And Thorin would not have heard of it, had Bilbo not told him of it. During their first journey together he had called it a present. Perhaps it had been his father's possession of one of the seven rings given to the Dwarf Lords that had made Thorin suspicious of the tale. Still, he had found out soon enough...

"Tempted? No. But I succumbed to my rage far quicker than usual."

Thorin would not lie. Not even to an Elf.