Fíli is a Tolkien character who appears in The Hobbit and one of the sequel novels, Unfinished Tales. He is the older brother of Kíli, son of Dís, and the nephew of Thorin Oakenshield. He is a Prince of Durin's Folk who joins his uncle in reclaiming the Lonely Mountain from the dragon, Smaug.
In the film trilogy by Peter Jackson, Fili is portrayed by Dean O'Gorman
Background[]
Personality[]
Fíli was caring, protective and hardly ever strict over his younger brother. They tease anyone whom they are close to including themselves. This is when Fili and Kili tease Bilbo in the first film.
Although not twins, they are inseperable. Fíli is always there for his brother as Kíli is always there for Fíli. They arrive together at Bag End, and sit by the fire before they teased Bilbo on Orc raids. Both of them were tasked to watch the ponies, and even though Fíli is older than the two, he follows his brother's lead. After Fili's death, Kili clearly close to his brother, attempts to avenge his death, only to end up being killed by Bolg.
Physical Appearance[]
Fíli is described having a long nose, blond hair and beard, and wearing a blue hood similar to his brother, Kili.
In the film trilogy, Fíli is the only brother to have the blonde hair and has blue/green eyes as opposed to his brother, Kíli's brown hair/brown eyes.
Official Description[]
Fíli was born into the royal line of Durin and raised under the stern guardianship of his uncle, Thorin Oakenshield. Along with his brother Kíli, Fíli is one of the youngest in The Company of the Dwarves. He has never traveled far, nor ever seen the fabled Dwarf City of Erebor. A skilled fighter, Fíli off on the adventure ahead with little idea of the challenges and dangers that lie before him.
Appearances[]
The Hobbit[]
Fíli appears in he 1937 novel, The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien, appearing at Bilbos door with his brother, Fíli, and Kili, both blond haired. The way you could telll them apart is Fíli had a long nose.
Unfinished Tales []
Fíli appears in Tolkien's unfinished tales in the council with Thorin Oakenshield. He appears to make fun of Bilbo's name when he first hears it.
Animated Appearances[]
The Hobbit (1977 film)[]
Fíli is voiced by Jack De Leon, like the other dwarves. He appears with the other dwarves to Bilbo's house, matching his description in the book.
In this adaptation, it's unknown if he survived the battle or not, since only six dwarves survived the Battle of Five Armies. It is left to the viewers to decide.
The Lord of the Rings (1978)[]
Fíli is indirectly mentioned along with the rest of Thorin's company during the prologue of The Lord of the Rings.
The Hobbit trilogy[]
In the Hobbit trilogy, Fíli was portrayed by Dean O'Gorman.
He carries many weapons, such as throwing axes, war hammers, knives and swords.
While at Mirkwood, the Elf detaining Fíli finds various weapons in plenty hiding spots.
Trivia[]
- In the book, Fíli and his brother both have blond hair, but in the live film adaptation, Fíli has blond hair while his brother has black hair.
- In the Peter Jackson films, he was originally portrayed by Robert Kazinsky, but he dropped out of filming for personal reasons.
- Fíli's Lord of the Rings counterpart is Merry Brandybuck.
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