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Outside of Thorin and Kili, the other eleven dwarves are background furniture in the theatrical cut. The extended edition gives each dwarf at least one line of dialogue or a heroic moment in the Mirkwood fight. We learn that Ori is bookish but brave, that Nori has a criminal past in the Blue Mountains, and that Glóin (Gimli’s father) misses his wife so badly he carries her portrait.

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It’s a cynical, Dickensian detour that makes Bard’s eventual rebellion feel more righteous. Love him or hate him, Alfrid’s expanded role turns Laketown from a pretty water-town into a dying society—perfectly mirroring the hoarding sickness of the dragon they fear. Outside of Thorin and Kili, the other eleven