Anyone the dragon could get it from. Smaug terrorized the local communities. In addition to all the treasure that was in the Dwarf city when he chased out all the dwarves, he stole from the cities around.
He noticed that one goblet of his had been stolen.
Dragons steal gold from the dwarves.
The growing greed and desire for gold and treasure.
Amidst the treasure and gold under the mountain.
The Spanish transported their stolen gold on treasure ships they sent back to Spain.
The lowest chamber or dungeon-hall of Erebor.
To keep the promises of the dead.
They take weapons, Gandalf and Thorin get their elven made swards and Bilbo finds his sword Sting. They also take the gold and silver the trolls had stolen and buried it, later on the return trip Bilbo and Gandalf retrieve it.
the hobbit has to situation an external which is trying to get the gold back from smaug the dragon and the 2nd is internal which is Bilbo trying to get over his timidity during the adventure.
Before everything was stolen, his pyramid was full of gold and priceless artifacts.There was even a gold top to it! Also, his body was there and also stolen.
Recompense for the damage done to Laketown. He was a descendant of Girion of Dale, from whom much of the treasure of Smaug had been stolen.
$41,600 in gold coins