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I first saw the FotR back in Christmas of 2001 and thought it was ok, but then I read The Hobbit in 2002 and fell love with Tolkien's works. I then started reading the Lord of the Rings, Unfinished Tales, most of The Silmarillion, and Letters of Tolkien.<br />
<br />
I discovered this wiki in 2006 through Tuckborough.net, and was very impressed by it. However I noticed many holes, errors, and stuff that hadn't been created yet so I decided to join and do my part.<br />
<br />
When it comes to Tolkien's works, I am most knowledgeable about conflicts, Dwarven history, and the geography of Middle-earth.<br />
<br />
I have created 264 articles. Mainly people, places, and things with some categories, and other stuff thrown in.<br />
<br />
I have very much enjoyed this wiki, and am glad I could be of service to the largest, and most in-depth wiki on Tolkien and his writings in there is.<br />
<br />
== Projects ==<br />
<br />
My current projects here are: <br />
Everything to do with the Dwarves. <br />
all wars and battles. <br />
Places of Middle Earth.<br />
<br />
<br />
==My Tolkien Library==<br />
<br />
* The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, paperback edition<br />
* The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, paperback edition<br />
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, paperback edition<br />
* The Hobbit, illustrated hardcover edition<br />
* The Silmarillion, paperback edition<br />
* The Unfinished Tales, paperback edition<br />
* The Letters of Tolkien, paperback edition<br />
* The Peoples of Middle Earth, paperback edition<br />
* The Nature of Middle Earth, hardcover</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=User:Dwarf_Lord&diff=334960User:Dwarf Lord2021-09-11T14:04:33Z<p>Dwarf Lord: </p>
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| name=Dwarf Lord<br />
| othernames=Blake<br />
| position=Dwarf, military, and geography expert <br />
| language=American English, Koine Greek<br />
| location=USA<br />
| occupation=Food critic<br />
| gender=Male<br />
| irc=<br />
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{{user 15y}}<br />
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{{User dwarves}}<br />
{{user 4000e}}<br />
{{User dagor-yes}}<br />
{{User entwives3}}<br />
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I first saw the FotR back in Christmas of 2001 and thought it was ok, but then I read The Hobbit in 2002 and fell love with Tolkien's works. I then started reading the Lord of the Rings, Unfinished Tales, most of The Silmarillion, and Letters of Tolkien.<br />
<br />
I discovered this wiki in 2006 through Tuckborough.net, and was very impressed by it. However I noticed many holes, errors, and stuff that hadn't been created yet so I decided to join and do my part.<br />
<br />
When it comes to Tolkien's works, I am most knowledgeable about conflicts, Dwarven history, and the geography of Middle-earth.<br />
<br />
I have created 264 articles. Mainly people, places, and things with some categories, and other stuff thrown in.<br />
<br />
I have very much enjoyed this wiki, and am glad I could be of service to the largest, and most in-depth wiki on Tolkien and his writings in there is.<br />
<br />
== Projects ==<br />
<br />
My current projects here are: <br />
Everything to do with the Dwarves. <br />
all wars and battles. <br />
Places of Middle Earth.<br />
<br />
<br />
==My Tolkien Library==<br />
<br />
* The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, paperback edition<br />
* The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, paperback edition<br />
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, paperback edition<br />
* The Hobbit, illustrated hardcover edition<br />
* The Silmarillion, paperback edition<br />
* The Unfinished Tales, paperback edition<br />
* The Letters of Tolkien, paperback edition<br />
* The Peoples of Middle Earth, paperback edition<br />
* The Nature of Middle Earth, hardcover</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Azanulbizar&diff=242922Battle of Azanulbizar2014-04-27T03:54:29Z<p>Dwarf Lord: /* Aftermath */</p>
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| image=[[File:Mikel Janin - Battle of Azanulbizar.jpeg|300px]]<br />
| name=Battle of Azanulbizar<br />
| conflict=War of the Dwarves and Orcs<br />
| date={{TA|2799}}<br />
| place=The Dimrill Dale and the steps of the East-gate of Moria<br />
| result=Pyrrhic victory for the Dwarves<br />
| side1=[[File:Dwarven Device.jpg|45px|left]] Dwarves<br />
| side2=[[File:ME-Orcs.png|45px|left]]Orcs<br />
| commanders1=*[[Thráin II]] <br />
*[[Thorin]] <br />
*[[Náin son of Grór|Náin]] † <br />
*[[Dáin Ironfoot|Dáin II Ironfoot]] <br />
*Commanders of other Houses|<br />
commanders2=*[[Azog]] †<br />
| forces1=[[Longbeards]], [[Broadbeams]], [[Firebeards]], and Houses of the far East <br />
| forces2=Orcs from Moria, and the remnants of other Orc-dwellings throughout the [[Misty Mountains]]<br />
| casual1=<br />
| casual2=10,000 orcs,<ref name="PMA">{{PM|A}}, p. 278</ref><br />
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The '''Battle of Azanulbizar''' ({{TA|2799}}) was the final battle in the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]]. It was fought beneath the [[East-gate of Moria]] in the valley of Azanulbizar, called ''[[Nanduhirion]]'' in [[Sindarin]] or ''[[Dimrill Dale]]'' in [[Westron]]. Therefore the event is also known as the '''Battle of Nanduhirion''' and the '''Battle of Dimrill Dale'''.<br />
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==Background==<br />
The War of the Dwarves and Orcs began when [[Azog]] the [[Orcs|Orc]]-chieftain of [[Moria]] captured and mutilated [[Thrór]], King of [[Durin's Folk]]. Azog branded his own name in runes onto Thrór's severed head, then let Thrór's companion [[Nár (companion of Thrór)|Nár]] escape so that all [[Dwarves]] would know that an Orc now ruled Moria. Full of righteous fury, Thrór's son [[Thráin II]] summoned a great army of Dwarves, including those not of Durin's Folk ([[Firebeards]] and [[Broadbeams]] from the [[Blue Mountains]], and others from the far East of Middle-earth). For six years they systematically sacked the Orc strongholds of the [[Misty Mountains]], until only Moria was left. There the Orcs that had survived the destruction had gathered to Azog.<br />
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==Opposing Forces==<br />
The exact number for the Dwarves was not specified, but it can be estimated at being somewhere between six to ten thousand Longbeards, Firebeards, Broadbeams, Ironfists, Stonefoots, Blacklocks, and Stiffbeards. <br />
This is based off of the assumption that the other Dwarf houses sent no more then a few thousand each to take part in the war, because they could not have sent too many for economic, financial and defense reasons. The Longbeards (Durin's Folk) could not have mustered a proper fighting force of no more than 1-3,000, because of a severely depleted populace and financial/economic problems (especially Thraín's following).<ref name="AppDurin">{{App|Durin}}</ref><br />
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The Orcs, as stated above, came from Moria, and from as far north as [[Mount Gundabad]]. Their numbers can be estimated at fifteen to twenty thousand Orcs.<ref name="AppDurin"/><br />
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==The Battle==<br />
[[File:Jacek Kopalski - Náin at Azanulbizar.jpg|thumb|left|Jacek Kopalski - ''Náin at Azanulbizar'']]<br />
The battle began on a dark winter day, and no sun was said to have shined through the clouds. The Dwarves had marched into the Dimrill Dale where they found the East-Gate and sent up a great noise. They discovered that on the western slopes above thousands of Orcs had gathered, while more still came pouring out of the gate. The Dwarves there stood outnumbered and on the lower end of a sloping hill. <br />
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The first Vanguard led by King Thráin, assaulted the slopes only to be driven back with casualties. In a woods near the Mirrormere, the dwarves noted that [[Frerin]] youngest son of Thráin was slain along with [[Fundin]], father of [[Balin]]; and many others. Thraín himself was wounded, as was his eldest son [[Thorin|Thorin II Oakenshield]], whose shield was broken during the battle, forcing him to resort to using an oak branch that he cut off a tree to defend himself. <br />
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Elsewhere, the battle swayed back and forth until [[Náin son of Grór|Náin]] from the [[Iron Hills]] arrived with a contingent of fresh troops. Náin and his Dwarves cut through the Orc lines with their mattocks shouting, "AZOG! AZOG! AZOG!" until they had reached the steps of the gate, at which Naín called Azog to come out and fight. When Azog emerged from the inner gate with his guards, Náin was exhausted and half blind with rage. He tried to swing as hard as he could, but Azog darted aside and Náin missed, splintering his mattocks on the ground. The orc kicked him in the leg when he dodged the Dwarf's blow, making him stumble, at which point Azog attempted to thrust and behead him, succeeding only in breaking Náin's neck because of the strong mail he was wearing. Náin died instantly. <br />
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Even as Azog gloated over his duel, he looked out over the valley which the east gate overlooks, and came to the realization that his entire force was routed. Those that could were fleeing southwards, and all his guard was dead. With that he fled back to the gate. Náin's son, [[Dáin Ironfoot|Dáin]], leaped up the steps after him with his red axe, and there before the gate he decapitated the Orc chieftain, thus ending the battle. <br />
The slaying of Azog was considered an amazing feat, as Dáin was only 32 years of age (very young for a Dwarf). Dáin would later become [[King under the Mountain]] as [[Dáin Ironfoot|Dáin II Ironfoot]].<ref name="AppDurin"/><br />
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==Aftermath==<br />
The Dwarves were victorious, but half of their forces were dead or mortally wounded. The Orcs suffered even worse casualties, with ten thousand dead. After the battle, Thráin wanted to enter and reclaim Moria, the ancestral home of Durin's folk. However, due to their losses, the other Houses not willing to participate, and since Dáin had seen [[Durin's Bane]] beyond the East-gate, Thráin refrained from entering.<ref name="AppDurin"/><br />
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The Dwarves stripped their dead so the Orcs could not plunder them, and cut down all the trees in the valley, which was to remain bare ever after. They made many pyres on which to burn their dead. They could not bury them all in tombs of stone, as was their custom, because it would take too long. From then on those that died in Dimrill Dale were known proudly as ''Burned Dwarves''. <br />
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The Houses parted ways, returning to their homes to the North, East, and West. Thráin, with what was left of the Longbeard contingent, went back to [[Dunland]] and wandered in [[Eriador]], eventually settling in the Northern Blue Mountains. There Durin's folk repopulated slowly, waiting for the day when they could take back the halls of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] and Khazad-dum.<ref name="AppDurin"/><br />
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==Repercussions==<br />
Although the Dwarves suffered heavy casualties, the battle would have lasting effects for the [[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]]. Their numbers were severely reduced after the battle and never fully recovered. <br />
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The depletion of the Orc population contributed to the survival of [[Thorin and Company]] on their journey to Erebor, as well as the victory of the Elves, Men, and Dwarves at the [[Battle of Five Armies]]. It also allowed [[Balin]], in {{TA|2989}}, to attempt the [[Balin's colony|recolonization of Moria]].<br />
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==Portrayal in Adaptions==<br />
'''2012: ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'':'''<br />
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:The battle is presented in a flashback sequence as [[Balin]] recounts [[Thorin]]'s past to [[Bilbo Baggins]]. The narrative of the battle has been heavily condensed. In the film version, rather than recounting Thrór's death at the hands of [[Azog]] and the resulting war of many years, Balin simply says that after Smaug drove the Dwarves from Erebor, Thrór attempted to lead all of his people back to their ancestral realm in Moria, only to find that the Orcs had gotten there first. Azog does decapitate Thrór, but the deed takes place during the battle itself, and the head is thrown at Thorin's feet rather than Nár's. Balin similarly condenses Thráin's story, stating that he went mad with grief and wandered away, and his people never knew if he was dead or captured. Dáin Ironfoot is completely absent from the story, and it is Thorin who rallies the dwarves by facing Azog in single combat and hacking off his left arm at the elbow. The wounded Azog is dragged back into Moria by his subordinates, and the Dwarves assume he has died of his injuries, but he survives to appear in a present-time sub-plot in which he is hunting Thorin and Company for revenge. No mention is made of the burning of the Dwarves' dead, but Balin, [[Dwalin]], [[Bifur]], and Thorin are seen in the aftermath of the battle walking amidst heaps of their slain kin, and Balin recalls the battle as a pyrrhic victory, and the number of dead as beyond the count of grief, echoing closely the wording of the account from Appendix A of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. <br />
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[[Category:Conflicts of the Third Age]]<br />
[[de:Schlacht von Azanulbizar]]<br />
[[fr:encyclo:evenements:3a:guerres:bataille_d_azanulbizar]]<br />
[[fi:Azanulbizarin taistelu]]</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=User:Dwarf_Lord&diff=238316User:Dwarf Lord2014-01-01T04:20:22Z<p>Dwarf Lord: </p>
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Hello, my name is Dwarf Lord, and I am 24 year old guy from Missouri. <br />
<br />
I first saw the FotR back in Christmas of 2001 and thought it was ok, but then I read The Hobbit in 2002 and fell love with Tolkien's works. I then started reading the Lord of the Rings, Unfinished Tales, most of The Silmarillion, and Letters of Tolkien.<br />
<br />
I discovered this wiki in 2006 through Tuckborough.net, and was very impressed by it. However I noticed many holes, errors, and stuff that hadn't been created yet. So I decided to join and do my part.<br />
<br />
When it comes to Tolkien's works, I am most knowledgeable about conflicts, Dwarven history, and the geography of Middle-earth.<br />
<br />
I have created 264 articles. Mainly people, places, and things with some categories, and other stuff thrown in.<br />
<br />
I have very much enjoyed this wiki, and am glad I could be of service to the largest, and most in-depth wiki on Tolkien and his writings in the world.<br />
<br />
== Projects ==<br />
<br />
My current projects here are: <br />
Everything to do with the Dwarves. <br />
all wars and battles. <br />
Places of Middle Earth.<br />
determining and estimating by various factors the population sizes, and military strengths of each nation or people group. <br />
<br />
==My Tolkien Library==<br />
<br />
* The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, paperback edition<br />
* The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, paperback edition<br />
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, paperback edition<br />
* The Hobbit, illustrated hardcover edition<br />
* The Silmarillion, paperback edition<br />
* The Unfinished Tales, paperback edition<br />
* The Letters of Tolkien, paperback edition<br />
* The Peoples of Middle Earth, paperback edition</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=User:Dwarf_Lord&diff=238315User:Dwarf Lord2014-01-01T04:19:25Z<p>Dwarf Lord: </p>
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| location=USA<br />
| occupation=Food critic<br />
| gender=Male<br />
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Hello, my name is Dwarf Lord, and I am 24 year old guy from Missouri. <br />
<br />
I first saw the FotR back in Christmas of 2001 and thought it was ok, but then I read The Hobbit in 2002 and fell love with Tolkien's works. I then started reading the Lord of the Rings, Unfinished Tales, most of The Silmarillion, and Letters of Tolkien.<br />
<br />
I discovered this wiki in 2006 through Tuckborough.net, and was very impressed by it. However I noticed many holes, errors, and stuff that hadn't been created yet. So I decided to join and do my part.<br />
<br />
When it comes to Tolkien's works, I am most knowledgeable about conflicts, Dwarven history, and the geography of Middle-earth.<br />
<br />
I have created 264 articles. Mainly people, places, and things with some categories, and other stuff thrown in.<br />
<br />
I have very much enjoyed this wiki, and am glad I could be of service to the largest, and most in-depth wiki on Tolkien and his writings in the world.<br />
<br />
== Projects ==<br />
<br />
My current projects here are: <br />
Everything to do with the Dwarves. <br />
all wars and battles. <br />
Places of Middle Earth.<br />
determining and estimating by various factors the population sizes, and military strengths of each nation or people group. <br />
<br />
==My Tolkien Library==<br />
<br />
* The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, paperback edition<br />
* The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, paperback edition<br />
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, paperback edition<br />
* The Hobbit, illustrated hardcover edition<br />
* The Silmarillion, paperback edition<br />
* The Unfinished Tales, paperback edition<br />
* The Letters of Tolkien, paperback edition<br />
* The Peoples of Middle Earth, paperback edition</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Thorin&diff=236515Thorin2013-12-18T04:58:48Z<p>Dwarf Lord: /* The War of the Dwarves and Orcs */</p>
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{{disambig-more|Thorin|[[Thorin (disambiguation)]]}}<br />
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| image=[[File:Jenny Dolfen - Thorin Oakenshield.jpg|250px]]<br />
| name=Thorin II<br />
| othernames=Thorin Oakenshield<br/>Thorin<ref name=AppA3>{{App|A3}}</ref><br />
| titles=[[Kings of Durin's Folk|King of Durin's Folk]]<ref name=AppA3/><br/>[[King under the Mountain]]<ref name=H10>{{H|10}}</ref><br />
| position=<br />
| location=[[Thorin's Halls]]<ref>{{UT|9}}</ref><br/>[[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]]<ref name=AppA3/><br />
| affiliation=[[Thorin and Company]]<br />
| language=[[Khuzdul]] and [[Westron]]<br />
| birth={{TA|2746}}<br />
