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In ]'s ] of ], '''Durin's folk''', also known as the '''Longbeards''', were the most important clan of ]. Their name comes from that of their first king, ]. They were the eldest and greatest of the ].

They originally inhabited the ] as a home, until they were driven out by ]. Their strongholds in the Misty Mountains included ] (Moria), their first city, and ]. During the ], Durin's folk entered into friendship with the ] of ] in ]. During the War of the ], Durin's folk allied with the ] and the ].

In the Third Age, after being driven out of Moria by the ] ], most of Durin's Folk fled north and established cities in ] and the ]. Both the Ered Mithrin and Erebor were later occupied by Dragons, and they then became a wandering folk in exile. Most of them settled in the ], while others under ] wandered west, till they came to the ] and settled there. Finally, the Dwarven Kingdom of Erebor was restored when Dáin II, Lord of the Iron Hills, became King of Erebor in {{ME-date|TA|2941}} after ]'s death.

Durin I was succeeded by many generations of kings, among whom<ref>''The Peoples of Middle-earth'', pp. 275, 279, 383</ref> appeared six others also named Durin.<ref>''The Peoples of Middle-earth'', pp. 383-4</ref> Durin VI was killed by '']'' in 1980 of the ]. A Durin did not again return to his people until Durin VII appeared in the ], a descendant of Thorin III son of Dáin II Ironfoot, and a descendant in direct line from Durin the Deathless. Durin VII would become known as Durin the Last.

==Kings of Durin's folk==
*] (The Deathless), father of Dwarves. Founder and first King of Khazad-dûm.
*(Many generations from Durin I to Durin VI, including Durin II–V.)
*], was given one of the ].
*], killed by ] in T.A. 1980.
*] son of Durin VI. Last King of Khazad-dûm, he was killed by Durin's Bane in T.A. 1981.
*] son of Náin I. Founded ] as ''King under the Mountain'' in T.A. 1999.
*] son of Thráin I. He left Erebor for the ].
*] son of Thorin I.
*] son of ].
*] son of Óin.
*] son of Náin II. Last King of all of Durin's folk, he was killed by a ] in T.A. 2589.
*] son of Dáin I. Returned to Erebor as ''King under the Mountain'', and tried to reclaim Moria. Was killed by ] the Orc in T.A. 2790. (Start of the ])
*] son of Thrór, King in Exile. Lived in or near the ruins of ] in the ]. He died in the dungeons of ] in T.A. 2850, and was the last holder of the Last Ring of the Dwarves.
*] son of Thráin II. He refounded Erebor, but was killed in the ] in T.A. 2941. He was never crowned King, but claimed the title ''King under the Mountain'' (and did in fact have right to it after refounding Erebor).
*] (grandson of ], younger brother of ]). He became King under the Mountain as well as King of all Durin's Folk after Thorin's death. He was the first in Durin's line not to inherit in direct father-to-son succession.<ref>''The Peoples of Middle-earth'', pp. 276 and 286 (note 3).</ref>
*] became king when Dáin was killed in the ] in T.A. 3019.

A son or later descendant of Thorin III was ] the Last, who refounded Khazad-dûm. At this time all of the old lands of the Dwarves were reclaimed by Durin's folk, including Khazad-dûm, Erebor, the Iron Hills, Gundabad, the Blue Mountains, the ] of Aglarond, and many small dwellings in the Misty Mountains.

==See also==
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==Notes==
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==References==
*{{ME-ref|PoMe|"Of Dwarves and Men"}}
*''The Peoples of Middle-earth'': "The Making of Appendix A", '(iv) Durin's Folk'.
*''The Return of the King'', Appendix A, (III) "Durin's Folk".

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