The Orcs had a fierce desire to break the line of Durin.When Thorin tried to reclaim he ancient Dwarf kingdom of Moria, the Orc army had gotten there first.In the Battle of Azanulbizar, Azog beheaded Thorin""s grandfather King Thror.When his shield broke, Thorin grabbed a massive oak branch and used it as a defensive shield and bludgeon - hence his name Oakenshield.The shell balances and rights itself, and then slowly rises to the surface due to the "hermetically-sealed air in its interior.Baum""s writings were based on her own real-life experience as a chambermaid at two well-known Berlin hotels.Her first major line of dialogue in he film portrays her emotional pain:The important drinking hasn""t started yet.