| birthlocation=[[Lonely Mountain]]<br />
| rule={{TA|2850}} – {{TA|2941|n}}<br />
| death={{TA|2941}}<br />
| deathlocation=[[Battle of Five Armies]]<br />
| age=195<br />
| house=[[House of Durin]]<br />
| parentage=[[Thráin II]]<br />
| siblings=[[Frerin]], [[Dís]]<br />
| spouse=<br />
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| gender=Male<br />
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| hair=<br />
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| clothing=Sky-blue hood with a long silver tassel,<ref name="H1">{{H|1}}</ref> coat of gold-plated rings,<ref name="H13"/> belt crusted with scarlet stones<ref name="H13">{{H|13}}</ref><br />
| weapons=[[Orcrist]]<br/>Silver-hafted axe<ref name="H13"/><br />
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<center>{{quote|I am Thorin son of Thrain son of Thror King under the Mountain! I return!|Thorin<ref name="H10">{{H|10}}</ref><br />
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|[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]<ref name=H1/>}}</center><br />
'''Thorin II''' ([[Third Age]] {{TA|2746|n}} - {{TA|2941|n}}), also known as '''Thorin [[Oakenshield]]''', was the [[King of Durin's Folk]] from {{TA|2850}} until his death in {{TA|2941}}, being the son of [[Thráin II]], grandson of [[Thrór]] and older brother to [[Frerin]] and [[Dís]]. Thorin led [[Durin's Folk]] of the [[Blue Mountains]] during their time in exile. In {{TA|2941}} he led the quest for [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] accompanied by twelve [[dwarves]], [[Bilbo Baggins]], and [[Gandalf|Gandalf the Grey]]; he briefly became [[King under the Mountain]] until he perished following the [[Battle of Five Armies]].<ref>{{App|A3}}; {{UT|9}}; {{H|10}}; {{App|B2}}</ref><br />
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==Appearance==<br />
Thorin wore a sky-blue hood with a long silver tassel. Around his neck he wore a golden chain, upon which he attached his grandfather's key.<ref name="H1"/><br />
{{Blockquote|It was Thorin, but you could only have told it by his golden chain, and by the colour of his now dirty and tattered sky-blue hood with its tarnished silver tassel.|[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]<ref name="H9">{{H|9}}</ref>}}<br />
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==History==<br />
===Youth and exile===<br />
[[File:Smaug MERP.png|thumb|Smaug the dragon.]]<br />
Thorin was born in {{TA|2746}}, presumably in the Lonely Mountain where his grandfather, [[Thrór]], was King under the Mountain. Thorin was still a youngster (aged c. 24), by Dwarves' reckoning, when the dragon [[Smaug]] descended upon the mountain of Erebor in flames. Smaug left the mannish town of [[Dale]] in ruins and killed many dwarves who were inside the mountain. Thrór and Thráin (Thorin's father) escaped using a secret [[Back Door]]. Meanwhile Thorin was one of the few Dwarves who was not inside the mountain at the time. Thus the surviving [[Dwarves of Erebor]] were driven into exile and Thrór, Thráin, and Thorin fled south.<ref name=AppA3/><ref name=H1/><br />
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===The War of the Dwarves and Orcs===<br />
Weary, elderly and disillusioned, Thrór departed from [[Dunland]] with [[Nár (companion of Thrór)|Nár]]. They came to [[Azanulbizar]] and the [[East-gate|Eastern gate]] of [[Moria]], which they found was open. Whilst Nár stayed behind (and urged his companion to do the same) Thrór approached and entered the gate, and was murdered by [[Azog]]. He added insult to injury by branding Thrór's brow with the name 'AZOG' in [[Runes|Dwarfrunes]]. Thus it was that the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]] began following the return of Nár, who bore the news to Thráin.<ref name=AppA3/><br />
[[File:Mikel Janin - Battle of Azanulbizar.jpeg|left|thumb|''Battle of Azanulbizar'' by Mikel Janin]]<br />
The war was fought long and hard between the two races, ultimately ending in a pyrrhic Dwarven victory at the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]] in {{TA|2799}}. Both Thráin and Thorin were wounded during this battle and [[Frerin]] (Thorin's brother) was killed. When his shield broke, in its stead he used an [[oak]] branch to block the blows of his foes.<ref>{{App|A3}}, note 46.</ref> Despite victory no Dwarf dared to re-enter [[Moria]] out of fear of [[Durin's Bane]].<ref>{{App|A3}}; {{App|B2}}</ref><br />
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In memory of this, Thorin swore to always bear a plain shield of oak with no device until he should be hailed king,<ref>{{PM|Aiv}}</ref> and thus he earned the epithet '''Oakenshield'''.<br />
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===Return into exile===<br />
[[File:Charles Burggraf - We will get it back.jpg|thumb|right|left|''"We will get it back"'' by Charles Burggraf]]<br />
Thráin, Thorin, and the other survivors of [[Durin's Folk]] left Azanulbizar and returned to [[Dunland]]. However they soon began to wander [[Eriador]] before settling at last in the [[Blue Mountains]]. Here they prospered in their own fashion, forging iron objects and increasing their numbers (albeit, due to a scarceness of [[Dwarf-women]], very slowly, and by wandering Longbeards who heard of his dwelling). Nonetheless they all still longed to return to the Lonely Mountain.<ref name=AppA3/><br />
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By this time Thráin was in possession of [[Ring of Thrór|the last]] of the [[Seven Rings]] of power. It is possible that as [[Sauron|Sauron's]] power grew so too did the ring's influence over Thráin. His burning desire for gold and to return to the Lonely Mountain became too great and in {{TA|2841}} he set out to return. Thorin was never to see his father again for Sauron captured and imprisoned Thráin in [[Dol Guldur]]. Thus it was that in {{TA|2850}}, following Thráin's death, Thorin became the [[Kings of Durin's Folk|King of Durin's Folk]] at the age of ninety-five. Thorin and his people were content living in the [[Blue Mountains]] and [[Eriador]] but as the years waned Thorin's desire to return to Erebor grew.<ref>{{App|A3}}; {{App|B2}}</ref><br />
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===The Quest for Erebor===<br />
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====A new hope====<br />
{{Blockquote|Listen to me, Thorin Oakenshield ! [...] If this hobbit goes with you, you will succeed. If not, you will fail. A foresight is on me, and I am warning you.|[[Gandalf]]<ref name="UT9">{{UT|9}}</ref>}}<br />
[[File:Ted Nasmith - Gandalf and Thorin.jpg|thumb|left|''Gandalf and Thorin at Bree'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]<br />
The fortunes of the House of Durin changed when Thorin met [[Gandalf]] by chance in {{TA|2941}}.<ref group="note">Different accounts dispute the exact location of this first meeting. One source states that it occurred at an Inn in [[Bree]]. Whilst another states that Thorin started talking to Gandalf when he overtook him on the road.</ref> They then proceeded to go to [[Thorin's Halls]]. There they discussed their tales and Gandalf formulated a plan. Gandalf knew that Sauron could have potentially used Smaug with devastating effect. Therefore both he and Thorin had a shared interest in removing Smaug. Gandalf wanted Thorin and a company of dwarves to travel to the Lonely Mountain taking [[Bilbo Baggins]] with them. Gandalf's instinct was that the Quest for Erebor would only be successful if Bilbo accompanied them. <br />
[[File:LotR LCG- Thorin Oakenshield.jpg|thumb|Thorin Oakenshield from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game]]'']]<br />
Therefore Gandalf invited Thorin and other Dwarves to [[Hobbiton]] of the [[Shire]], instructing them to look for a [[smial]] whose door was marked with the sign of the thief (as the dwarves had gotten it into their head that Bilbo was a thief). Thus Thorin found himself in [[Bag End]], where they perused the hobbit's hospitality. However, Thorin and the dwarves were not convinced; it was not until Gandalf revealed [[Thrór's Map]] and key that Thorin was convinced that the quest would be profitable to him. Even after the "[[An Unexpected Party|Unexpected Party]]" Gandalf only persuaded Thorin to take Bilbo on the morning that they set off.<ref>{{App|A3}}; {{UT|9}}</ref><br />
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Thus it was that in {{TA|2941}} Thorin set off for the Lonely Mountain with Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins, [[Fíli]] and [[Kíli]], [[Balin]], [[Dwalin]], [[Dori]], [[Nori]], [[Ori]], [[Óin]], [[Glóin]], [[Bifur]], [[Bofur]], and [[Bombur]]. A short time into the journey the adventurers found a Troll's cave. Here they found a hoard of treasure which included blades made in the ancient city of [[Gondolin]]. Bilbo found a knife that he named [[Sting]], Gandalf acquired [[Glamdring]] and meanwhile Thorin found [[Orcrist]].<ref>{{H|2}}</ref> Whilst [[Thorin and Company]] were in [[Rivendell]] [[Elrond]] read the inscriptions on the blades and informed them of their sword's histories. He also read the [[moon-letters]] on Thrór's map; it read "''stand by the grey stone when the thrush knocks [...] and the setting sun with the last light of [[Durin's Day]] will shine upon the keyhole.''"<ref>{{H|3}}</ref><br />
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====The return of the King under the Mountain====<br />
[[File:David T. Wenzel - Thorin in Esgaroth.jpg|thumb|left|Thorin arrives in Lake-town]]<br />
Upon reaching [[Lake-town|Esgaroth]], the closest settlement to the Lonely Mountain, Thorin was greeted warmly and the men of Lake-town hailed the return of the [[King under the Mountain]].<ref name=H10/> They soon reached the Lonely Mountain itself and "''with the last light of Durin's Day''" they found the secret side-door, using the key to open it.<ref>{{H|11}}</ref> Thorin sent Bilbo in to carry out his duty as their 'esteemed burglar'. This enraged Smaug who sought to destroy the burglar and take out his vengeance on the [[Lake-men]].<ref>{{H|12}}</ref> The dragon was slain by [[Bard]] who pierced an un-armoured spot on the dragon's underside.<ref>{{H|14}}</ref><br />
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Upon hearing the news of the death of Smaug, Thorin was overcome by greed. He fortified the main entrance to the mountain and refused to share any of the treasure. Hosts of [[Elves of Mirkwood|Wood-elves]] and [[Lake-men]] approached the mountain led by the [[Thranduil|Elvenking]] and Bard respectively. Thorin refused to accept their claims to a share in the treasure and sent for his cousin, [[Dáin Ironfoot]], who brought more than five-hundred Dwarves from the [[Iron Hills]].<ref>{{H|15}}; {{H|16}}</ref> Bilbo sought to bring an end to the dispute; to this end he secretly gave the [[Arkenstone]] to Bard and the Elvenking to use in making a deal with Thorin. When Thorin heard about Bilbo's actions he was furious and felt betrayed by the Hobbit.<ref>{{H|17}}</ref><br />
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====Death====<br />
[[File:Darrell Sweet - The Death of Thorin Oakenshield.jpg|thumb|right|''The Death of Thorin Oakenshield'' by [[Darrell Sweet]]]]However all disputes were cast aside when the army of [[Bolg]], Azog's son, suddenly attacked. Thus the three armies of [[Elves]], [[Men]], and [[Dwarves]] united against the two armies of [[Orcs|Goblins]] and [[Wargs]]: the [[Battle of Five Armies]] had begun. As the battle drew on, Thorin leapt from the front gate and rallied all Elves, Men, and Dwarves to him. The armies of the [[free peoples]] of [[Middle-earth]] emerged triumphant. Nonetheless [[Kíli]] and [[Fíli]] were killed and Thorin was gravely wounded. Before he died Thorin spoke to Bilbo and commended his good character, courage and friendship. With that, he died. He was laid to rest deep within the Lonely Mountain. Dain Ironfoot, the new King under the Mountain, placed the Arkenstone upon Thorin's chest, whilst the Elvenking laid Orcrist upon Thorin's tomb.<ref>{{H|17}}; {{H|18}}</ref><br />
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==Personality==<br />
{{Blockquote|Thorin did not live to enjoy his triumph or his treasure. Pride and greed overcame him in spite of my warning|[[Gandalf]]<ref name="UT9"/>}}<br />
Thorin was a particularly stubborn, proud, and greedy dwarf. According to Gandalf Thorin was, from the beginning, contemptuous about the notion that [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] should go with him on his long-desired adventure to the Lonely Mountain; he thought that Gandalf was trying to mock him and make him look foolish. Indeed Thorin found it difficult to accept the advice of Gandalf at all, believing that he should have been drawing plans for war and battle rather than planning to use a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] as a burglar. Thorin's most coveted prize was the [[Arkenstone]], something which Bilbo believed was not only the heart of the mountain but at the heart of Thorin too. His greed was epitomised at the moment when it was revealed that Bilbo had given the Arkenstone to the Elvenking and Bard; he lifted Bilbo up shouting 'I will throw you to the rocks'. Upon his deathbed Thorin repented his ways, saying that "''if more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.''"<ref>{{UT|9}}; {{H|17}}; {{H|18}}</ref><br />
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==Genealogy==<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
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<div style="text-align:center">'''Thorin'''</div><br />
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Thorin's name is one from the ''[[Völuspá|Dvergatal]]''. It means "Bold".<ref>Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", published in ''Publications of the Modern Language Association of America'', Vol 44 (1929), issue #4, pp. 939-967</ref><br />
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The epithet "[[Oakenshield]]" also comes from the ''Dvergatal''. ''Eikinskjaldi'' means "Oakenshield", and it has long been considered the name of a Dwarf. However, because the name appears twice, both in Dúrinn's and Dválinn's line, it has also been suggested that it simply means "with an oaken shield".<ref>P.H. Salus, Taylor Beekman, "[http://pao.chadwyck.co.uk.proxy-ub.rug.nl/articles/displayItemPage.do?FormatType=fulltextimages&QueryType=articles&ResultsID=12E4F77F8FAA34BB2&ItemNumber=9&PageNumber=1 'Eikinskjaldi, Fjalarr', and 'Eggþer': Notes on Dwarves and Giants in the 'Völuspá'"], published in ''[[wikipedia:Neophilologus|Neophilologus]]'' Vol 53 (1969), Issue #1, pp. 76-81</ref><br />
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==Other versions of the legendarium==<br />
In early manuscripts of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', the name ''[[Gandalf]]'' was used by Tolkien for the character who later would be named "Thorin Oakenshield" in the published works.<ref>{{HH|Intro}}</ref><br />
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==Portrayal in adaptations==<br />
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|File:The Hobbit (1966 film) - Thorin.png|Thorin in the 1966 adaptation of ''[[The Hobbit (1966 film)|The Hobbit]]''.<br />
|File:Thorin RankinBass 1977.jpg|Thorin in [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|Rankin/Bass's The Hobbit]]<br />
|File:The Hobbit (2003) Thorin.JPG|Thorin in [[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|Sierra's The Hobbit]]<br />
|File:Thorin II-LOTRO1.png|Thorin in [[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]<br />
|File:The Hobbit (film series) - Thorin.jpg|Thorin in [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]<br />
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===Films===<br />
'''1966: [[The Hobbit (1966 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1966 film)]]:'''<br />
:Thorin Oakenshield is the commander of the garrison of [[Dale]]. He is not a royal.<ref name="Deitch">{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=UBnVL1Y2src|articlename=The Hobbit.mp4|dated=5 January 2012|website=YouTube|accessed=10 January 2012}}</ref><br />
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'''1977: [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]]:'''<br />
:Thorin's voice is provided by [[Hans Conried]].<br />
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'''2012-14: [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]:'''<br />
:Thorin will be portrayed by [[Richard Armitage]].<ref name="PJCasting">{{webcite|author=[[Peter Jackson]]|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150168211921558|articlename=Production begins in New Zealand on The Hobbit|dated=20-March-2011|website=[http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook]|accessed=23-Dec-2011}}</ref> A description of Thorin in ''The Hobbit'' films was released by the studio: <br />
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:{{Blockquote|As a young Dwarf Prince, Thorin witnessed the destruction and terror wrought when a great fire-breathing dragon attacked the Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor. When no one came to the aid of the surviving Dwarves, a once proud and noble race was forced into exile. Now, as the strong, fearless fighter and respected leader of The Company of Dwarves, Thorin is determined to reclaim his homeland and destroy the beast that brought such misery upon his people.|[[Warner Bros.]]<ref name="HobbitApp">{{webcite|author=[[Warner Bros.]]|articleurl=http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hobbit-movies/id545808528|articlename=Hobbit Movies|dated=7-September-2012|website=[http://itunes.apple.com/ Apple iPhone/iPad App]|accessed=19-September-2012}}</ref>}}<br />
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:: Unlike many other adaptations where Thorin is depicted as white haired, Thorin is portrayed as younger looking (while in the original book, he was amongst the oldest of the dwarves in the company). Thorin, however, does have streaks of gray in his black hair.<br />
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===Radio series===<br />
'''1968: [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|''The Hobbit'' (1968 radio series)]]:'''<br />
:Thorin's voice is provided by [[John Justin]].<br />
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'''1979: [[The Hobbit (1979 radio series)|''The Hobbit'' (1979 radio series)]]:'''<br />
:Thorin's voice is provided by [[Tom Luce]].<br />
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===Games===<br />
'''1982: [[The Hobbit (1982 video game)|''The Hobbit'' (1982 video game)]]:'''<br />
:Thorin is the only companion of the player, [[Bilbo Baggins]].<ref>''[http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=ZXComputing/Issue8304/Pages/ZXComputing830400076.jpg ZX Computing]'', 8304 (April/May 1983), p. 76 (accessed 24 March 2011)</ref><br />
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'''2003: [[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|''The Hobbit'' (2003 video game)]]:'''<br />
:Thorin's voice is provided by [[Clive Revill]].<br />
