Snorgli was born in Thorins Hall but his family is from Erebor so if asked he'll say thats where he is from and Thorins Hall is just a temporary home. He grew up listening to the tale of how Erebor was lost from his dad and mother who was a tailor, who keeps telling him that some day they will move back there. From the first day Snorgli could wield an axe his father trained him in it's use. His father was a weaponsmith and a champion who was a guard of Thorins Hall. He passed on his knowledge of fine crafting and the savage style of axe fighting of a champion. His father wanted Snorgli to follow in his footsteps and become a guard as well but Snorgli was bitten with the wandering bug at an early age and set out on adventuring much to the chagrin of his father. With a belly full of ale and his axes he called Troll Cleaver and Orc Ripper he crafted himself, Snorgli left Thorins Hall heading towards Gondamon to whatever adventures that awaited him.