armies and dies in Bilbo's

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Bag End to find his belongings being auctioned off because he was presumed dead. He cancels the sale, but finds his home pillaged; he starts to tidy up and to settle back in. , Bilbo receives a visit from Gandalf on his 111th birthday. Additionally, Peter Jackson's and Andy Serkis's daughters made cameo appearances as girls rowing away during Smaug's attack; movement coach Terry Notary and stand-in Jamie Haugh appear as Laketown refugees after the destruction; Conan Stevens, who was to play Bolg, appears as the Keeper of the Dungeons, an Orc captain holding Gandalf hostage and the sons of

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies them, using his magic ring to move through the combat unseen. Meanwhile, Tauriel and Legolas arrive to warn the Dwarves of Bolg's approaching army. Fíli is captured, and Azog kills him as Bilbo and the other Dwarves are forced to watch. As Thorin engages Azog in a fight to the death, Bolg knocks Bilbo unconscious, overpowers Tauriel and then kills Kíli, who had come to her aid. Legolas battles Bolg and eventually kills him. Thorin kills Azog, but is fatally wounded in the process. The Great Eagles arrive with Radagast and Beorn to fight the newly arriving Orc army, and

neg: Miranda Harcourt Creative and Performing Arts School. Harcourt is a partner in the company MAP Film Productions, alongside McKenzie and producer/director Neil Pardington. She has appeared in short films directed by each, including Pardington's The Dig (which was invited to Cannes as part of a special NZ showcase) and McKenzie's darkly comic Ends Meat. She also executive produced the short A&E (Accident & Eternity) in 2006, and co-produced For Good in 2003. In addition to her past work in prisons and institutions, Harcourt also volunteers with disabled and deaf communities. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Film), Olga, 2014. Passion

neg: Middle-Earth Play-By-Mail teams utilise the strengths of each of its members whilst taking advantage of the weaknesses of their opponents. There are several scenarios with smaller maps, including "The Battle of Five Armies" - based on "The Hobbit", "The Untold War" based on the battles from "The Lord of the Rings" not focused on in the novels, focusing on Dol Guldur and Lothlórien which are only covered in the appendices, and variations on the main game, including "Kin-strife" and "Gunboat" variations. Origins Award hall of Fame member. Middle-Earth Play-By-Mail Middle-Earth Play-By-Mail, or Middle-earth PBM for short, is a turn-based, strategy play by

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 2014 across 3,100 theaters and widened to 3,875 the following day. It earned $11.2 million from Tuesday late-night shows, which is the second-highest of 2014, matching the numbers earned by "Guardians of the Galaxy" and both behind "" ($17 million) of which $2.5 million of just over 22% came from IMAX showings. This broke the record for a Middle-earth adaptation previews previously set by "The Desolation of Smaug" with $8.8 million. It then topped the box office on its opening day (Wednesday, December 17, 2014), earning $24.5 million (including previews), which is the third-highest Middle-earth adaptation Wednesday opening behind the

neg: Music of The Lord of the Rings film series The Hobbit, The Old Walking Song, which appears twice in the score; Rock and Pool, which appears three times in the series; The Edge of Night which was reprised in the trailer for The Battle of the Five Armies and is related to that film's own end-credit song. These can be, to some extent, attributed to the thematic family of The Shire. Others such as the musically-produced sound-effects associated with the Ring or the Orcish war chants (recorded in a crowded Rugby stadium) can be associated with the Mordor material. Even pieces such as Aniron (which is formally dubbed "theme

neg: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies on Digital Release from digital retailers. The DVD and Blu-ray were released on March 24, 2015 in the United States. It topped the home video sales chart in its opening week. An Extended Edition of the film, with 20 minutes of additional footage and original music was released on Digital HD on 20 October and on DVD, Blu-ray, and Blu-ray 3D on November 17, 2015 in the United States and on November 23, 2015, in the United Kingdom. Unlike the theatrical version's PG-13 rating, the Extended Edition has been rated R by the MPAA for "some violence". Like its predecessors,

neg: Battle of the Five Armies (board game) Rick Priestley using highly detailed 10 mm figures sculpted by Mark Harrison, based on Games Workshop's Warmaster rules. The Battle of Five Armies is a standalone game produced by Ares Games based on the rules for War of the Ring (board game), but with the rules modified to function on a tactical level as they describe a smaller battle rather than the entire war. Battle of the Five Armies (board game) Battle of the Five Armies is a 1975 board wargame published by LORE / JMJ Enterprises. "Battle of the Five Armies" is a game that simulates the Battle of

neg: Middle-earth (officially licensed from Tolkien Enterprises) include Vivendi's own platformer, "", and Sierra's own real-time strategy game, "", and the many games based on "The Hobbit". To add on to that, some games take place in between Tolkien's two major works (The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings), such as "". In this game players take on the role of Talion, a slain Ranger of Gondor, trapped between life and death. He is aided by the wraith of Celebrimbor. Together they must sow chaos throughout the armies and servants of the second Dark Lord, Sauron. Turbine (now a subsidiary of

neg: The Hobbit (film series) Warner Bros. confirmed that a "Hobbit" video game would be released in 2012, before the first film's release. However, the studio did not confirm whether or not the game would be a tie-in with the film. Warner Brothers developed two free-to-play online strategy games in collaboration with Kabam for promoting the film series which were "The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle Earth" released for Android and iOS on 8 November 2012 and "The Hobbit: Armies of the Third Age" playable online on web browsers and as a Facebook app that was released on 21 March 2013. Monolith Productions developed "Guardians of

neg: AT&T Hobbit Personal Communicator, company which produced an early PDA running GO Corporation's PenPoint operating system. Hobbit was also used in the earliest (unreleased) versions of the BeBox. With these exceptions there was almost no commercial use of the design, and production was ended in 1994. AT&T Hobbit The AT&T Hobbit is a microprocessor design that AT&T Corporation developed in the early 1990s. It was based on the company's CRISP (C-language Reduced Instruction Set Processor) design, which in turn grew out of Bell Labs' C Machine design of the late 1980s. C Machine, CRISP and Hobbit were optimized for running the C

neg: Battle of "The Saw" Carthaginian prisoners, so this action was probably a form of revenge. Battle of "The Saw" The Battle of "The Saw" was a major event, mostly a protracted siege rather than a battle in the Mercenary War between Carthage and her former mercenary armies from the First Punic War. It takes its name from its location: a box-like canyon known as "The Saw" because of its shape. In 238 BC, Hamilcar Barca managed to destroy the supply lines of the armies besieging the city of Carthage, forcing them to withdraw. The mercenary armies proceeded to fight a running battle with Hamilcar's

neg: Battle of "The Saw" Battle of "The Saw" The Battle of "The Saw" was a major event, mostly a protracted siege rather than a battle in the Mercenary War between Carthage and her former mercenary armies from the First Punic War. It takes its name from its location: a box-like canyon known as "The Saw" because of its shape. In 238 BC, Hamilcar Barca managed to destroy the supply lines of the armies besieging the city of Carthage, forcing them to withdraw. The mercenary armies proceeded to fight a running battle with Hamilcar's forces, attempting to engage and destroy them with their superior numbers.