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'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''<br />
:Thorin plays no role in the storyline, but makes a brief appearance in a flashback taking place in {{TA|2941}}.<br />
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*[[:Category:Images of Thorin|Images of Thorin]]<br />
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'''Dwalin''' ({{TA|2772}} – {{FoA|91}}<ref name="Line">{{App|Durin}}, The Line of the Dwarves of Erebor</ref>) was a [[Dwarves|Dwarf]] of the [[House of Durin]]. He was, along with his brother [[Balin]], a member of [[Thorin and Company|Thorin's company]] which took part in the quest for [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]]. Dwalin survived the adventure and lived well into the [[Fourth Age]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Dwalin's place of birth is unknown – two years before he was born the [[Dragons|dragon]] [[Smaug]] had come to Erebor<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> and destroyed King [[Thrór]]'s kingdom. Thrór, his son [[Thráin II|Thráin]], and a small group of kinsmen and followers headed south while other Dwarves escaped to the [[Iron Hills]].<ref name="Durin">{{App|Durin}}</ref> After the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]], Thráin II and [[Thorin]] settled in the northern<!--Or southern, this is a possible inconsistency that needs looking into.--> [[Blue Mountains|Ered Luin]]<ref name="Line">{{App|Durin}}, The Line of the Dwarves of Erebor</ref> and at some point Dwalin joined them.<br />
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===King Thráin's expedition===<br />
Dwalin, his brother [[Balin]], and a few others accompanied [[Thráin II]] in {{TA|2841}} when he left the Ered Luin to visit Erebor. The small party was dogged by the emissaries of [[Sauron]]. In {{TA|2845|n}} Thráin was captured one night when he and his companions sheltered under the eaves of [[Mirkwood]] from a black rain. After a fruitless search for their leader the Dwarves gave up and returned to Thorin.<ref name="Durin"/><br />
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===The Quest for Erebor===<br />
[[File:Adlpictures - Dwalin.jpg|200px|thumb|'''Dwalin''' by Adlpictures.]]Dwalin was the first Dwarf to arrive, alone, at [[Bag End]] when the unexpected party began at Bilbo's hobbit hole. Dwalin's beard was blue and tucked into a golden belt. He was wearing a dark-green hood and walked in as if expected, which greatly surprised Bilbo. Soon Balin arrived and he and Dwalin sat talking while Bilbo kept answering the door for the arrival of more and more Dwarves. Later, when Bilbo griped aloud in his kitchen about the lack of help in setting out refreshments, Dwalin and Balin were the first (followed by [[Fíli]] and [[Kíli]]) to lend a hand. Later still, when the Dwarves filled Bag End with music, Dwalin played on a viol as big as himself.<ref name="Party">{{H|Party}}</ref><br />
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When the company rushed up into trees to escape the [[wargs]], Dwalin and Balin managed to swarm up a tall slender fir that had few branches for sitting.<ref>{{H|Pan}}</ref> The next day, when the company arrived at [[Beorn]]'s hall, Dwalin and Balin were the third pair of Dwarves to appear during Gandalf's story.<ref>{{H|Queer}}</ref><br />
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At the [[Enchanted River]] in Mirkwood, Dwalin was in the last boatload to cross. He exited the boat just before the deer charged down the path and caused [[Bombur]] to fall in the water. Later, after the Dwarves had been captured by the [[spiders]] and rescued by Bilbo, it was Dwalin who first realized that Thorin was missing.<ref name="Flies">{{H|Flies}}</ref><br />
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At the opening of the barrels after the escape from the halls of the [[Thranduil|Elvenking]], Dwalin and Balin were two of the most unhappy Dwarves and did nothing to help pull out other Dwarves.<ref>{{H|Welcome}}</ref><br />
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When the last week of autumn arrived it was Dwalin who complained the most about Bilbo's inactivity. He felt that Bilbo, with his "invisible ring", ought to go through the [[Front Gate]] of Erebor and spy things out.<ref>{{H|Doorstep}}</ref><br />
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Dwalin fought in and survived the [[Battle of Five Armies]]. Afterwards he received his fourteenth share and chose to live in Erebor under [[Dáin Ironfoot]].<Ref>{{H|Return}}</ref><br />
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===Later life===<br />
Dwalin was one of seven of the ten Dwarves of Thorin's company who were still living in Erebor when [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] came to [[Rivendell]], as reported by [[Glóin]].<ref>{{FR|II1}}</ref> Dwalin lived until {{FoA|91}}, later than any other known date of death for others of the company.<Ref>{{App|Durin}}</ref><br />
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==Genealogy==<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
In Norse mythology, ''Dvalinn'' is a chief Dwarf.<ref>Snorri Sturlusson, ''Edda'', "[[wikipedia:Skaldskaparmal|Skaldskaparmal]]"</ref> The origin of the name is uncertain; suggested etymologies are "one lying in a trance",<ref>[[Ruth S. Noel]], ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'', page 32</ref> "numb" and "dawdler".<ref>Henry A. Bellows (ed.), ''Völuspá'', "[http://cybersamurai.net/Mythology/nordic_gods/LegendsSagas/Edda/PoeticEdda/Voluspo.htm Poetic Edda]"</ref> Both words, ''dvalen'' ("to sleep") ''dvelja'' ("to delay") derive from the same root.<ref>Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", published in ''Publications of the Modern Language Association of America'', Vol 44 (1929), issue #4, pp. 939-967</ref><br />
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==Other versions of the legendarium==<br />
In the early version of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' it was Dwalin rather than Balin who spotted the Trolls' fire in the woods (and it was stated that Dwalin was always the Dwarves' look-out).<ref>{{HH|Trolls}}, p. 91</ref> This contradicted the fact that Balin was the Dwarf who was looking for Bilbo at the inn at the start of the adventure<ref>{{HH|Trolls}}, p. 89</ref> and Tolkien eventually made Balin the permanent look-out. However, Dwalin remained the first Dwarf to arrive at Bag End<ref name="Party"/> (what would be expected of the Company's look-out). Dwalin was also the first to notice that Thorin was missing after the battle with the spiders,<ref name="Flies"/> a testament to his observational abilities.<br />
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==Portrayal in adaptations==<br />
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===Films===<br />
'''1966: [[The Hobbit (1966 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1966 film)]]:'''<br />
:Dwalin is omitted. [[Thorin Oakenshield]] only travels with an unnamed guard and the princess of Dale.<ref name="Deitch">{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=UBnVL1Y2src|articlename=The Hobbit.mp4|dated=5 January 2012|website=YouTube|accessed=10 January 2012}}</ref><br />
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'''1977: [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]]:'''<br />
:The part of Dwalin was voiced by [[Paul Frees]]. He does not have a blue beard, but a white one.<br />
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'''2012-14: [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]:'''<br />
:Dwalin is played by [[Graham McTavish]].<ref name="PJCasting">{{webcite|author=[[Peter Jackson]]|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150168211921558|articlename=Production begins in New Zealand on The Hobbit|dated=20-March-2011|website=[http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook]|accessed=23-Dec-2011}}</ref> A description of Dwalin in ''The Hobbit'' films was released by the studio: <br />
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:{{Blockquote|Renowned as a great Warrior, Dwalin speaks his mind plainly and is not one to suffer fools lightly. Fiercely loyal, he is Thorin Oakenshield’s staunchest supporter with an unshakeable belief in his friend’s leadership. A powerful and bruising fighter, Dwalin has a natural tendency to distrust anyone who is not a Dwarf and is particularly suspicious of Elves. Proud, brave and one of the tallest of the Dwarves, Dwalin will bow to none but those who have earned his respect.|[[Warner Bros.]]<ref name="HobbitApp">{{webcite|author=[[Warner Bros.]]|articleurl=http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hobbit-movies/id545808528|articlename=Hobbit Movies|dated=7-September-2012|website=[http://itunes.apple.com/ Apple iPhone/iPad App]|accessed=19-September-2012}}</ref>}}<br />
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===Radio series===<br />
'''1968: [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|''The Hobbit'' (1968 radio series)]]:'''<br />
:[[Lockwood West]] plays the role of Dwalin.<br />
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'''1979: [[The Hobbit (1979 radio series)|''The Hobbit'' (1979 radio series)]]:'''<br />
:[[Carl Hague]] is uncredited as the voice of Dwalin.{{fact}}<br />
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===Games===<br />
'''1982: [[The Hobbit (1982 video game)|''The Hobbit'' (1982 video game)]]:'''<br />
:Dwalin is omitted; Thorin is the only companion of the player, [[Bilbo Baggins]].<ref>''[http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=ZXComputing/Issue8304/Pages/ZXComputing830400076.jpg ZX Computing]'', 8304 (April/May 1983), p. 76, accessed [[24 April|April 24]] [[2011]]</ref><br />
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'''2003: [[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|''The Hobbit'' (2003 video game)]]:'''<br />
:Dwalin is a blue-bearded Dwarf, who is not seen in the game (other than cut-scenes) until [[Lake-town]].<br />
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'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''<br />
:Dwalin is a non-playable character who is lord of [[Thorin's Halls|Thorin's Hall]]. The player can find him sitting on a throne north of the gates into Thorin's Hall.<br />
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| image =[[File:Mark Fisher - Belegost.gif]]<br />
| name = Belegost<br />
| meaning = [[Sindarin|S.]] Great Fortress<br />
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| headofstate = King, Chieftain, or [[Lord of Belegost]]<br />
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| language = Khuzdul, Sindarin<br />
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'''Belegost''' was one of two great [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] [[Dwarf realms|cities]] in the [[Ered Luin]].<br />
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==Description==<br />
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Belegost lay the north central part of the Ered Luin, north of [[Nogrod]] and northeast of [[Mount Dolmed]],<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref> guarding one of the only passes through the mountain range.<ref>{{VT|48a}}, p. 24 ("But the Dwarves had built some great Mansions in those mountains [the Ered Luin] (commanding the only passes)")</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
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Belegost was home to the Dwarves of Belegost either of the [[Firebeard]] and/or [[Broadbeam]] houses. During the mid [[First Age]] its king was, until [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]], [[Azaghâl]] who fell in to the dragon [[Glaurung]].<ref>{{S|Fifth}}</ref><br />
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Belegost was probably founded sometime during the [[Years of the Trees]].<ref>{{VT|48a}}, p. 24 ("...which had certainly been founded long ago ... before the coming of the exiled Noldor, probably before the Eldar of the Great Journey ever reached Beleriand")</ref> Sometime after the awakening of the western-most two Fathers of the Dwarves.<br />
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At the end of the First Age, Belegost was ruined in the [[War of Wrath]],<ref>{{App|Durin}}</ref> and apparently, at least in part, abandoned. Many Dwarves from Belegost joined [[Durin's folk]] in [[Khazad-dûm]] around {{TA|40}}.<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref> However, there were always Dwarves on the Eastern side of the Blue Mountains.{{fact}}<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
''Belegost'' ([[beleg]] + [[ost]]) was a [[Sindarin]] translation of the original [[Dwarvish]] name '''''Gabilgathol''''' and both mean "Great City". Unlike other names of the ''Silmarillion'', the text also gives us an English rendering, which was possibly from [[Westron]]: '''''Mickleburg'''''.<ref name="Sindar">{{S|Sindar}}</ref> ''Mickle'' is a root meaning "big"; see also [[Michel Delving]].<br />
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The city's [[Khuzdul]] name '''''Gabilgathol''''' contains the elements ''[[gabil]]'' "great" and ''[[gathol]]'' "fortress".<br />
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'''''Túrosto''''' was the name in [[Quenya]] for Belegost.<ref>{{WJ|AB}}, p. 389</ref><br />
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==In adaptations==<br />
In ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' the fortress is incorrectly called '''Gabilgathod'''.<ref>[[Karen Wynn Fonstad]], ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'', Beleriand and the Lands to the North, Map</ref><br />
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| type = City state<br />
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'''Nogrod''' was one of two [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] cities in the [[Ered Luin]], home to the [[Dwarves of Nogrod]].<br />
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==Description==<br />
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Nogrod lay in the north central part of the mountain range, near [[Mount Dolmed]] where the Dwarf-road of [[Beleriand]] crossed into [[Eriador]].<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref> It guarded one of the only passes through the mountain range.<ref>{{VT|48a}}, p. 24 ("But the Dwarves had built some great Mansions in those mountains [the Ered Luin] (commanding the only passes)")</ref> It was home to the [[Dwarves of Nogrod]]. Nogrod was also the home to the great Dwarven smiths [[Gamil Zirak]] and [[Telchar]].<ref>{{UT|Narn}}, ''The Departure of Túrin''</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The city was built sometime during the [[Years of the Trees]] when the western Dwarf Fathers awoke from beneath Mount Dolmed.<ref>{{VT|48a}}, p. 24 ("...which had certainly been founded long ago ... before the coming of the exiled Noldor, probably before the Eldar of the Great Journey ever reached Beleriand")</ref><br />
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[[Eöl]] the Dark Elf often went there, as did his son [[Maeglin]].<ref name="Sindar">{{S|Sindar}}</ref> <br />
While initially friendly to the [[Elves]] of Beleriand, the Dwarves of Nogrod killed [[Thingol]] of [[Doriath]] in his treasury after having crafting the [[Nauglamir]] for him, and fled. Only to be slaughtered by the avenging Elves who killed all but two. They returned to Nogrod, and roused their kin to war who then marched with a great host to [[Battle of the Thousand Caves|sack the Menegroth]] after the departure of [[Melian]] and her protective [[Girdle of Melian]]. After [[Menegroth had been ravaged, they were hunted down by [[Beren|Beren Erchamion]] and killed by his army of [[Laiquendi]] and a group of [[Ents]] at the [[Battle of Sarn Athrad]] as they were crossing the river.<ref>{{S|Doriath}}</ref><br />
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Like [[Belegost]] a little to the North, Nogrod was ruined during the [[War of Wrath]], when the [[Blue Mountains]] were broken and the Gulf of Lune flowed into [[Eriador]]. However, it is possible that at least one of the cities was also at least partially rebuilt and occupied through the [[Fourth Age]]. As the remains of Mount Dolmed appear to still exist in the middle of the northern Ered Luin.<ref>[http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/site3/articles.php?lng=en&pg=41 Article]</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
''Nogrod'' can be analyzed as containing ''[[Naug]]/[[Nogoth]]'' "dwarf"; the second element *''-rod'' could be a form of ''[[rhaud]]'' "hollow, cavernous".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}} p. 384</ref>{{fact}}<br />
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Its name in [[Khuzdul]] was ''[[Tumunzahar]]'' (meaning "Hollowbold"),<ref name="Sindar"/> and its [[Quenya]] name was ''Návarot''.<ref>{{WJ|AB}}, p. 389</ref><br />
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'''Bodruith''' was the Lord of [[Belegost]] during the [[Battle of the Thousand Caves]]. He was later scrapped by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] and does not appear in any canonical works.<ref>{{LT2|IV}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Noncanon Dwarves]]</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Talk:Iron_Hills&diff=225488Talk:Iron Hills2013-01-11T17:14:27Z<p>Dwarf Lord: </p>
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<div>In the Infobox is given the Sindarin name of the Iron Hills: Emyn Engrin. But does Tolkien use this name anywhere? Not in LoTR, afaik, neither does it appear in the Index of the HoME. If it is not extant in Tolkien's texts, it shouldn't be mentioned at all, I suppose. --Tik 19:49, 11 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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:I can't recall anywhere in which Tolkien specifically uses the term, however if we know what "iron" is in Sindarin, and we know what "hills" is in Sindarin, then we can say with some confidence what "Iron Hills" translates to. It should be made clear that this is nothing more than an educated guess however. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 12:51, 12 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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::Well, then should a short article, defining it, be made, or should the hyperlink be removed, or made a redirect?--[[User:Quidon88|Quidon88]] 01:51, 13 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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In the description it is said that the hills were a remnant of the Iron Mountains. As far as I know, this is not stated anywhere by Tolkien, and the geography of Middle-Earth would tend to preclude this to be the case -it would be much more likely for the Ered Mithrin. –– [[User:Elendil|Elendil]] November 28, 2009<br />
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== Speculation issues ==<br />
