How Was Din II The Rightful Heir To Erebor? In The Hobbit, Thorin Oakenshield, son of Thráin II, goes on a long quest to reclaim Erebor, the dwarven kingdom that has been in his family for ...

Both in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit novel and in Peter Jackson's trilogy of film adaptations, Thorin II Oakenshield was obsessed with the treasure of Erebor, particularly the Arkenstone.