The Clouds Burst

Is the seventeenth chapter of J.R.R Tolkien's The Hobbit.


 * 17 - The Clouds Burst - Bard and Thranduil use the Arkenstone to try to negotiate with Thorin, Thorin has Bilbo thrown from his walls. Dáin arrives with his army of Dwarves, and Gandalf warns of the coming of Bolg and his army of Goblins, Wargs, Wolves, and Bats. The Dwarves, Elves, and Men join forces and the Battle of Five Armies begins, during the battle Bilbo spots the arrival of the Eagles before becoming knocked out.