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I don't see the logical or textual issue of my additions being removed from this page. <br />
It is a fact that the Iron Hills were the primary source of all iron ore for the Longbeard house of the Dwarves. They mined there for as possibly as far back as the Years of the Trees all the way to the last time it is mentioned and that is the Hobbit. <br />
At this time it was also the military super power of Wilderland. Being the only realm capable of taking on Sauron's forces -even above the Elves of Mirkwood and Lorien.<br />
At this time it was also where a very large portion if not a majority of Longbeards lived other than wandering or in the Blue Mountains with Thorin, etc.<br />
We know that the Durin's folk (Longbeards) began to mass migrate back to Erebor with it retaken and Dáin as king. Those especially in the Blue Mountains being a prime example like the families of Thorin's company of Dwarves.<br />
We also know that since prior to reclaiming Erebor that Durin's folk began to have a slowly increasing baby boom of sorts more so than they had before (when the Iron Hills seems to have been the only permanent dwelling left of theirs) with Thráin/Thorin's settling in the Blue Mountains. Further by 2990 the Dwarves believed their numbers to be at a point where they believed their numbers great enough they could try retaking Moria.<br />
It is also a fact that it nowhere in Tolkien's writings that the Dwarves just up and abandoned or even partially so the Iron Hills, their equalivent as a nation to the US's primary coal supplies being from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Sure the epicenter of power was moved to Erebor, but that is to be expected. Even when Erebor was still ruled by Thrór, his brother Grór's following that left the Grey Mts. was large and their amount of commerce/trade back and forth was massive.<br />
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Those are the facts. To my last point: on a logical level (and we know that Tolkien was extremely logical and practical in his creation of a mythical world not all that different from our own) why in all of Middle-earth and Valinor would the Dwarves all of a sudden not continue to use the Iron Hills as they were? It makes no economic, logical, or practical sense. <br />
This has been a long post, but it is necessary to prove my point. Yes I can't point to a single sentence that backs what I put on their but for crying out loud with the facts and common sense in place why in the world try to argue against it? Speculation should be tolerated if it is backed with textual evidence and logic/common sense. --[[User:Dwarf Lord|Dwarf Lord]] 03:12, 10 January 2013 (UTC)<br />
:I also support speculation based on common sense; at some point, I had authored/proposed an "original research" policy but eventually it was declined. Robert Foster also provides some minimal speculation in his Guide. At this point he notes:<br />
:{{quote|The Iron Hills pass out of records after this, but they may not have been deserted.}}<br />
:So Foster observes that the Iron Hills are not mentioned after the H and feels it is an observation interesting enough to be mentioned in his entry. Yet he clarifies his observation by saying that this silence doesn't necessarily mean that the Hills were deserted.<br />
:I think that this simple thread of thought covers yours as well. He doesn't mention a reason why they were not mentioned again, nor a reason why they shouldn't have been deserted, only a commonsensical possibility. But since it is a published (and generally well-respected) reference work, we can afford citing it in order to complement the article and fill the historical gap, without resolving to our own speculation.<br />
:BTW where is it mentioned that the Iron Hills supplied dwarves with iron? Other than the name itself. [[User:Sage|Sage]] 12:23, 10 January 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::There is a fine line between inference and speculation. That they mined iron is itself an inference from the name "[[Iron Hills]]", the fact that the [[Dáin]]'s army from the Iron Hills is described as being adorned with iron caps, and that 'there was great traffic of ore between them [the folk of Erebor] and their kin in the Iron Hills' ({{App|Durin}}). Tolkien does not explicitly say that they mined iron, but it is heavily implied. Now, to say that iron continued to be mined in the Iron Hills as long as Durin's folk lasted goes beyond reasonable inference and into speculation. As a general rule of thumb, if you feel inclined to precede statements with 'likely' or 'probably' then you should take a long hard look at what you're saying and make sure that it isn't speculation. I agree, Sage, that as [[Robert Foster]]'s ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'' holds some authority it should be used to backup the suggestion that the Iron Hills may not have been deserted. That's why I think the article, as it stands now, is acceptable (expect perhaps the statement that the Iron Hills were 'militarily the strongest realm in Wilderland', which seems like speculation to me). Just my two pennies. I believe that [[User:Morgan|Morgan]] will be able to give an explanation of our [[Tolkien Gateway:Original research|original research policy]].--{{User:KingAragorn/sig}} 17:30, 10 January 2013 (UTC)<br />
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:::I believe the statement 'militarily the strongest realm in Wilderland' is mentioned in [[The Quest of Erebor]]. I am somewhat neutral about the discussion itself. --[[User:Amroth|Amroth]] 18:20, 10 January 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::::+1 KingAragorn. Basically our original research policy consists of not having any original research. The role of an encyclopedia is to ''summarize'' information from other sources, which is why we need references for ''everything''.--[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 18:21, 10 January 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::::Amroth, thank you. The "C" version of "The Quest of Erebor" says that 'To resist any force that Sauron might send to regain the northern passes in the mountains and the old lands of Angmar there were only the Dwarves of the Iron Hills, and behind them lay a desolation and a Dragon.' I will make the changes.--{{User:KingAragorn/sig}} 18:42, 10 January 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::::: to answer your questions: <br />
1.You can find the mentioning of the Iron Hills being the main source of iron for the Longbeards in HoME XII ''Of Dwarves and Men'' p. 302, 8th line from the bottom. Where Tolkien gives a history of the Dwarves and their interaction with the men of Wilderland. Hence the only reason I have ever put so much emphasis on the iron bit. <br />
2. as KingAragorn pointed out it is stated in Appendix A and the UT that the Iron Hills were, in a different way of saying it, the military super power of Wilderland.<br />
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Well that is to me rather unfortunate, Morgan. The fun thing about coming back to this website over and over again for the past 7 years has been digging out nuggets of information out of the mythology and sharing it with everyone. Often times these things that "reputed" mythology guides like Foster's book either don't mention, construe or totally overlook. No fan fiction, no made up stuff but hard facts with logic to back them up. --[[User:Dwarf Lord|Dwarf Lord]] 02:15, 11 January 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::::::I agree with you, Dwarf Lord, that "digging out nuggets of information out of the mythology" is the fun part of Tolkien Gateway. But in my opinion we should restrict ourselves to collect such pieces only from Tolkien's texts (a good example is the above-mentioned note from HoMe XII about the Iron Hills being the main source of iron) and, in some cases, from authoritative sources like Foster's work. To use logic to create plausible versions of the mythology does not yield "hard facts", and must be differentiated from interpreting information found in Tolkien's works. --[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 10:39, 11 January 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::::::Well then we will have to agree to disagree, Morgan. Speculation to me will always be okay if it is based in textual backing, context, and logic. <br />
When it comes to men like Foster I honestly think the likes of us actually have a better and far wider reaching grasp of Middle-earth than him. That may come off as arrogant, but honestly he has the same material to work with that we do, and I know we have done a much better job with it. Granted I understand he is only one man, and he has limits as a person and from the publishing company. However I do believe as I would wager you do too that THE place for Tolkien’s mythos is here at TG. That guide Foster made doesn’t hold a candle to this site and never will nor will any other. We often have more info on certain subjects, less errors, and by far more content. period (as is expected). --[[User:Dwarf Lord|Dwarf Lord]] 17:14, 11 January 2013 (UTC)</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Iron_Hills&diff=225470Iron Hills2013-01-11T02:19:36Z<p>Dwarf Lord: /* Third Age */ It's not like the Elves were exactly weak, just not strong as the Dwarves.</p>
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The '''Iron Hills''' were a range of great hills in the north-east of of [[Rhovanion (region)|Wilderland]]. The Hills were the source of the river [[Carnen]] and rich in iron.<ref>{{UT|Map}}</ref><ref name="Third">{{PM|Third}}</ref>It was also home to a [[Dwarf realms|Dwarf-realm]] of the [[Durin's Folk|Longbeards]].<ref>{{H|Gathering}}</ref><br />
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The Iron Hills were probably rich in iron but not [[gold]], and the [[Dwarves of the Iron Hills]], although prosperous, were not as wealthy as their other cousins.<ref name=Foster/><br />
==History==<br />
===Early History===<br />
The Iron Hills were perhaps a part or a remnant of the mountain chain [[Ered Engrin]] that formed the [[Iron Mountains]] of the [[First Age]].<ref>[[Karen Wynn Fonstad]], ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' p. 78</ref><br />
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The Hills were mined for thousands of years by the Longbeards, being their primary source for iron above all the rest of their territories.<ref>{{PM|Relations}}, p. 302</ref> The [[Dwarf-road of Mirkwood]] ran north-east to the Hills for the dwarf-traders and merchants that went to and from [[Khazad-dûm]] and the Hills.<ref>{{PM|XNotes}}, p. 323 (note 30)</ref><br />
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In {{TA|1981}} the last of the Dwarves living in Khazad-dûm fled from the [[Balrog]] who had slain kings [[Durin VI]] and [[Náin I]].<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> Some of those who escaped wandered as far as the Iron Hills and resettled there.<ref name="Third"/><br />
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In {{TA|2570|n}} dragons began [[War of the Dwarves and Dragons|afflicting the dwarves in the north]] and in {{TA|2589|n}} King [[Dáin I]] was slain by a cold drake outside [[Dáin's halls|his halls]] in the [[Grey Mountains]].<ref name="TA"/> Due to these deprivations, in {{TA|2590|n}} [[Grór]] son of Dáin left the Grey Mountains and established a Lordship in the Iron Hills.<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> <br />
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Over the next few centuries Grór and his people built the hills from a just an ancient mining colony to a great realm, especially after the [[Sack of Erebor|destruction]] of [[Erebor]] in {{TA|2770|n}}<ref name="TA"/> when the Dragon [[Smaug]] scattered the Longbeards who dwelt there. Most of the survivors subsequently went to their kinsmen in the Iron Hills, swelling its numbers. <br />
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Before the death of [[Smaug]] in {{TA|2941}},<ref name="TA"/> the dwarven realm in the Iron Hills was the only force in the north-east of [[Wilderland]] capable of offering a large and strong enough resistance to the forces of evil.<ref>{{UT|Erebor}}</ref><br />
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In {{TA|2799|n}}<ref name="TA"/> the final battle of the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]] [[Battle of Azanulbizar|occurred in the Dimrill Dale]]. When reinforcements, led by [[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]], arrived from the Iron Hills the battle turned in the favour of the dwarves. With the war over, Dáin led his people home where, after the death of Grór, he became the new [[Lord of the Iron Hills]].<ref name="Durin">{{App|Durin}}</ref><br />
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In {{TA|2941|n}} Lord [[Dáin II|Dáin Ironfoot]] led his warriors in the [[Battle of Five Armies]] near [[Erebor]]. The battle won but Thorin slain and Dáin became the new [[King under the Mountain]] and [[Kings of Durin's Folk|King of the Longbeards]] as Dáin II.<ref name="TA"/><ref name="Durin"/> He relocated to Erebor with many of his people, and re-established it as Durin's folk's greatest and strongest dwelling in the north. <br />
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The Iron Hills pass out of history after this relocation, but probably were not wholly deserted.<ref name=Foster>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', p. 212</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Dwarves of the Iron Hills]]<br />
*[[Lord of the Iron Hills]]<br />
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{{references}}<br />
[[Category:Hills]]<br />
[[Category:Rhovanion]]<br />
[[Category:Mountain ranges]]<br />
[[Category:Dwarven realms]]</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Talk:Iron_Hills&diff=225469Talk:Iron Hills2013-01-11T02:15:26Z<p>Dwarf Lord: </p>
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<div>In the Infobox is given the Sindarin name of the Iron Hills: Emyn Engrin. But does Tolkien use this name anywhere? Not in LoTR, afaik, neither does it appear in the Index of the HoME. If it is not extant in Tolkien's texts, it shouldn't be mentioned at all, I suppose. --Tik 19:49, 11 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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:I can't recall anywhere in which Tolkien specifically uses the term, however if we know what "iron" is in Sindarin, and we know what "hills" is in Sindarin, then we can say with some confidence what "Iron Hills" translates to. It should be made clear that this is nothing more than an educated guess however. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 12:51, 12 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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::Well, then should a short article, defining it, be made, or should the hyperlink be removed, or made a redirect?--[[User:Quidon88|Quidon88]] 01:51, 13 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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In the description it is said that the hills were a remnant of the Iron Mountains. As far as I know, this is not stated anywhere by Tolkien, and the geography of Middle-Earth would tend to preclude this to be the case -it would be much more likely for the Ered Mithrin. –– [[User:Elendil|Elendil]] November 28, 2009<br />
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== Speculation issues ==<br />
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I don't see the logical or textual issue of my additions being removed from this page. <br />
It is a fact that the Iron Hills were the primary source of all iron ore for the Longbeard house of the Dwarves. They mined there for as possibly as far back as the Years of the Trees all the way to the last time it is mentioned and that is the Hobbit. <br />
At this time it was also the military super power of Wilderland. Being the only realm capable of taking on Sauron's forces -even above the Elves of Mirkwood and Lorien.<br />
At this time it was also where a very large portion if not a majority of Longbeards lived other than wandering or in the Blue Mountains with Thorin, etc.<br />
We know that the Durin's folk (Longbeards) began to mass migrate back to Erebor with it retaken and Dáin as king. Those especially in the Blue Mountains being a prime example like the families of Thorin's company of Dwarves.<br />
We also know that since prior to reclaiming Erebor that Durin's folk began to have a slowly increasing baby boom of sorts more so than they had before (when the Iron Hills seems to have been the only permanent dwelling left of theirs) with Thráin/Thorin's settling in the Blue Mountains. Further by 2990 the Dwarves believed their numbers to be at a point where they believed their numbers great enough they could try retaking Moria.<br />
It is also a fact that it nowhere in Tolkien's writings that the Dwarves just up and abandoned or even partially so the Iron Hills, their equalivent as a nation to the US's primary coal supplies being from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Sure the epicenter of power was moved to Erebor, but that is to be expected. Even when Erebor was still ruled by Thrór, his brother Grór's following that left the Grey Mts. was large and their amount of commerce/trade back and forth was massive.<br />
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Those are the facts. To my last point: on a logical level (and we know that Tolkien was extremely logical and practical in his creation of a mythical world not all that different from our own) why in all of Middle-earth and Valinor would the Dwarves all of a sudden not continue to use the Iron Hills as they were? It makes no economic, logical, or practical sense. <br />
This has been a long post, but it is necessary to prove my point. Yes I can't point to a single sentence that backs what I put on their but for crying out loud with the facts and common sense in place why in the world try to argue against it? Speculation should be tolerated if it is backed with textual evidence and logic/common sense. --[[User:Dwarf Lord|Dwarf Lord]] 03:12, 10 January 2013 (UTC)<br />
:I also support speculation based on common sense; at some point, I had authored/proposed an "original research" policy but eventually it was declined. Robert Foster also provides some minimal speculation in his Guide. At this point he notes:<br />
:{{quote|The Iron Hills pass out of records after this, but they may not have been deserted.}}<br />
:So Foster observes that the Iron Hills are not mentioned after the H and feels it is an observation interesting enough to be mentioned in his entry. Yet he clarifies his observation by saying that this silence doesn't necessarily mean that the Hills were deserted.<br />
:I think that this simple thread of thought covers yours as well. He doesn't mention a reason why they were not mentioned again, nor a reason why they shouldn't have been deserted, only a commonsensical possibility. But since it is a published (and generally well-respected) reference work, we can afford citing it in order to complement the article and fill the historical gap, without resolving to our own speculation.<br />
