Thrushes of Erebor

Birds of the Mountain whose speech the Men of Dale once understood

Other names

the old thrush — How the story names the one bird that acts: it listens at the door, hears the dragon's weak spot named, and carries it to Bard. (K1, Source: The Hobbit, ch. 14, Fire and Water)

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In briefanswer capsule

The thrushes about Erebor are not simply birds: one of them decides the fate of Esgaroth. The old thrush watches from a high perch while the dwarves work at the door and gives the trill that marks the keyhole; later it listens to Bilbo's account of Smaug's bare patch and flies with it to Bard, who understands its speech because he is of the race of Dale. The Men of that land had long kept the habit of listening to them.

Sources

The Hobbit — ch. 11, On the Doorstep
The Hobbit — ch. 14, Fire and Water

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BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-thrushes-of-erebor-en,
  title        = {Thrushes of Erebor},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/creatures/thrushes-of-erebor/}},
  note         = {Last updated August 31, 2026}
}