The Battle of the Five Armies in J.R.R. Tolkiens The Hobbit

The Battle of the Five Armies in J.R.R. Tolkiens The Hobbit Many great works of literature contain violent scene that contribute more to the story than merely an exciting battle to amuse the reader. J.R.R. Tolkien includes several violent scenes throughout his classic work, â€Å"The Hobbit†. The most important of these is â€Å"The Battle of the Five Armies,† which takes place at the end of the novel. This destructive scene has many purposes in the story, several of which are that it causes the uniting of the quarreling armies, allows for a final confrontation between good and evil, and draws a suitable conclusion to the hobbit’s tale. The violent scene at the end of â€Å"The Hobbit† took place immediately before war was to break out†¦show more content†¦The fact that being faced with this dangerous event forced the armies to join forces and work together for a common cause demonstrates an important contribution the main instance of violence gave to the story. The â€Å"Battle of Five Armies† also allows for good and evil to experience a final confrontation before the conclusion of the novel. The armies of the royal dwarves, the hardworking men, and the magical elves realized they must unite for a common goal: to defeat the evil goblins. When it seems that the good are doomed to fail, the Eagles made their descent from the north to assist in the battle. The combined alliances of these armies led them to victory. The goblins retreated and those that were not hunted down and killed became terrified and hid â€Å"in the deepest holes they could find.† The violent scene that takes place at the end of the novel allows the good and evil forces of the magical world to have one final battle, helping add closure to the conflict. Finally, this main scene of violence helps draw a suitable conclusion to the hobbit’s adventure. Bilbo’s mission was to steal the gold back from the dragon, Smaug. 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