The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the middle chapter in Peter Jackson's new Middle-earth trilogy, is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray.

To mark the release, Digital Spy sat down with Richard Armitage, who plays the increasingly morally compromised dwarf leader Thorin, and asked him your questions as submitted via Twitter.

The full list of questions we asked is below - click on the video above to see his answers about Thorin's journey, the extended edition of Desolation, and what to expect from the "tragic" final film.

How will There and Back Again compare tonally to the first two films?

Will we see more of Thorin and Bilbo's relationship in There and Back Again?

What would Thorin have done had he been the one to find The One Ring?

What scenes will be included on the extended edition of Desolation of Smaug?

Which scene did you find most challenging to film?

Which scene from There and Back Again are you most excited for fans to see?

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