:BTW where is it mentioned that the Iron Hills supplied dwarves with iron? Other than the name itself. [[User:Sage|Sage]] 12:23, 10 January 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::There is a fine line between inference and speculation. That they mined iron is itself an inference from the name "[[Iron Hills]]", the fact that the [[Dáin]]'s army from the Iron Hills is described as being adorned with iron caps, and that 'there was great traffic of ore between them [the folk of Erebor] and their kin in the Iron Hills' ({{App|Durin}}). Tolkien does not explicitly say that they mined iron, but it is heavily implied. Now, to say that iron continued to be mined in the Iron Hills as long as Durin's folk lasted goes beyond reasonable inference and into speculation. As a general rule of thumb, if you feel inclined to precede statements with 'likely' or 'probably' then you should take a long hard look at what you're saying and make sure that it isn't speculation. I agree, Sage, that as [[Robert Foster]]'s ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'' holds some authority it should be used to backup the suggestion that the Iron Hills may not have been deserted. That's why I think the article, as it stands now, is acceptable (expect perhaps the statement that the Iron Hills were 'militarily the strongest realm in Wilderland', which seems like speculation to me). Just my two pennies. I believe that [[User:Morgan|Morgan]] will be able to give an explanation of our [[Tolkien Gateway:Original research|original research policy]].--{{User:KingAragorn/sig}} 17:30, 10 January 2013 (UTC)<br />
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:::I believe the statement 'militarily the strongest realm in Wilderland' is mentioned in [[The Quest of Erebor]]. I am somewhat neutral about the discussion itself. --[[User:Amroth|Amroth]] 18:20, 10 January 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::::+1 KingAragorn. Basically our original research policy consists of not having any original research. The role of an encyclopedia is to ''summarize'' information from other sources, which is why we need references for ''everything''.--[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 18:21, 10 January 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::::Amroth, thank you. The "C" version of "The Quest of Erebor" says that 'To resist any force that Sauron might send to regain the northern passes in the mountains and the old lands of Angmar there were only the Dwarves of the Iron Hills, and behind them lay a desolation and a Dragon.' I will make the changes.--{{User:KingAragorn/sig}} 18:42, 10 January 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::::: to answer your questions: <br />
1.You can find the mentioning of the Iron Hills being the main source of iron for the Longbeards in HoME XII ''Of Dwarves and Men'' p. 302, 8th line from the bottom. Where Tolkien gives a history of the Dwarves and their interaction with the men of Wilderland. Hence the only reason I have ever put so much emphasis on the iron bit. <br />
2. as KingAragorn pointed out it is stated in Appendix A and the UT that the Iron Hills were, in a different way of saying it, the military super power of Wilderland.<br />
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Well that is to me rather unfortunate, Morgan. The fun thing about coming back to this website over and over again for the past 7 years has been digging out nuggets of information out of the mythology and sharing it with everyone. Often times these things that "reputed" mythology guides like Foster's book either don't mention, construe or totally overlook. No fan fiction, no made up stuff but hard facts with logic to back them up. --[[User:Dwarf Lord|Dwarf Lord]] 02:15, 11 January 2013 (UTC)</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Talk:Iron_Hills&diff=225443Talk:Iron Hills2013-01-10T03:12:09Z<p>Dwarf Lord: /* Speculation issues */ new section</p>
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<div>In the Infobox is given the Sindarin name of the Iron Hills: Emyn Engrin. But does Tolkien use this name anywhere? Not in LoTR, afaik, neither does it appear in the Index of the HoME. If it is not extant in Tolkien's texts, it shouldn't be mentioned at all, I suppose. --Tik 19:49, 11 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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:I can't recall anywhere in which Tolkien specifically uses the term, however if we know what "iron" is in Sindarin, and we know what "hills" is in Sindarin, then we can say with some confidence what "Iron Hills" translates to. It should be made clear that this is nothing more than an educated guess however. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 12:51, 12 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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::Well, then should a short article, defining it, be made, or should the hyperlink be removed, or made a redirect?--[[User:Quidon88|Quidon88]] 01:51, 13 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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In the description it is said that the hills were a remnant of the Iron Mountains. As far as I know, this is not stated anywhere by Tolkien, and the geography of Middle-Earth would tend to preclude this to be the case -it would be much more likely for the Ered Mithrin. –– [[User:Elendil|Elendil]] November 28, 2009<br />
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== Speculation issues ==<br />
<br />
I don't see the logical or textual issue of my additions being removed from this page. <br />
It is a fact that the Iron Hills were the primary source of all iron ore for the Longbeard house of the Dwarves. They mined there for as possibly as far back as the Years of the Trees all the way to the last time it is mentioned and that is the Hobbit. <br />
At this time it was also the military super power of Wilderland. Being the only realm capable of taking on Sauron's forces -even above the Elves of Mirkwood and Lorien.<br />
At this time it was also where a very large portion if not a majority of Longbeards lived other than wandering or in the Blue Mountains with Thorin, etc.<br />
We know that the Durin's folk (Longbeards) began to mass migrate back to Erebor with it retaken and Dáin as king. Those especially in the Blue Mountains being a prime example like the families of Thorin's company of Dwarves.<br />
We also know that since prior to reclaiming Erebor that Durin's folk began to have a slowly increasing baby boom of sorts more so than they had before (when the Iron Hills seems to have been the only permanent dwelling left of theirs) with Thráin/Thorin's settling in the Blue Mountains. Further by 2990 the Dwarves believed their numbers to be at a point where they believed their numbers great enough they could try retaking Moria.<br />
It is also a fact that it nowhere in Tolkien's writings that the Dwarves just up and abandoned or even partially so the Iron Hills, their equalivent as a nation to the US's primary coal supplies being from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Sure the epicenter of power was moved to Erebor, but that is to be expected. Even when Erebor was still ruled by Thrór, his brother Grór's following that left the Grey Mts. was large and their amount of commerce/trade back and forth was massive.<br />
<br />
Those are the facts. To my last point: on a logical level (and we know that Tolkien was extremely logical and practical in his creation of a mythical world not all that different from our own) why in all of Middle-earth and Valinor would the Dwarves all of a sudden not continue to use the Iron Hills as they were? It makes no economic, logical, or practical sense. <br />
This has been a long post, but it is necessary to prove my point. Yes I can't point to a single sentence that backs what I put on their but for crying out loud with the facts and common sense in place why in the world try to argue against it? Speculation should be tolerated if it is backed with textual evidence and logic/common sense. --[[User:Dwarf Lord|Dwarf Lord]] 03:12, 10 January 2013 (UTC)</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Broadbeams&diff=225434Broadbeams2013-01-09T16:58:58Z<p>Dwarf Lord: </p>
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<div>[[File:Ben Wootten - Broadbeam dwarf.png|thumb|A Broadbeam dwarf by Ben Wootten]]<br />
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 (together with the ancestors of the [[Firebeards]] and [[Longbeards]]) of the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves.<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}, p. 301</ref><br />
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The Broadbeams (With the Firebeards) awoke in [[Mount Dolmed]] in the [[Blue Mountains]], and lived there throughout the history of their people.<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}, p. 301</ref> <br />
Though unstated as to which kingdom was theirs, they built and dwelled in either or maybe both the great Dwarven cities of [[Nogrod]] and [[Belegost]] before their ruining in the [[War of Wrath]]. <br />
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==Portrayal in adaptations==<br />
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'''2002-5: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game]]'':'''<br />
: The House corresponding to the Broadbeams is called '''Linnar's Folk''', said to reside mainly in the Iron Hills during the late Third Age.<ref>{{D|M}}</ref><br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Dwarves of Belegost]]<br />
{{References}}<br />
{{Dwarvenclans}}<br />
[[de:Breitschultern]]<br />
[[fi:Väkivarret]]</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Iron_Hills&diff=225430Iron Hills2013-01-09T15:35:31Z<p>Dwarf Lord: Unnecessary.</p>
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<div>{{location<br />
| image=[[Image:Ironhillsmap.jpg|250px]]<br />
| name=Iron Hills<br />
| othernames=<br />
| etymology=<br />
| type=Hill range<br />
| location=East of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], northwest of [[Rhûn]]<br />
| inhabitants=[[Durin's Folk]]<br />
| realms=The Kingdom of Durin's folk<br />
| description=Hill-remnants of the [[Ered Engrin]] and a realm of many of Durin's folk<br />
| events=<br />
| references=<br />
|}}<br />
The '''Iron Hills''' were a range of great iron rich<ref name="Third">{{PM|Third}}</ref> hills (Hence the name) in the northeast of the known parts of [[Middle-earth]], border-lining [[Rhûn]]; as well as the source of the [[Carnen]] River.<ref>{{UT|Map}}</ref> There was a [[Dwarf realms|Dwarf-realm]] of the Longbeards located in the hills, led famously by [[Dáin Ironfoot]].<ref>{{H|Gathering}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
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===Early History===<br />
The Iron Hills were perhaps a part or a remnant of the mountain chain that formed the [[Iron Mountains]] of the [[First Age]].<ref>[[Karen Wynn Fonstad]], ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' p. 78</ref><br />
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The Hills were mined for thousands of years by the Longbeards, being their primary source for iron above all the rest of their territories.<ref name="Third">{{PM|Third}}</ref> The [[Dwarf-road of Mirkwood]] ran northeast to the Hills for the Dwarf-traders and merchants that went to and from [[Khazad-dûm]] and the Hills.<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}</ref><br />
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===Third Age===<br />
In {{TA|1981}} the last of the Dwarves living in Khazad-dûm fled from the [[Balrog]] who had slain kings [[Durin VI]] and [[Náin I]].<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> Some of those who escaped wandered as far as the Iron Hills and resettled there.<ref name="Third"/><br />
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In {{TA|2570|n}} Dragons began [[War of the Dwarves and Dragons|afflicting the Dwarves in the north]] and in {{TA|2589|n}} King [[Dáin I]] was slain by a cold drake outside [[Dáin's halls|his halls]] in the [[Grey Mountains]].<ref name="TA"/> Due to these deprivations, in {{TA|2590|n}} [[Grór]] son of Dáin left the Grey Mountains and established a lordship in the Iron Hills.<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> <br />
<br />
Over the next few centuries Grór and his people built the hills from a just an ancient mining colony to a great realm, especially after the [[Sack of Erebor|destruction]] of [[Erebor]] in {{TA|2770|n}}<ref name="TA"/> when the Dragon [[Smaug]] scattered the Longbeards who dwelt there. Most of the survivors subsequently went to their kinsmen in the Iron Hills, swelling its numbers. <br />
<br />
Before the death of [[Smaug]] in {{TA|2941}},<ref name="TA"/> the Dwarven realm in the Iron Hills was the main dwelling place of [[Durin's folk]] in the East, and militarily the strongest realm in [[Wilderland]]. <br />
<br />
In {{TA|2799|n}}<ref name="TA"/> the final battle of the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]] [[Battle of Azanulbizar|occurred in the Dimrill Dale]]. The battle was turning into a massive stalemate until fresh reinforcements from the Iron Hills arrived led by [[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]]. With the war over, Dáin led his people home where, after the death of Grór, became the new [[Lord of the Iron Hills]].<ref name="Durin">{{App|Durin}}</ref><br />
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In {{TA|2941|n}} Lord [[Dáin II|Dáin Ironfoot]] led his warriors in the [[Battle of Five Armies]] near [[Erebor]]. The battle won but Thorin slain, Dáin became the new [[King under the Mountain]] and [[Kings of Durin's Folk|King of the Longbeards]] as Dáin II.<ref name="TA"/><ref name="Durin"/> He relocated to Erebor with many of his people, and reestablished it as Durin's folk's greatest and strongest dwelling in the north. <br />
<br />
The Iron Hills pass out of history after this relocation, but probably were not wholly deserted.<ref name=Foster>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', p. 212</ref><br />
Likely continuing to main provider of iron for the Longbeards, as it had for millennia before.<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
*[[Dwarves of the Iron Hills]]<br />
*[[Lord of the Iron Hills]]<br />
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{{references}}<br />
[[Category:Hills]]<br />
[[Category:Rhovanion]]<br />
[[Category:Mountain ranges]]<br />
[[Category:Dwarven realms]]</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Iron_Hills&diff=225429Iron Hills2013-01-09T15:23:26Z<p>Dwarf Lord: Undo revision 225424 by Morgan (talk) Explain to why my addition is invalid but the one above it “wholly abandoned” isn't either? Mine actually has textual backing.</p>
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<div>{{location<br />
| image=[[Image:Ironhillsmap.jpg|250px]]<br />
| name=Iron Hills<br />
| othernames=<br />
| etymology=<br />
| type=Hill range<br />
| location=East of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], northwest of [[Rhûn]]<br />
| inhabitants=[[Durin's Folk]]<br />
| realms=The Kingdom of Durin's folk<br />
| description=Hill-remnants of the [[Ered Engrin]] and a realm of many of Durin's folk<br />
| events=<br />
| references=<br />
|}}<br />
The '''Iron Hills''' were a range of great hills in the northeast of the known parts of [[Middle-earth]], border-lining [[Rhûn]]; as well as the source of the [[Carnen]] River.<ref>{{UT|Map}}</ref> There was a [[Dwarf realms|Dwarf-realm]] of the Longbeards located in the hills, led famously by [[Dáin Ironfoot]].<ref>{{H|Gathering}}</ref><br />
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The Iron Hills were probably rich in iron but not [[gold]], and the [[Dwarves of the Iron Hills]], although prosperous, were not as wealthy as their other cousins.<ref name=Foster/><br />
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==History==<br />
<br />
===Early History===<br />
The Iron Hills were perhaps a part or a remnant of the mountain chain that formed the [[Iron Mountains]] of the [[First Age]].<ref>[[Karen Wynn Fonstad]], ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' p. 78</ref><br />
<br />
The Hills were mined for thousands of years by the Longbeards, being their primary source for iron above all the rest of their territories.<ref name="Third">{{PM|Third}}</ref> The [[Dwarf-road of Mirkwood]] ran northeast to the Hills for the Dwarf-traders and merchants that went to and from [[Khazad-dûm]] and the Hills.<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}</ref><br />
<br />
===Third Age===<br />
In {{TA|1981}} the last of the Dwarves living in Khazad-dûm fled from the [[Balrog]] who had slain kings [[Durin VI]] and [[Náin I]].<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> Some of those who escaped wandered as far as the Iron Hills and resettled there.<ref name="Third"/><br />
<br />
In {{TA|2570|n}} Dragons began [[War of the Dwarves and Dragons|afflicting the Dwarves in the north]] and in {{TA|2589|n}} King [[Dáin I]] was slain by a cold drake outside [[Dáin's halls|his halls]] in the [[Grey Mountains]].<ref name="TA"/> Due to these deprivations, in {{TA|2590|n}} [[Grór]] son of Dáin left the Grey Mountains and established a lordship in the Iron Hills.<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> <br />
<br />
Over the next few centuries Grór and his people built the hills from a just an ancient mining colony to a great realm, especially after the [[Sack of Erebor|destruction]] of [[Erebor]] in {{TA|2770|n}}<ref name="TA"/> when the Dragon [[Smaug]] scattered the Longbeards who dwelt there. Most of the survivors subsequently went to their kinsmen in the Iron Hills, swelling its numbers. <br />
<br />
Before the death of [[Smaug]] in {{TA|2941}},<ref name="TA"/> the Dwarven realm in the Iron Hills was the main dwelling place of [[Durin's folk]] in the East, and militarily the strongest realm in [[Wilderland]]. <br />
<br />
In {{TA|2799|n}}<ref name="TA"/> the final battle of the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]] [[Battle of Azanulbizar|occurred in the Dimrill Dale]]. The battle was turning into a massive stalemate until fresh reinforcements from the Iron Hills arrived led by [[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]]. With the war over, Dáin led his people home where, after the death of Grór, became the new [[Lord of the Iron Hills]].<ref name="Durin">{{App|Durin}}</ref><br />
<br />
In {{TA|2941|n}} Lord [[Dáin II|Dáin Ironfoot]] led his warriors in the [[Battle of Five Armies]] near [[Erebor]]. The battle won but Thorin slain, Dáin became the new [[King under the Mountain]] and [[Kings of Durin's Folk|King of the Longbeards]] as Dáin II.<ref name="TA"/><ref name="Durin"/> He relocated to Erebor with many of his people, and reestablished it as Durin's folk's greatest and strongest dwelling in the north. <br />
