Number 19 in the series of The Hobbit's Water Trail. If you have saved this for the end, you are no doubt tired and wet. Dirty and biten. You are ready to be out of your craft for good yet the quest for the little Hobbits Oaken shield is yet to be completed. We must complete the quest. The second to last in this series is
# 19 "THORIN OAKESHIELD"
A dwarf who leads his fellow dwarves on a trip to the Lonely Mountain to reclaim their treasure from Smaug. Smaug’s bounty is Thorin’s inheritance, as it belonged to Thror, Thorin’s grandfather, the great King under the Mountain. Thorin is a proud, purposeful, and sturdy warrior, if a bit stubborn at times. As the novel progresses, his inability to formulate successful plans, his greed, and his reliance on Bilbo to save him at every turn make Thorin a somewhat unappealing figure, but he is partly redeemed by the remorse he shows before he dies.
While there is no shield of oak here you will find this well shielded.