| Balfor | |
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Vital statistics
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| Birth | Third Age |
| Death | |
| Age | Unknown |
| Fate | Driven out of Erebor by the dragon Smaug. |
Physical attributes
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| Hair color | Dark |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Gender | Male |
| Weapon | Axe |
| Race | Dwarf |
| Actor | Glenn Boswell |
Balfor was a Dwarf who lived in the Erebor. During the Third Age, he often worked as a miner in the kingdom.
Biography[]
Balfor discovering the Arkenstone.
Balfor grew up to become a miner due to his skills. While still a child, his father would mention a story of shiny jewel that was buried beneath the heart of the mountain and that it was called the Arkenstone. He had spent most of his days mining for a lot of things, espically crystals that were known to be profitable. Náin III admired his skills and considered him as one of the best miners. There, Dain decided to send Balfor for an important job and assist Thrór in a few expeditions in the kingdom beneath the mountain.
In TA 2880, Balfor lived his life throughout the Third Age and enjoyed working with the Dwarves of Erebor. His job was mining for gems in the forges and tunnels of the mountain. When he was mining for several gems to be delivered, he noticed something shining. Glazing at it, Balfor soon realized that the jewel was revealed to be the Arkenstone that his father had mentioned before many years ago. Balfor was thrilled by this and decided to deliver the Arkenstone to Thrór. When Thrór was amazed by this and saw this jewel was a sign, Balfor received a large payment of gold as a reward which pleased the dwarf miner. During that year, Balfor received an alarm from several miners that a dragon was entering the mountain. In a sight of terror, Balfor and number of dwarven miners managed to flee the mountain and returned to the Iron Hills to live the rest of their lives in exile.
Sometime in TA 2941, before Thórin Oakenshield and his company came across Gundabad, Balfor had recently visisted his kin in the Ered Luin and prepared to make his return too Erebor. That was when he was suddenly captured by Orcs while he foolishly went exploring and wanted to see if he mine for any crystals. Rather than been killed, Balfor was forced to work in mines deep down below. During the time when the Dwarves were escaping with Gandalf, Balfor managed to free himself from his prison and fled from Gundabad safely. Balfor knew that it was foolish errand to do, so he decided to never do something like that again when he made his return trip back home.
Behind the scenes[]
- Balfor was portrayed by Glenn Boswell, who was the stunt coordinator for The Hobbit film series in An Unexpected Journey.
- In LEGO The Hobbit: The Video Game, Balfor was omitted and his role was replaced with Bofur.
Appearances[]
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (First appearance)