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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 ]. |
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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 ]. |
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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. |
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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. These six were believed by the Dwarves to be reincarnations (or even reanimations) of Durin I, with memories of his earlier lives.<ref>''The Peoples of Middle-earth'', pp. 383-4</ref> Durin VI was killed by '']'' in 1980 of the ]. 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. |
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==Kings of Durin's folk== |
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*] (the Deathless), father of Dwarves. Founder and first King of Khazad-dûm, ]. |
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*(Many generations from Durin I to Durin VI, including Durin II–V.) |
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*], circa {{ME-date|SA|1600}}, was given one of the ]. |
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*], killed by ] in T.A. 1980. |
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*] son of Durin VI. Last King of Khazad-dûm, he was killed by Durin's Bane in T.A. 1981. |
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*] son of Náin I. Founded ] as first '''King under the Mountain''' in T.A. 1999. |
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*] son of Thráin I. He left Erebor for the ]. |
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*] son of Thorin I. |
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*] son of ]. |
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*] son of Óin. |
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*] son of Náin II. Last King of all of Durin's folk, he was killed by a ] in T.A. 2589. |
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*] 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 ]) |
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*] 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. |
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*] 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). |
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*] (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> |
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*] became king when Dáin was killed in the ] in T.A. 3019. |
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*] the Last was a descendant<ref>J. R. R. Tolkien (1955), '']'', 2nd edition (1966) George Allen & Unwin, Appendix A:III 'The Line of the Dwarves of Erebor p.361 (the dotted line below Thorin III indicates 2+ generations; ISBN 0 04 823047 2. In a draft, Durin the Last had been the son of Thorin III: J. R. R. Tolkien (1996), '']'' (volume 12 of '']'', Houghton Mifflin, part 1 ch. IX (iv) Durin' Folk p.278-279; ISBN 0-395-82760-4</ref> of Thorin III. He reputedly 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. |
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==Family tree== |
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Durin's Folk |
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{{Durin's Folk}} |
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==See also== |
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{{Portal|Middle-earth}} |
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==Notes== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==References== |
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*{{ME-ref|PoMe|"Of Dwarves and Men"}} |
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*''The Peoples of Middle-earth'': "The Making of Appendix A", '(iv) Durin's Folk'. |
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*''The Return of the King'', Appendix A, (III) "Durin's Folk". |
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{{Moria (Middle-earth)}} |
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