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The Broadbeams (with the Firebeards) awoke in [[Dolmed|Mount Dolmed]] in the [[Blue Mountains]], and lived there throughout the history of their people. These two houses built the great Dwarven cities of [[Nogrod]] and [[Belegost]] in the Blue Mountains, and dwelt in them before their ruining in the [[War of Wrath]]. It is not clear whether they shared the two cities or whether each house dwelt in its own.<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}</ref> In an [[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two|earlier version of the legendarium]] the two cities are clearly inhabited by separate houses; however, Belegost is said to be the home of the [[Durin's Folk|Longbeards]].<ref name="#">{{LT2|IV}}</ref> | The Broadbeams (with the Firebeards) awoke in [[Dolmed|Mount Dolmed]] in the [[Blue Mountains]], and lived there throughout the history of their people. These two houses built the great Dwarven cities of [[Nogrod]] and [[Belegost]] in the Blue Mountains, and dwelt in them before their ruining in the [[War of Wrath]]. It is not clear whether they shared the two cities or whether each house dwelt in its own.<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}</ref> In an [[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two|earlier version of the legendarium]] the two cities are clearly inhabited by separate houses; however, Belegost is said to be the home of the [[Durin's Folk|Longbeards]].<ref name="#">{{LT2|IV}}</ref> | ||
In the twelfth volume of the ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'', ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', an essay appears entitled ''[[Of Dwarves and Men]]'' which sheds some light on the people of Belegost. Circumstantial evidence given there suggests that the Dwarves of Belegost were unrelated to [[Durin's Folk]], the Longbeards that appear in Tolkien's better-known work, and instead belonged to a different clan, either the [[Firebeards]] or the | In the twelfth volume of the ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'', ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', an essay appears entitled ''[[Of Dwarves and Men]]'' which sheds some light on the people of Belegost. Circumstantial evidence given there suggests that the Dwarves of Belegost were unrelated to [[Durin's Folk]], the Longbeards that appear in Tolkien's better-known work, and instead belonged to a different clan, either the [[Firebeards]] or the Broadbeams. The word-order used there suggests that Belegost was populated by the Broadbeam clan and Nogrod was populated by the Firebeard clan.<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 03:18, 16 August 2018
| Broadbeams | |
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| People | |
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| "Broadbeam dwarf" by Ben Wootten | |
| General Information | |
| Locations | Mount Dolmed, Belegost, Khazad-dûm |
| Affiliation | Firebeards |
| Languages | Khuzdul, Sindarin |
| Members | Azaghâl |
| Gallery | Images of Broadbeams |
The Broadbeams were one of the seven houses of the Dwarves. They were originally paired with the Firebeards. The ancestor of the Broadbeams was among the oldest of the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves (together with the ancestors of the Firebeards and Longbeards).[1]
The Broadbeams (with the Firebeards) awoke in Mount Dolmed in the Blue Mountains, and lived there throughout the history of their people. These two houses built the great Dwarven cities of Nogrod and Belegost in the Blue Mountains, and dwelt in them before their ruining in the War of Wrath. It is not clear whether they shared the two cities or whether each house dwelt in its own.[2] In an earlier version of the legendarium the two cities are clearly inhabited by separate houses; however, Belegost is said to be the home of the Longbeards.[3]
In the twelfth volume of the The History of Middle-earth, The Peoples of Middle-earth, an essay appears entitled Of Dwarves and Men which sheds some light on the people of Belegost. Circumstantial evidence given there suggests that the Dwarves of Belegost were unrelated to Durin's Folk, the Longbeards that appear in Tolkien's better-known work, and instead belonged to a different clan, either the Firebeards or the Broadbeams. The word-order used there suggests that Belegost was populated by the Broadbeam clan and Nogrod was populated by the Firebeard clan.[4]
Portrayal in adaptations
2002-5: The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game:
- The House corresponding to the Broadbeams is called Linnar's Folk, said to reside mainly in the Iron Hills during the late Third Age.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Of Dwarves and Men", p. 301
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Of Dwarves and Men"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "IV. The Nauglafring"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Of Dwarves and Men"
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Chris Seeman (2003), Moria
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