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The Siege of the Mountain from "The Hobbit". Bard and the Elvenking march to the Lonely Mountain to claim a share of the treasure. Thorin, fortified inside, refuses their demands. A siege begins.

after Smaug's death, for several days

The Siege of the Mountain

Bard and the Elvenking march to the Lonely Mountain to claim a share of the treasure. Thorin, fortified inside, refuses their demands. A siege begins. The dwarves send for Dain's army. This sets up the central conflict of the story's climax.