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Q: What did the knocking of the thrush signify in The Hobbit?
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What type of bird helped communicate to Bard in The Hobbit?

A thrush.


How did the thrush know about the dragons most vulnerable spot in the hobbit?

The thrush overheard the conversation that Bilbo had with the dragon about the spot.


Why is the thrush important in The Hobbit?

It is the thrush mentioned in moon-runes on Thorin's map. ' "Stand by the grey stone when the thrush knocks," read Elrond, "and the setting sun with the last light of Durin's day will shine upon the key-hole." ' -page 50 of The Hobbit, by J.R.R Tolkein. (I don't own anything!) It is knocking on the door of Erebor with a snail, which shows the dwarves and Bilbo how to get in. (on page 189)


How do you know that the thrush can understand dwarf and hobbit speech in 'The Hobbit'?

Balin mentions that he could understand the speech of Ravens. The Thrush flies off and returns with a Raven named Roac. He is such an intelligent old bird he speaks in the Common tongue and we never find out if the dwarves can understand Raven speech.


Who told Bard about Smaug's weak spot in 'The Hobbit'?

The Old Thrush, one of the species of Great Thrush that lived in the Esgaroth region, told Bard that Smaug had a hole in his armored chest right over his heart.


Who is Roac from 'The Hobbit'?

An old raven, son of Carc, chief of all ravens.


In The Hobbit what is Elrond's Prophecy?

Stand by the grey stone when the thrush knocks, and the setting sun with the last light of Durin's Day will shine upon the key-hole


What animals revealed the secret passage to the lonely mountain in the hobbit?

This would be the thrush. There were also ancient ravens around the mountain. Some of them could communicate with the dwarves.


What are bird names that end with rush?

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What encouraged Bilbo to start the search for the secret door?

While Bilbo was sitting and thinking, a thrush flew up with a snail. It was knocking the snail against a rock, and it prodded Bilbo to remember the riddle from the map.


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What is the important inside information that gets passed from Bilbo to an old thrush to a master archer from Lake-town in the hobbit?

The information was that of a weak spot in Smaug's armour, a gap in his coat of scales, through which the arrow that killed him was fired.