<br />
The Iron Hills pass out of history after this relocation, but probably were not wholly deserted.<ref name=Foster>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', p. 212</ref><br />
Likely continuing to provide iron for the Longbeards, as long as their race existed.<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
*[[Dwarves of the Iron Hills]]<br />
*[[Lord of the Iron Hills]]<br />
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{{references}}<br />
[[Category:Hills]]<br />
[[Category:Rhovanion]]<br />
[[Category:Mountain ranges]]<br />
[[Category:Dwarven realms]]</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=War_of_the_Dwarves_and_Orcs&diff=225428War of the Dwarves and Orcs2013-01-09T15:14:50Z<p>Dwarf Lord: /* The Final Battle */</p>
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<div>{{sources}}<br />
{{War<br />
| previous= [[War of the Dwarves and Dragons]]<br />
| next=[[War of the Ring]]<br />
| name=War of the Dwarves and Orcs<br />
| image=[[Image:Mikel Janin - Battle of Azanulbizar.jpeg|300px]]<br />
| begin={{TA|2793}}<br />
| end={{TA|2799}}<br />
| place=The northern [[Misty Mountains]] and [[Mount Gundabad]]<br />
| result=Crippling defeat for Orcs, pyrrhic victory for Dwarves<br />
| battles=[[Sacking of Mount Gundabad]], various battles in mines, strongholds, and colonies, [[Battle of Azanulbizar]].<br />
|side1=Dwarves of all Seven Houses, [[Longbeards]], [[Firebeards]], [[Broadbeams]], [[Blacklocks]], [[Stonefoots]], [[Ironfists]], and [[Stiffbeards]].<br />
|side2=[[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]]<br />
|commanders1=King [[Thráin II]], [[Thorin]], [[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]], various generals and/or kings or lords of the other houses<br />
|commanders2=[[Azog]] and likely other Orc-chieftains<br />
|}}<br />
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The '''War of the Dwarves and Orcs''' was a great war fought between the two races.<br />
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==History==<br />
=== Prelude ===<br />
After their home under [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] had been [[Sack of Erebor|sacked]] by the [[dragon]] [[Smaug]], many of the [[Dwarves]] of [[Durin's Folk]] were homeless and wandered through western [[Middle-earth]], trying to make as best a living they could. After some years of wandering they settled down in [[Dunland]].<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref><br />
Among these Dwarves were [[Thrór]], formerly the [[King under the Mountain]] now King of Durin's folk in exile, his son [[Thráin II]] and grandson [[Thorin II]] who became later known as Thorin Oakenshield.<br />
<br />
Thrór fell into despair after living many years in poverty, or perhaps the [[Rings of Power|Ring]] he wore was ultimately working towards his bearers evil. Whatever the case, he decided to leave his people in {{TA|2790}} to seek out and look upon the ancestral halls of [[Khazad-dûm]]. Accompanied by his friend [[Nár (companion of Thrór)|Nár]], they crossed the [[Redhorn Pass]] and came down to the [[East-gate of Moria]] where the Thrór took it upon himself to enter alone, despite the warnings of Nár who stayed behind in the dale. <br />
<br />
Thrór was found and slain by [[Azog]] the [[Orc]]-chieftain who had ruled in Moria, and after a few days Thrór's head had been branded with Azog's name and the corpse was thrown out of the gate where it was found by Nár. He was left alive to serve as a messenger to the Dwarves that Azog now claimed to be the King of Moria, and to stay away.<br />
<br />
When Nár returned to the king's son Thráin, he told him of his father's murder and the Orc's warning. For seven days without eating or sleeping the new king sat, until he stood and cried "This cannot be borne!"<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref> <br />
<br />
From 2790 to {{TA|2793|n}} the [[Longbeards]] responded to this tragedy by gathering an army, and calling on all the other six Houses of the Dwarves for war.<br />
<br />
=== Early Stages===<br />
In 2793 the Dwarf host was ready, and set departed for war; assailing and sacking one by one all the Orc-holds they could find from [[Mount Gundabad]] in the north, to the [[Gladden]] in the south. <br />
<br />
Little is actually known about what happened during six year-long war, however it is know that most of the it was fought underground, in the great mines and tunnels of the Misty Mountains, where Dwarves excelled in combat.<br />
<br />
=== The Final Battle ===<br />
The war came to a climax {{TA|2799|n}} (Probably the January or February), when the final battle was fought in the Dimrill Dale below the East-gate of [[Moria]], the [[Battle of Azanulbizar|Battle of Azanûlbizar]]. The Dwarves gained victory in this notoriously bloody encounter when reinforcements arrived late on the scene from the [[Iron Hills]]. Azog was slain by [[Dáin Ironfoot]].<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref> <br />
<br />
In its aftermath, King Thráin wanted to enter reclaim the city, but the Dwarves not of Durin's folk refused, saying that the city was not their Fathers' House; they had honored Thrór's memory by fighting and that was enough. [[Dáin Ironfoot]] also warned the king that [[Durin's Bane]] still dwelt within Khazad-dûm.<br />
<br />
===Aftermath===<br />
The war was very costly for the Dwarves. near half of those involved in the final battle were killed and with a possibility of a couple thousand more being killed throughout the rest of the war. <br />
[[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]], [[Frerin]], and [[Fundin]] were among the more notable casualties. Thráin II himself lost an eye and gained a limp, and Thorin was wounded when his shield broke and he had to use an oak branch to defend himself-hence the epithet "Oakenshield".<br />
<br />
The Orcs suffered irreparable damage to their numbers by war's end. 10,000 alone were killed in the Dimrill Dale, and It seem highly likely that at least that many were killed throughout the previous five years of the war.<br />
Those that survived the final battle (as many as 10,000 or so) fled south through [[Rohan]], seeking refuge in the [[White Mountains]] beyond, where they troubled the [[Rohirrim]] for two generations. <br />
As a result of such losses, the [[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]] virtually disappeared as a threat for [[Eriador]] and [[Wilderland]]. One and a half centuries later the Orcs of the North were recovering, but their numbers were permanently depleted to severely low levels in the aftermath of the [[Battle of Five Armies]] in {{TA|2941|n}}. It was here that [[Bolg]] son of Azog tried to avenge his father and the [[Great Goblin]], but in his failure three fourths of his people were killed.<br />
<br />
The repercussions of the War of the Dwarves and Orcs likely even had an impact on the very outcome of the [[War of the Ring]].<br />
<br />
== Noteable Veterans ==<br />
*[[Thráin II]]<br />
*[[Thorin]]<br />
*[[Frerin]]<br />
*[[Fundin]]<br />
*[[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]]<br />
*[[Dáin Ironfoot]]<br />
*[[Balin]]<br />
*[[Glóin]]<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
*[[Battle of Azanulbizar]]<br />
*[[Second Sacking of Gundabad]]<br />
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{{references}}<small><br />
::*''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix A]], Durin's Folk<br />
::*''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]''<br />
::* The Lord of the Rings, Return of the King, Appendix A, (2nd edition 1966), p. 356. It mentions that the balance of the Orcs at Azanulbizar fled.<br />
</small><br />
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| next=[[Fell Winter (Third Age)|Fell Winter]]<br />
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| image=[[Image:Ironhillsmap.jpg|250px]]<br />
| name=Iron Hills<br />
| othernames=<br />
| etymology=<br />
| type=Hill range<br />
| location=East of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], northwest of [[Rhûn]]<br />
| inhabitants=[[Durin's Folk]]<br />
| realms=The Kingdom of Durin's folk<br />
| description=Hill-remnants of the [[Ered Engrin]] and a realm of many of Durin's folk<br />
| events=<br />
| references=<br />
|}}<br />
The '''Iron Hills''' were a range of great hills in the northeast of the known parts of [[Middle-earth]], border-lining [[Rhûn]]; as well as the source of the [[Carnen]] River.<ref>{{UT|Map}}</ref> There was a [[Dwarf realms|Dwarf-realm]] of the Longbeards located in the hills, led famously by [[Dáin Ironfoot]].<ref>{{H|Gathering}}</ref><br />
<br />
The Iron Hills were probably rich in iron but not [[gold]], and the [[Dwarves of the Iron Hills]], although prosperous, were not as wealthy as their other cousins.<ref name=Foster/><br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
===Early History===<br />
The Iron Hills were perhaps a part or a remnant of the mountain chain that formed the [[Iron Mountains]] of the [[First Age]].<ref>[[Karen Wynn Fonstad]], ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' p. 78</ref><br />
<br />
The Hills were mined for thousands of years by the Longbeards, being their primary source for iron above all the rest of their territories.<ref name="Third">{{PM|Third}}</ref> The [[Dwarf-road of Mirkwood]] ran northeast to the Hills for the Dwarf-traders and merchants that went to and from [[Khazad-dûm]] and the Hills.<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}</ref><br />
<br />
===Third Age===<br />
In {{TA|1981}} the last of the Dwarves living in Khazad-dûm fled from the [[Balrog]] who had slain kings [[Durin VI]] and [[Náin I]].<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> Some of those who escaped wandered as far as the Iron Hills and resettled there.<ref name="Third"/><br />
<br />
In {{TA|2570|n}} Dragons began [[War of the Dwarves and Dragons|afflicting the Dwarves in the north]] and in {{TA|2589|n}} King [[Dáin I]] was slain by a cold drake outside [[Dáin's halls|his halls]] in the [[Grey Mountains]].<ref name="TA"/> Due to these deprivations, in {{TA|2590|n}} [[Grór]] son of Dáin left the Grey Mountains and established a lordship in the Iron Hills.<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> <br />
<br />
Over the next few centuries Grór and his people built the hills from a just an ancient mining colony to a great realm, especially after the [[Sack of Erebor|destruction]] of [[Erebor]] in {{TA|2770|n}}<ref name="TA"/> when the Dragon [[Smaug]] scattered the Longbeards who dwelt there. Most of the survivors subsequently went to their kinsmen in the Iron Hills, swelling its numbers. <br />
<br />
Before the death of [[Smaug]] in {{TA|2941}},<ref name="TA"/> the Dwarven realm in the Iron Hills was the main dwelling place of [[Durin's folk]] in the East, and militarily the strongest realm in [[Wilderland]]. <br />
<br />
In {{TA|2799|n}}<ref name="TA"/> the final battle of the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]] [[Battle of Azanulbizar|occurred in the Dimrill Dale]]. The battle was turning into a massive stalemate until fresh reinforcements from the Iron Hills arrived led by [[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]]. With the war over, Dáin led his people home where, after the death of Grór, became the new [[Lord of the Iron Hills]].<ref name="Durin">{{App|Durin}}</ref><br />
<br />
In {{TA|2941|n}} Lord [[Dáin II|Dáin Ironfoot]] led his warriors in the [[Battle of Five Armies]] near [[Erebor]]. The battle won but Thorin slain, Dáin became the new [[King under the Mountain]] and [[Kings of Durin's Folk|King of the Longbeards]] as Dáin II.<ref name="TA"/><ref name="Durin"/> He relocated to Erebor with many of his people, and reestablished it as Durin's folk's greatest and strongest dwelling in the north. <br />
<br />
The Iron Hills pass out of history after this relocation, but probably were not wholly deserted.<ref name=Foster>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', p. 212</ref><br />
Likely continuing to provide iron for the Longbeards, as long as their race existed.<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
*[[Dwarves of the Iron Hills]]<br />
*[[Lord of the Iron Hills]]<br />
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[[Category:Hills]]<br />
[[Category:Rhovanion]]<br />
[[Category:Mountain ranges]]<br />
[[Category:Dwarven realms]]</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Dwarves_of_the_Iron_Hills&diff=225422Dwarves of the Iron Hills2013-01-09T03:36:42Z<p>Dwarf Lord: /* Dain's Reign */</p>
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<div>{{race<br />
|image=[[File:Angelo Montanini - Iron Hill Dwarves.jpg|250px]]<br />
|name= Dwarves of the Iron Hills<br />
|dominions= [[Iron Hills]], [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]]<br />
|languages= [[Khuzdul]]<br />
|height=Five feet or less<br />
|length=<br />
|skincolor= probably white<br />
|haircolor=<br />
|feathers=<br />
|distinctions= Short in stature, beards, well-armoured in combat<br />
|lifespan=around 250 years<br />
|members=[[Dáin Ironfoot|Dáin II Ironfoot]], [[Gror]], [[Náin son of Grór]]<br />
}}<br />
The '''Dwarves of the Iron Hills''' belonged to the house of the [[Longbeards]], otherwise known as [[Durin's folk]]. Originally, the Dwarves of this house dwelt in the northern [[Grey Mountains]], but they were greatly troubled by [[Dragons]] in that region. After King [[Dáin I]] was slain by one of these dragons, his surviving sons led an exodus into the east. Dáin's elder son [[Thrór]] recreated the [[Kingdom under the Mountain]] at [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], while his younger brother [[Grór]] led a part of the people further into the east, to settle among the [[Iron Hills]].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
===Early History===<br />
The Hills were mined for thousands of years by [[Durin's folk]], because of the hills' rich amount of iron. The Dwarves had also constructed the Dwarf-road of Mirkwood which ran northeast to the Hills for the Dwarf-traders than went to and from Khazad-dûm and the Hills.<br />
<br />
===Founding of Gror's Realm===<br />
[[Gror]], son of [[Dain I]] and his people were forced to leave their home in the [[Gray Mountains]] due to attack of [[Dragons]]. He settled in the Iron Hills during the year {{TA|2590}}, where he became the first [[Lord of the Iron Hills]]. During his reign the realm became the strongest in the North, being the only realm standing between Sauron and his plans to destroy Rivendell and taking back the lands of Angmar. Also, following the [[Sack of Erebor]] many of Durin's folk fleeing from [[Smaug]] and those wandering in exile, except for [[Thrór]] and his small company of family and followers, came to the Iron Hills, bolstering their numbers.<br />
<br />
=== War of the Dwarves and Orcs ===<br />
During the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]] many Dwarves from the Iron Hills fought several battles, but they are mostly remembered from the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]] in the year {{TA|2799}}. [[Náin son of Grór|Naín]] and his army came to the battle in the most crucial moment, when the main Dwarven army was being decimated by the great host of Orcs. With these fresh reinforcments, the Dwarves were able to route and destroy their opponents, fighting their way all up to the steps of the East-gate of [[Moria]]. There, Nain dueled with [[Azog]], the [[Orcs|Orc]] commander, resulting to his death. Later in the battle,[[Dáin Ironfoot|Dáin II Ironfoot]] killed Azog out of vengeance for his father, achieving recognition because he was very young for dwarven standards. After this battle Dain led his Dwarves back to Gror's Halls.<br />
<br />
===Dáin's Reign===<br />
Grór ruled the Dwarves of the Iron Hills for two hundred and fifteen years, and he died in 2805 at 241 years of age. [[Dáin II|Dáin Ironfoot]] became the second Lord of the Iron Hills, and during his reign Iron Hills evolved to the mightiest Dwarf-realm of its time. <br />
<br />
Years later, Dáin's cousin [[Thorin]] attempted to restore Erebor but was trapped by the [[Elves of Mirkwood]] and [[Northmen]] of [[Esgaroth]] and sent to the Iron Hills for aid. Dáin arrived with 500 armoured Dwarves and as events developed, the Dwarves of the Iron Hills proved crucial in winning the ensuing [[Battle of Five Armies]] against the [[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]]. Thorin died in that battle, and with him the royal line of [[Thrór]]. Through his ancestor Grór, the Kingship of Durin's Folk then fell on Dáin. Dáin II Ironfoot removed from the Iron Hills, and re-established a kingdom under the [[Lonely Mountain]]. It is possible that both Iron Hills and [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] were ruled by him and later by his son [[Thorin Stonehelm|Thorin III Stonehelm]].<br />
<br />
===Later History===<br />
It is possible, though not canonical, that the Dwarves from the Iron Hills, fought in the [[Battle of Dale]] against the Easterlings during the [[War of the Ring]], but Tolkien never stated that they specifically did.<br />
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==Other information==<br />
They became well-known for making a metal mesh that could be used for making flexible items like leg-coverings.<br />
<br />
These Dwarves of Durin's folk were known for being some of the most fierce and elite of all Dwarf armies. Their main weapon of choice seemed to have been the mattocks, though they also carried a short broad sword with a round shield.<br />
<br />
Not much is said on whom were enemies of these dwarves, but it seems likely that the [[Easterlings]] were one of them, since their empire was near and around the Iron Hills, and possibly Dragons. Considering they lived in the wastes to the North. <br />
<br />
==References==<br />
*''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix A]]<br />
*''[[Unfinished Tales]]''<br />
*''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]''<br />
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[[Category:Dwarven peoples]]<br />
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| image=[[Image:Ironhillsmap.jpg|250px]]<br />
| name=Iron Hills<br />
| othernames=<br />
| etymology=<br />
| type=Hill range<br />
| location=East of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], northwest of [[Rhûn]]<br />
| inhabitants=[[Durin's Folk]]<br />
| realms=The Kingdom of Durin's folk<br />
| description=Hill-remnants of the [[Ered Engrin]] and a realm of many of Durin's folk<br />
| events=<br />
| references=<br />
|}}<br />
The '''Iron Hills''' were a range of hills in the northeast of the known parts of [[Middle-earth]], border-lining [[Rhûn]]. They were the source of the [[Carnen]] River.<ref>{{UT|Map}}</ref> There was a [[Dwarf realms|Dwarf-realm]] located in the hills, led famously by [[Dáin Ironfoot]].<ref>{{H|Gathering}}</ref><br />
<br />
