The last of three epic instalments in director peter jacksons prequel to the lord of the rings trilogy set in middle earth 60 years before events in the lord of the rings the story follows the adventures of hobbit bilbo baggins martin freeman who at the instigation of the wizard gandalf ian mc kellen suddenly finds himself co opted into joining a company of 13 dwarves led by thorin oakenshield richard armitage to help reclaim the lost kingdom of the lonely mountain from the clutc