I decided to (or just happen to) take a few days break from our fandom, and wouldn’t you know it!
Hobbit Trailers galore come pouring in!
The moral of this story is I should sacrifice myself for the good of the collective and go away more often!
There are some beautiful images of the majestic Thorin, regal and powerful.
He truly puts other dwarves and Hobbits to shame.
It’s only when I encountered the next picture was I reminded that Thorin Oakenshield is in fact very short.
Oh Dear!
We all knew it had to be so, but to be faced with such a height difference is quite a shock.
As Richard Armitage fans we are used to our eye candy shadowing over everyone else in the scene.
We’re used to seeing those familiar proportions of his slender body, even if it’s obstructed by debris.
This stocky short little fellow who happens to look like Thorin is a bit of a shock to me.
Call Tom Cruise, we need his shoe lifts asap!
Don’t worry Tom!
You are no longer the shortest being in Hollywood!
It make me realise that Oakensheild will have to be kitted out a tad if he wants to hang out with the likes of Gandalf or Elrond.
How could such a proud dwarf allow to be looked down upon?
That’s why I’ve come up with just the thing to level out the Human/Elf/Dwarf playing field 🙂
Introducing:
These fold and are easy to travel with, so never again will anyone look DOWN on Thorin Oakenshield (well, perhaps only a dragon…).
They fit easily on any pony, and will be the envy of every height-challenged being in Middle Earth!
By the way, here are the alternative endings of the Hobbit trailers, I’m sure you’re seen it, but you can never really get enough though 😉
Images from TORn FB
I Want to be a Pin Up 
LOL! Yes, I’ve assumed he would have library steps, bed steps, and kitchen step-stools for a domestic setting, but portability is a real advatage. Still, I would have thought his voice would be what made everyone look to him.
Yes, but that voice is difficult to hear if it’s coming from under the table 😉
Oh you….. LMAO! You’re so dead right, this is the plain truth! I’m admittedly a bit unbalanced about his shortness… 😉
We’ll get used to it, but it did shake me a tad 😉
True, but at 5’2″ (roughly 156 cm), he wouldn’t be under a normal table, unless he were busy doing something interesting down there…
I know 🙂 I was just being dramatic! I wonder if RA finds it weird to be see himself so short on screen. As he’s roughly Sir Ian’s height, seeing Gandalf look down on him must be a hoot!
I think Richard finds it weird to see himself on screen as any character, but it must seem extra strange to see himself as Thorin, to the point where he may recognize himself intellectually but not on a gut level.
He said in the MTV interview that eventually he didn’t recognize himself when he looked in the mirror and saw Thorin.
LOL, A!
Welcome back, we missed you!
Thanks Hon 🙂 It’s nice to be a bit blog lazy every now and again!
I’ve been preparing myself to face an Armitage dwarf since I was told RA would play a dwarf… But I have to confess that is a shock to face the reality… LOL
Glad you’re back!
Thanks 🙂 Only been away for a few hours more than usual this week, but it does seem longer!
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Thank you for the humorous post! It was really weird to see Elrond looking down to Thorin in the trailer. That really brought home the size factor to me. Daft as it sounds, up until that moment I was in a bit of a denial about Richard playing a dwarf. 🙂 But Leigh is right, the voice makes up for the lack of height!
Yup, denial is the correct word! My brain knew it had to be so, but still…
You’re always the one coming up with the most extravagant ideas ? XD
LOL! Luckily only in posts online, and not in real life 🙂 Now that WOULD be dangerous!
Yes, I was bit shocked but true love can overcome all the inconveniences, right?…besides, Thorin is quite handy and will not take too much space in my small apartment 😉
Yes, our love can overcome most things, plus that would place Thorin right at the boob level, so it’s not all bad news 😉
HAHAHAHA!