Arkenstone

=Arkenstone=

The Arkenstone (or "Heart of the Mountain") of Thrain was a wondrous large white gem sought by Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit. It was discovered beneath Erebor by Thorin's ancestor Thrain and shaped by the Dwarves. The Arkenstone became the family heirloom of Durin's folk, but was lost when the dragon Smaug captured the mountain from the Dwarves (in the year 2770 of the Third Age). The Arkenstone shone of its own inner light, but having been cut and fashioned by the Dwarves, it also reflected and multiplied any light glancing upon its surface with marvellous beauty. In The Hobbit Bilbo handed the Arkenstone over to Bard to give him a better position in bargaining with Thorin & Co. over the treasure.

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