The Iron Hills were probably rich in iron but not [[gold]], and the [[Dwarves of the Iron Hills]], although prosperous, were not as wealthy as their other cousins.<ref name=Foster/><br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
===Early History===<br />
The Iron Hills were perhaps a part or a remnant of the mountain chain that formed the [[Iron Mountains]] of the [[First Age]].<ref>[[Karen Wynn Fonstad]], ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' p. 78</ref><br />
<br />
The Hills were mined for thousands of years by the Longbeards, being their primary source for iron above all the rest of their territories.<ref name="Third">{{PM|Third}}</ref> The [[Dwarf-road of Mirkwood]] ran northeast to the Hills for the Dwarf-traders that went to and from [[Khazad-dûm]] and the Hills.<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}</ref><br />
<br />
===Third Age===<br />
In {{TA|1981}} the last of the Dwarves living in Khazad-dûm fled from the [[Balrog]] who had slain [[Durin VI]] and [[Náin I]].<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> Some of those who escaped wandered as far as the Iron Hills and settled there.<ref name="Third"/><br />
<br />
In {{TA|2570|n}} Dragons began [[War of the Dwarves and Dragons|afflicting the Dwarves in north]] and in {{TA|2589|n}} [[Dáin I]] was slain by a cold drake outside [[Dáin's halls|his halls]] in the [[Grey Mountains]].<ref name="TA"/> Due to these deprivations, in {{TA|2590|n}} [[Grór]] left the Grey Mountains and established a realm in the Iron Hills.<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> <br />
<br />
Over the next few centuries Grór and his people built a great realm, especially after the [[Sack of Erebor|destruction]] of [[Erebor]] in {{TA|2770|n}}<ref name="TA"/> when the Dragon [[Smaug]] scattered the Longbeards who dwelt there. Most of the survivors subsequently went to their kinsmen in the Iron Hills, swelling its numbers. <br />
<br />
Before the death of [[Smaug]] in {{TA|2941}},<ref name="TA"/> the Dwarven realm in the Iron Hills was the main dwelling place of [[Durin's folk]] in the East, and military the strongest realm in [[Wilderland]]. <br />
<br />
In {{TA|2799|n}}<ref name="TA"/> the final battle of the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]] [[Battle of Azanulbizar|occurred in the Dimrill Dale]]. The battle was turning into a massive stalemate until fresh reinforcements from the Iron Hills arrived led by [[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]]. With the war over, Dáin led his people home where, after the death of Grór, became the new [[Lord of the Iron Hills]].<ref name="Durin">{{App|Durin}}</ref><br />
<br />
In {{TA|2941|n}} Lord [[Dáin II|Dáin Ironfoot]] led his warriors in the [[Battle of Five Armies]] near [[Erebor]]. The battle won but Thorin slain, Dáin became the new [[King under the Mountain]] and [[Kings of Durin's Folk|King of the Longbeards]] as Dáin II.<ref name="TA"/><ref name="Durin"/> He relocated to Erebor with many of his people, and reestablished it as Durin's folk's greatest and strongest dwelling in the north. <br />
<br />
The Iron Hills pass out of history after this relocation, but probably were not wholly deserted.<ref name=Foster>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', p. 212</ref><br />
Likely continuing to provide iron for the Longbeards, as long as their race existed.<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
*[[Dwarves of the Iron Hills]]<br />
*[[Lord of the Iron Hills]]<br />
<br />
{{references}}<br />
[[Category:Hills]]<br />
[[Category:Rhovanion]]<br />
[[Category:Mountain ranges]]<br />
[[Category:Dwarven realms]]</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Brytta&diff=225380Brytta2013-01-07T20:00:40Z<p>Dwarf Lord: /* History */</p>
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<div>{{rohirrim infobox<br />
| image=<br />
| name=Brytta<br />
| othernames=''Léofa''<br />
| titles=[[Kings of Rohan|King of Rohan]]<br />
| position=<br />
| location=[[Rohan]]<br />
| affiliation=<br />
| language=[[Rohirric]] and [[Westron]]<br />
| birth={{TA|2752}}<br />
| birthlocation=<br />
| rule={{TA|2798}} – {{TA|2842|n}} (44 years)<br />
| death={{TA|2842}}<br />
| deathlocation=<br />
| age=90<br />
| house=House of Eorl<br />
| parentage=[[Fréaláf|Fréaláf Hildeson]]<br />
| siblings=<br />
| spouse=<br />
| children=[[Walda]]<br />
| gender=Male<br />
| height=<br />
| hair=<br />
| eyes=<br />
| clothing=<br />
| weapons=<br />
| steed=<br />
}}'''Brytta Léofa''' ([[Third Age]] {{TA|2752|n}} – {{TA|2842|n}}, aged 90 years) was the eleventh [[King of Rohan]]. <br />
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==History==<br />
<br />
Brytta was the son of [[Fréaláf|Fréaláf Hildeson]], and became king after the death of his father in {{TA|2798}}.<br />
<br />
During his reign Rohan was still recovering from the war with the [[Dunlendings]], and hostilities remained at the western borders. Brytta continued his father's habits of helping those in need, earning him the name "Léofa".<br />
<br />
Asides from the troubles with the Dunlendings his rule saw a new trouble, as the [[Battle of Azanulbizar|final battle]] of the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]] caused great numbers of [[Orcs]] to flee from the [[Misty Mountains]], trying to make a home in the [[White Mountains]] south of Rohan. Brytta fought off these Orcs, and when he died it was believed Rohan was free of Orcs.<br />
<br />
He ruled for 44 years, and was succeeded by his son [[Walda]] at his death in 2842.<ref>{{App|Mark}}</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
Brytta means "distributor" in [[Old English]], having sometimes the meaning "prince". His nickname Léofa means "beloved".<br />
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{{battle<br />
|name=Sack of Eregion<br />
|image=[[Image:Alan Lee - City of Ost-in-Edhil mural.jpg|300px]]<br />
|conflict=[[War of the Elves and Sauron]]<br />
|date={{SA|1697}}<br />
|place=[[Eregion|Realm of Eregion]]<br />
|result=Destruction of Eregion by Sauron's forces<br />
|side1=Elves and Dwarves<br />
|side2=Sauron's forces<br />
|commanders1=<br />
{{Gil-galad blazon}}<br />
{{Celebrimbor blazon|died}} <br />
* [[Elrond]]<br />
* [[Amroth]]<br />
* [[Durin III]]<br />
|commanders2={{Sauron blazon}}<br />
|forces1=Thousands of Noldor and Dwarves<br />
|forces2=Thousands of Orcs, Evil Men, and other creatures of Sauron<br />
|casual1=Thousands of Elven civilians and warriors including Celebrimbor, and some Dwarves<br />
|casual2=Unknown<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Sack of Eregion''' was the campaign in which [[Sauron]] destroyed [[Eregion]] for not giving him the three Elven Rings of power and scattered the [[Elves]] that lived there.<br />
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==Background==<br />
<br />
==Opposing Forces==<br />
Sauron commanded a great host of evil men, orcs, and other creatures. No number can be certain, but considering the time it likely was a force of many tens of thousands. Enough to be able to challenge and destroy not just Hollin, but the great kingdoms of Lindon and Khazad-dûm.<br />
<br />
As with Sauron's forces it cannot be certain the number of troops the Elves or Dwarves deployed. However it can be speculated that their were at least several thousand Elves, and several thousands Dwarves; whose inhabitants in Khazad-dûm were at their height.<br />
<br />
==The Battle==<br />
<br />
==Aftermath==<br />
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{{References}}<br />
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The '''Doors of Durin''', also known as the '''West-gate''' or '''West-door of Moria''', were built into the [[Walls of Moria]] in the dark cliffs of the [[Celebdil|Silvertine]], and formed the western entrance to the great [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] city of [[Khazad-dûm]].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
The main entrance to [[Khazad-dûm]] was the [[Great Gates]] in [[Dimrill Dale]], east of the [[Misty Mountains]]. During the [[Second Age]], it was decided to open a way to the west side of the Silvertine, which would facilitate contact and cooperation with the [[Elves|Elven]] realm of [[Hollin]].<ref name="Dark">{{FR|II4}}</ref><br />
<br />
The Doors were constructed in cooperation between Dwarves and Elves, sometime between {{SA|750}} and {{SA|1500|n}}.<ref name="SA">{{App|SA}}</ref> It was the two greatest craftsmen of the Second Age, the [[Noldor|Elf]] and Lord of Eregion, [[Celebrimbor]], and the [[Dwarves|dwarf]] [[Narvi]] who built the Doors.<ref name="Dark"/><br />
These were the days before [[Sauron]]'s dominion in [[Middle-earth]], and the friendship between Elven and Dwarven kingdoms was a rare and special event. During this peaceful time the Doors stood open, allowing unfettered trade. But during the [[War of the Elves and Sauron]] (in {{SA|1697}}) the Doors were sealed shut after [[Sack of Eregion|Hollin fell]] to Sauron's forces.<ref name="SA"/> <br />
<br />
When Khazad-dûm was abandoned in {{TA|1981}}<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> the way of opening the Doors was forgotten.<br />
<br />
At some point between {{TA|2845|n}} and {{TA|2950|n}} the Wizard [[Gandalf]] entered the city looking for King [[Thráin II]] who had disappeared on journey to Erebor. After his search the Wizard exited through the Doors; however this experience did not help him know how to open the doors from the outside.<ref name="Dark"/><br />
<br />
In {{TA|2994|n}}, during the settling of [[Balin's Colony]], they were attacked by an onslaught of [[orcs]].<ref name="TA"/> [[Óin son of Gróin|Óin]] led a group to the west side of the city hoping to find escape through the Doors of Durin, but instead he found the water up to the doors where the [[Watcher in the Water]] killed him. The Dwarves were trapped, and wiped out.<ref>{{FR|II5}}</ref><br />
<br />
In [[August]] {{TA|3018|n}} [[Gollum]] took refuge in Moria; but when he had at last discovered the way to the Doors he could not get out.<ref name="Great">{{App|Great}}</ref><br />
<br />
On [[13 January]] {{TA|3019|n}} the [[Company of the Ring]] entered Moria through the Doors,<ref name="Great"/> but initially Gandalf could not find out the password to open them. [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry Brandybuck]] unknowingly gave Gandalf the answer by asking, "What does it mean by ''speak, friend, and enter''?" When Gandalf realized that "''[[Mellon]]''", which means "friend" in [[Sindarin]], would open the door he sprang up, laughed, and spoke the word. Shortly thereafter, the [[Watcher in the Water]] attacked the Fellowship and shut the Doors behind them.<ref name="Dark"/><br />
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==Appearance==<br />
[[Image:J.R.R._Tolkien_-_Doors_of_Durin.jpg|left|thumb|150px|''The Doors of Durin'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] (as printed in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Book II, Ch. 4 - [[A Journey in the Dark]]).]]<br />
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They were fashioned as flush doors, the jambs invisible to the eye, and matched so perfectly with the mountain rock that when closed the Doors could not be seen. The slabs were made by Narvi out of a grey material stronger than stone, and inlaid by Celebrimbor with ''[[ithildin]]'', which could only be seen in starlight and moonlight. <br />
<br />
When visible, the fine silver-like inlay showed a hammer and anvil (the emblems of [[Durin]]), a crown and [[Seven Stars]] (probably [[Durin's Crown]]), two trees surmounted by crescent moons, and a single star (the emblem of the [[House of Feanor]]). On the top left and right corners there were the [[tengwar]] ''[[Calma]]'' (C) and ''[[Óre]]'' (N) standing for Celebrimbor and Narvi.<br />
<br />
The inscription on the [[Wikipedia:Archivolt|archivolt]] read:<br />
<blockquote>''"Ennyn Durin Aran Moria. Pedo Mellon a Minno. Im Narvi hain echant. Celebrimbor o Eregion teithant i thiw hin."''</blockquote><br />
<br />
<blockquote>"The Doors of Durin, Lord of Moria. Speak, friend, and enter. I, Narvi, made them. Celebrimbor of Hollin drew these signs."</blockquote><br />
<br />
The inscription stated the password that would cause the Doors to swing open.<ref name="Dark"/><br />
<br />
From the inside the Doors could be opened by simply pushing against them. However, it usually took the thrust of two to do so. When Moria was inhabited by the Dwarves they kept doorwards inside who would help open the Doors and see that only those with permission could pass.<ref>{{UT|Hunt}}, Note 12</ref><br />
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==An Inconsistency==<br />
The name ''[[Moria]]'' means "Black Chasm" and was a derogatory description of the place which the Dwarves did not like, and was given ''after'' [[Durin's Bane]] took over the city in the [[Third Age]]. It is therefore a mystery why that name appears on an inscription made in the Second Age, and made in consent with the Dwarves.<br />
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{{references}}<br />
[[Category:Moria]]<br />
[[Category:Doors and gates]]<br />
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The '''Doors of Durin''', also known as the '''West-gate''' or '''West-door of Moria''', were built into the [[Walls of Moria]] in the dark cliffs of the [[Celebdil|Silvertine]], and formed the western entrance to the great [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] city of [[Khazad-dûm]].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
The main entrance to [[Khazad-dûm]] was the [[Great Gates]] in [[Dimrill Dale]], east of the [[Misty Mountains]]. During the [[Second Age]], it was decided to open a way to the west side of the Silvertine, which would facilitate contact and cooperation with the [[Elves|Elven]] realm of [[Hollin]].<ref name="Dark">{{FR|II4}}</ref><br />
<br />
The Doors were constructed in cooperation between Dwarves and Elves, sometime between {{SA|750}} and {{SA|1500|n}}.<ref name="SA">{{App|SA}}</ref> It was the two greatest craftsmen of the Second Age, the [[Noldor|Elf]] and Lord of Eregion, [[Celebrimbor]], and the [[Dwarves|dwarf]] [[Narvi]] who built the Doors.<ref name="Dark"/><br />
These were the days before [[Sauron]]'s dominion in [[Middle-earth]], and the friendship between Elven and Dwarven kingdoms was a rare and special event. During this peaceful time the Doors stood open, allowing unfettered trade. But during the [[War of the Elves and Sauron]] (in {{SA|1697}}) the Doors were sealed shut after [[Fall of Eregion|Hollin fell]] to Sauron's forces.<ref name="SA"/> <br />
<br />
When Khazad-dûm was abandoned in {{TA|1981}}<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> the way of opening the Doors was forgotten.<br />
<br />
At some point between {{TA|2845|n}} and {{TA|2950|n}} the Wizard [[Gandalf]] entered the city looking for King [[Thráin II]] who had disappeared on journey to Erebor. After his search the Wizard exited through the Doors; however this experience did not help him know how to open the doors from the outside.<ref name="Dark"/><br />
<br />
In {{TA|2994|n}}, during the settling of [[Balin's Colony]], they were attacked by an onslaught of [[orcs]].<ref name="TA"/> [[Óin son of Gróin|Óin]] led a group to the west side of the city hoping to find escape through the Doors of Durin, but instead he found the water up to the doors where the [[Watcher in the Water]] killed him. The Dwarves were trapped, and wiped out.<ref>{{FR|II5}}</ref><br />
<br />
In [[August]] {{TA|3018|n}} [[Gollum]] took refuge in Moria; but when he had at last discovered the way to the Doors he could not get out.<ref name="Great">{{App|Great}}</ref><br />
<br />
On [[13 January]] {{TA|3019|n}} the [[Company of the Ring]] entered Moria through the Doors,<ref name="Great"/> but initially Gandalf could not find out the password to open them. [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry Brandybuck]] unknowingly gave Gandalf the answer by asking, "What does it mean by ''speak, friend, and enter''?" When Gandalf realized that "''[[Mellon]]''", which means "friend" in [[Sindarin]], would open the door he sprang up, laughed, and spoke the word. Shortly thereafter, the [[Watcher in the Water]] attacked the Fellowship and shut the Doors behind them.<ref name="Dark"/><br />
<br />
==Appearance==<br />
[[Image:J.R.R._Tolkien_-_Doors_of_Durin.jpg|left|thumb|150px|''The Doors of Durin'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] (as printed in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Book II, Ch. 4 - [[A Journey in the Dark]]).]]<br />
<br />
They were fashioned as flush doors, the jambs invisible to the eye, and matched so perfectly with the mountain rock that when closed the Doors could not be seen. The slabs were made by Narvi out of a grey material stronger than stone, and inlaid by Celebrimbor with ''[[ithildin]]'', which could only be seen in starlight and moonlight. <br />
<br />
When visible, the fine silver-like inlay showed a hammer and anvil (the emblems of [[Durin]]), a crown and [[Seven Stars]] (probably [[Durin's Crown]]), two trees surmounted by crescent moons, and a single star (the emblem of the [[House of Feanor]]). On the top left and right corners there were the [[tengwar]] ''[[Calma]]'' (C) and ''[[Óre]]'' (N) standing for Celebrimbor and Narvi.<br />
<br />
The inscription on the [[Wikipedia:Archivolt|archivolt]] read:<br />
<blockquote>''"Ennyn Durin Aran Moria. Pedo Mellon a Minno. Im Narvi hain echant. Celebrimbor o Eregion teithant i thiw hin."''</blockquote><br />
<br />
<blockquote>"The Doors of Durin, Lord of Moria. Speak, friend, and enter. I, Narvi, made them. Celebrimbor of Hollin drew these signs."</blockquote><br />
<br />
The inscription stated the password that would cause the Doors to swing open.<ref name="Dark"/><br />
<br />
From the inside the Doors could be opened by simply pushing against them. However, it usually took the thrust of two to do so. When Moria was inhabited by the Dwarves they kept doorwards inside who would help open the Doors and see that only those with permission could pass.<ref>{{UT|Hunt}}, Note 12</ref><br />
<br />
<br />
==An Inconsistency==<br />
The name ''[[Moria]]'' means "Black Chasm" and was a derogatory description of the place which the Dwarves did not like, and was given ''after'' [[Durin's Bane]] took over the city in the [[Third Age]]. It is therefore a mystery why that name appears on an inscription made in the Second Age, and made in consent with the Dwarves.<br />
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{{references}}<br />
[[Category:Moria]]<br />
[[Category:Doors and gates]]<br />
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<div>{{battle<br />
| name=Sack of Erebor<br />
| image=<br />
| conflict=Isolated event<br />
| date={{TA|2770}}<br />
| place=[[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]]<br />
| result=Destruction of the Kingdom under the Mountain,<br/> slaughter of thousands of Dwarves<br />
| side1=Dwarves, and Men<br />
| side2=[[Smaug]] the Dragon<br />
| commanders1=*King [[Thrór]]<br />
* King [[Girion]]<br />
| commanders2=*Smaug<br />
