The Hobbit trilogy follows Thorin Oakenshield and his band of Dwarves as they head out on ... he brings with him an army of 500 soldiers, each of them armed to the teeth and terrifyingly strong.

Tolkien's first LotR release was actually based on Dwarves, that being The Hobbit, published in 1937. The hardy Dwarves only grew in lore and legend from there on out, coming to lead many tales in ...