Posted by at 18:00 on In, David Bratman makes the astute observation that the title of the film goes unexplained. Unless the extended edition changes this when it’s released – presumably in November 2015 – viewers will have to decide for themselves which groups Peter Jackson considered one of the five armies.

1 Tolkien, in contrast, makes it quite clear in the book ( The Annotated Hobbit, ed. 339): So began a battle that none had expected; and it was called the Battle of Five Armies, and it was very terrible. Upon one side were the Goblins and the Wild Wolves, and upon the other were Elves and Men and Dwarves. There we have it.

The five armies refer to the Goblins, Wolves, Elves, Men and Dwarves. Well, not quite. Superman Returns Pc Game Demo. What about the Eagles who turn the tide? Considering their appearance represents the great eucatastrophic moment of the battle surely they deserve to be counted amongst the five? Apparently not.