They were told the dragon was dead. They learned it from the Ravens that came to the mountain.
Smaug Died
Dale was a town on the southern slopes of the Lonely Mountain. It was destroyed when the dragon Smaug arrived in the region, and its inhabitants built a new town called Esgaroth which was suspended above the waters of Long Lake on pilings. After Smaug died, Bard Bowman rebuilt Dale and ruled there.
Thorin Oakenshield
bard shot him with an arrow in his weakspot
Smaug's layer is in the heart of the Misty Mountains.
Fili and Kili died on the battlefield. Thorin was wounded and died shortly after.
No, even though he was able to accompany the elves to the blessed land, as a hobbit he is still mortal and will have eventually died.
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He dies at the end of the book. He almost died, while Fili and Kili died defending Thorin, but then he died in the war.
In "The Hobbit," the character Thorin Oakenshield dies from his wounds after the Battle of the Five Armies. He is buried in a tomb in the Lonely Mountain, also known as Erebor. Alongside him, they buried the Arkenstone, which he prized above all else, symbolizing his legacy and connection to his heritage.
Chapter 17 ('The Clouds Burst') of The Hobbit, covers the Battle of the Five Armies. As is the way of battles, many died, "among the goblin dead lay many men and many dwarves, and many a fair elf that should have lived yet long ages merrily in the wood."Fili and Kili, two of the dwarves in the Company died defending Thorin, their uncle in this battle, though their death was not revealed until Chapter 18. Thorin was mortally wounded in the Battle of the Five Armies, and died shortly after.
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