| forces1=Unknown est. 5-10,000 Dwarves, and Est. 1-4,000 [[Men of Dale]] <br />
| forces2=Smaug the Dragon<br />
| casual1=Unknown but many, est. thousands of Dwarves (military and civilian), hundreds of Men including Girion<br />
| casual2=None<br />
}}<br />
The '''Sack of Erebor''' occurred when [[Smaug]] attacked the [[Lonely Mountain]] and drove the [[Durin's folk|Dwarves of Durin]] from their capitol.<br />
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==Background==<br />
After the slaying of King [[Dáin I]] outside his [[Dáin's halls|halls]] at the conclusion of the [[War of the Dwarves and Dragons]], the new King, Thrór, and his brother [[Grór]] abandoned the [[Grey Mountains]] for safer dwellings with most of their subjects. The king went to the Lonely Mountain (former seat of the Durin's throne), and Grór to the primary source of the Longbeards' iron supply, the [[Iron Hills]]. <br />
Over the years the [[Dwarves of Erebor]] gained great renown throughout Middle-earth for the splendor of their halls, craftsmanship, and great stores of wealth. Word eventually reached Smaug the dragon, one of the great fire drakes who now dwelled in the Grey Mountains, who in his lust for treasure desired to take the mountain.<br />
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== The Battle ==<br />
One night in {{TA|2770}}, Smaug descended upon the mountain in flames, catching the Dwarves and [[Men of Dale]] off guard. The warriors of the mountain came out of the [[Front Gate|great gate]] to engage the dragon, but all were killed. Then Smaug attacked [[Dale]] whose warriors were all called to arms, and destroyed most of them. He then returned to the mountain and routed the remaining Dwarves. Afterwards he piled up all the gold within the mountain and made it his dwelling, emerging only ever so often to eat maidens from Dale which eventually caused its abandonment.<br />
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== Aftermath ==<br />
In the end the [[Kingdom under the Mountain]] was destroyed, and likely thousands of Dwarves and several hundred people (including King [[Girion]]) of Dale were killed. King [[Thrór]] himself along with his son [[Thráin II]] barely escaped out of the [[Back Door|secret entrance]]. Most of the Dwarves who escaped fled to the [[Iron Hills]]. <br />
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With his family and a small company of followers, the King went into a homeless wandering southward but not before cursing Smaug. It would be over two hundred years before Thrór's grandson [[Thorin]] would return to the mountain to reclaim his home and treasure.<br />
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{{War<br />
| previous= [[War of the Dwarves and Dragons]]<br />
| next=[[War of the Ring]]<br />
| name=War of the Dwarves and Orcs<br />
| image=[[Image:Mikel Janin - Battle of Azanulbizar.jpeg|300px]]<br />
| begin={{TA|2793}}<br />
| end={{TA|2799}}<br />
| place=The northern [[Misty Mountains]] and [[Mount Gundabad]]<br />
| result=Crippling defeat for Orcs, pyrrhic victory for Dwarves<br />
| battles=[[Sacking of Mount Gundabad]], various battles in mines, strongholds, and colonies, [[Battle of Azanulbizar]].<br />
|side1=Dwarves of all Seven Houses, [[Longbeards]], [[Firebeards]], [[Broadbeams]], [[Blacklocks]], [[Stonefoots]], [[Ironfists]], and [[Stiffbeards]].<br />
|side2=[[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]]<br />
|commanders1=King [[Thráin II]], [[Thorin]], [[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]], various generals and/or kings or lords of the other houses<br />
|commanders2=[[Azog]] and likely other Orc-chieftains<br />
|}}<br />
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The '''War of the Dwarves and Orcs''' was a great war fought between the two races.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
=== Prelude ===<br />
After their home under [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] had been [[Sack of Erebor|sacked]] by the [[dragon]] [[Smaug]], many of the [[Dwarves]] of [[Durin's Folk]] were homeless and wandered through western [[Middle-earth]], trying to make as best a living they could. After some years of wandering they settled down in [[Dunland]].<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref><br />
Among these Dwarves were [[Thrór]], formerly the [[King under the Mountain]] now King of Durin's folk in exile, his son [[Thráin II]] and grandson [[Thorin II]] who became later known as Thorin Oakenshield.<br />
<br />
Thrór fell into despair after living many years in poverty, or perhaps the [[Rings of Power|Ring]] he wore was ultimately working towards his bearers evil. Whatever the case, he decided to leave his people in {{TA|2790}} to seek out and look upon the ancestral halls of [[Khazad-dûm]]. Accompanied by his friend [[Nár (companion of Thrór)|Nár]], they crossed the [[Redhorn Pass]] and came down to the [[East-gate of Moria]] where the Thrór took it upon himself to enter alone, despite the warnings of Nár who stayed behind in the dale. <br />
<br />
Thrór was found and slain by [[Azog]] the [[Orc]]-chieftain who had ruled in Moria, and after a few days Thrór's head had been branded with Azog's name and the corpse was thrown out of the gate where it was found by Nár. He was left alive to serve as a messenger to the Dwarves that Azog now claimed to be the King of Moria, and to stay away.<br />
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When Nár returned to the king's son Thráin, he told him of his father's murder and the Orc's warning. For seven days without eating or sleeping the new king sat, until he stood and cried "This cannot be borne!"<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref> <br />
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From 2790 to {{TA|2793|n}} the [[Longbeards]] responded to this tragedy by gathering an army, and calling on all the other six Houses of the Dwarves for war.<br />
<br />
=== Early Stages===<br />
In 2793 the Dwarf host was ready, and set departed for war; assailing and sacking one by one all the Orc-holds they could find from [[Mount Gundabad]] in the north, to the [[Gladden]] in the south. <br />
<br />
Little is actually known about what happened during six year-long war, however it is know that most of the it was fought underground, in the great mines and tunnels of the Misty Mountains, where Dwarves excelled in combat.<br />
<br />
=== The Final Battle ===<br />
The war's came to a climax {{TA|2799|n}} (Probably the January or February), when the final battle was fought in the Dimrill Dale below the East-gate of [[Moria]], the [[Battle of Azanulbizar|Battle of Azanûlbizar]]. The Dwarves gained victory in this notoriously bloody encounter when reinforcements arrived late on the scene from the [[Iron Hills]]. Azog was slain by [[Dáin Ironfoot]].<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref> <br />
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In its aftermath, King Thráin wanted to enter reclaim the city, but the Dwarves not of Durin's folk refused, saying that the city was not their Fathers' House; they had honored Thrór's memory by fighting and that was enough. [[Dáin Ironfoot]] also warned the king that [[Durin's Bane]] still dwelt within Khazad-dûm.<br />
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===Aftermath===<br />
The war was very costly for the Dwarves. near half of those involved in the final battle were killed and with a possibility of a couple thousand more being killed throughout the rest of the war. <br />
[[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]], [[Frerin]], and [[Fundin]] were among the more notable casualties. Thráin II himself lost an eye and gained a limp, and Thorin was wounded when his shield broke and he had to use an oak branch to defend himself-hence the epithet "Oakenshield".<br />
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The Orcs suffered irreparable damage to their numbers by war's end. 10,000 alone were killed in the Dimrill Dale, and It seem highly likely that at least that many were killed throughout the previous five years of the war.<br />
Those that survived the final battle (as many as 10,000 or so) fled south through [[Rohan]], seeking refuge in the [[White Mountains]] beyond, where they troubled the [[Rohirrim]] for two generations. <br />
As a result of such losses, the [[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]] virtually disappeared as a threat for [[Eriador]] and [[Wilderland]]. One and a half centuries later the Orcs of the North were recovering, but their numbers were permanently depleted to severely low levels in the aftermath of the [[Battle of Five Armies]] in {{TA|2941|n}}. It was here that [[Bolg]] son of Azog tried to avenge his father and the [[Great Goblin]], but in his failure three fourths of his people were killed.<br />
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The repercussions of the War of the Dwarves and Orcs likely even had an impact on the very outcome of the [[War of the Ring]].<br />
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== Noteable Veterans ==<br />
*[[Thráin II]]<br />
*[[Thorin]]<br />
*[[Frerin]]<br />
*[[Fundin]]<br />
*[[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]]<br />
*[[Dáin Ironfoot]]<br />
*[[Balin]]<br />
*[[Glóin]]<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
*[[Battle of Azanulbizar]]<br />
*[[Second Sacking of Gundabad]]<br />
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{{references}}<small><br />
::*''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix A]], Durin's Folk<br />
::*''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]''<br />
::* The Lord of the Rings, Return of the King, Appendix A, (2nd edition 1966), p. 356. It mentions that the balance of the Orcs at Azanulbizar fled.<br />
</small><br />
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{{seq<br />
| prev=[[Long Winter]]<br />
| list=Major events of [[Middle-earth]]<br />
| dates={{TA|2793}} - {{TA|2799}}<br />
| next=[[Fell Winter (Third Age)|Fell Winter]]<br />
}}<br />
{{seq-end}}<br />
[[Category:Conflicts of the Third Age]]<br />
[[Category:Wars]]<br />
[[fr:encyclo/evenements/3a/guerres/guerre_des_nains_et_des_orques]]<br />
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{{War<br />
| previous= [[War of the Dwarves and Dragons]]<br />
| next=[[War of the Ring]]<br />
| name=War of the Dwarves and Orcs<br />
| image=[[Image:Mikel Janin - Battle of Azanulbizar.jpeg|300px]]<br />
| begin={{TA|2793}}<br />
| end={{TA|2799}}<br />
| place=The northern [[Misty Mountains]] and [[Mount Gundabad]]<br />
| result=Crippling defeat for Orcs, pyrrhic victory for Dwarves<br />
| battles=[[Sacking of Mount Gundabad]], various battles in mines, strongholds, and colonies, [[Battle of Azanulbizar]].<br />
|side1=Dwarves of all Seven Houses, [[Longbeards]], [[Firebeards]], [[Broadbeams]], [[Blacklocks]], [[Stonefoots]], [[Ironfists]], and [[Stiffbeards]].<br />
|side2=[[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]]<br />
|commanders1=King [[Thráin II]], [[Thorin]], [[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]], various generals and/or kings or lords of the other houses<br />
|commanders2=[[Azog]] and likely other Orc-chieftains<br />
|}}<br />
<br />
The '''War of the Dwarves and Orcs''' was a great war fought between the two races.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
=== Prelude ===<br />
After their home under [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] had been [[Sack of Erebor|sacked]] by the [[dragon]] [[Smaug]], many of the [[Dwarves]] of [[Durin's Folk]] were homeless and wandered through western [[Middle-earth]], trying to make as best a living they could. After some years of wandering they settled down in [[Dunland]].<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref><br />
Among these Dwarves were [[Thrór]], formerly the [[King under the Mountain]] now King of Durin's folk in exile, his son [[Thráin II]] and grandson [[Thorin II]] who became later known as Thorin Oakenshield.<br />
<br />
Thrór fell into despair after living many years in poverty, or perhaps the [[Rings of Power|Ring]] he wore was ultimately working towards his bearers evil. Whatever the case, he decided to leave his people in {{TA|2790}} to seek out and look upon the ancestral halls of [[Khazad-dûm]]. Accompanied by his friend [[Nár (companion of Thrór)|Nár]], they crossed the [[Redhorn Pass]] and came down to the [[East-gate of Moria]] where the Thrór took it upon himself to enter alone, despite the warnings of Nár who stayed behind in the dale. <br />
<br />
Thrór was found and slain by [[Azog]] the [[Orc]]-chieftain who had ruled in Moria, and after a few days Thrór's head had been branded with Azog's name and the corpse was thrown out of the gate where it was found by Nár. He was left alive to serve as a messenger to the Dwarves that Azog now claimed to be the King of Moria, and to stay away.<br />
<br />
When Nár returned to the king's son Thráin, he told him of his father's murder and the Orc's warning. For seven days without eating or sleeping the new king sat, until he stood and cried "This cannot be borne!"<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref> <br />
<br />
From 2790 to {{TA|2793|n}} the [[Longbeards]] responded to this tragedy by gathering an army, and calling on all the other six Houses of the Dwarves for war.<br />
<br />
=== Early Stages===<br />
In 2793 the Dwarf host was ready, and set departed for war; assailing and sacking one by one all the Orc-holds they could find from [[Mount Gundabad]] in the north, to the [[Gladden]] in the south. <br />
<br />
Little is actually known about what happened during six year-long war, however it is know that most of the it was fought underground, in the great mines and tunnels of the Misty Mountains, where Dwarves excelled in combat.<br />
<br />
=== The Final Battle ===<br />
The war's came to a climax {{TA|2799|n}} (Probably the January or February), when the final battle was fought in the Dimrill Dale below the East-gate of [[Moria]], the [[Battle of Azanulbizar|Battle of Azanûlbizar]]. The Dwarves gained victory in this notoriously bloody encounter when reinforcements arrived late on the scene from the [[Iron Hills]]. Azog was slain by [[Dáin Ironfoot]].<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref> <br />
<br />
In its aftermath, King Thráin wanted to enter reclaim the city, but the Dwarves not of Durin's folk refused, saying that the city was not their Fathers' House; they had honored Thrór's memory by fighting and that was enough. [[Dáin Ironfoot]] also warned the king that [[Durin's Bane]] still dwelt within Khazad-dûm.<br />
<br />
===Aftermath===<br />
The war was very costly for the Dwarves. near half of those involved in the final battle were killed and with a possibility of a couple thousand more being killed throughout the rest of the war. <br />
[[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]], [[Frerin]], and [[Fundin]] were among the more notable casualties. Thráin II himself lost an eye and gained a limp, and Thorin was wounded when his shield broke and he had to use an oak branch to defend himself-hence the epithet "Oakenshield".<br />
<br />
The Orcs that survived the final battle (as many as 10,000 or more) fled south through [[Rohan]], seeking refuge in the [[White Mountains]] beyond, where they troubled the [[Rohirrim]] for two generations.<br />
<br />
One positive outcome however was that the [[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]] virtually disappeared as a threat for [[Eriador]] and [[Wilderland]]. One and a half centuries later the Orcs of the North were recovering, but their numbers were permanently depleted to severely low levels in the aftermath of the [[Battle of Five Armies]] in {{TA|2941|n}}. It was here that [[Bolg]] son of Azog tried to avenge his father and the [[Great Goblin]], but in his failure three fourths of his people were killed.<br />
<br />
It is possible that without this War, the later [[War of the Ring]] would have been lost in the north, and the [[Ring-bearer]] might never have made it south to [[Mordor]].<br />
<br />
== Noteable Veterans ==<br />
*[[Thráin II]]<br />
*[[Thorin]]<br />
*[[Frerin]]<br />
*[[Fundin]]<br />
*[[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]]<br />
*[[Dáin Ironfoot]]<br />
*[[Balin]]<br />
*[[Glóin]]<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
*[[Battle of Azanulbizar]]<br />
*[[Second Sacking of Gundabad]]<br />
<br />
{{references}}<small><br />
::*''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix A]], Durin's Folk<br />
::*''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]''<br />
::* The Lord of the Rings, Return of the King, Appendix A, (2nd edition 1966), p. 356. It mentions that the balance of the Orcs at Azanulbizar fled.<br />
</small><br />
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| next=[[War of the Ring]]<br />
| name=War of the Dwarves and Orcs<br />
| image=[[Image:Mikel Janin - Battle of Azanulbizar.jpeg|300px]]<br />
| begin={{TA|2793}}<br />
| end={{TA|2799}}<br />
| place=The northern [[Misty Mountains]] and [[Mount Gundabad]]<br />
| result=Crippling defeat for Orcs, pyrrhic victory for Dwarves<br />
| battles=[[Sacking of Mount Gundabad]], various battles in mines, strongholds, and colonies, [[Battle of Azanulbizar]].<br />
|side1=Dwarves of all Seven Houses, [[Longbeards]], [[Firebeards]], [[Broadbeams]], [[Blacklocks]], [[Stonefoots]], [[Ironfists]], and [[Stiffbeards]].<br />
|side2=[[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]]<br />
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|commanders2=[[Azog]] and likely other Orc-chieftains<br />
|}}<br />
<br />
The '''War of the Dwarves and Orcs''' was a great war fought between the two races.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
=== Prelude ===<br />
After their home under [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] had been [[Sack of Erebor|sacked]] by the [[dragon]] [[Smaug]], many of the [[Dwarves]] of [[Durin's Folk]] were homeless and wandered through western [[Middle-earth]], trying to make as best a living they could. After some years of wandering they settled down in [[Dunland]].<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref><br />
Among these Dwarves were [[Thrór]], formerly the [[King under the Mountain]] now King of Durin's folk in exile, his son [[Thráin II]] and grandson [[Thorin II]] who became later known as Thorin Oakenshield.<br />
<br />
Thrór fell into despair after living many years in poverty, or perhaps the [[Rings of Power|Ring]] he wore was ultimately working towards his bearers evil. Whatever the case, he decided to leave his people in {{TA|2790}} to seek out and look upon the ancestral halls of [[Khazad-dûm]]. Accompanied by his friend [[Nár (companion of Thrór)|Nár]], they crossed the [[Redhorn Pass]] and came down to the [[East-gate of Moria]] where the Thrór took it upon himself to enter alone, despite the warnings of Nár who stayed behind in the dale. <br />
<br />
Thrór was found and slain by [[Azog]] the [[Orc]]-chieftain who had ruled in Moria, and after a few days Thrór's head had been branded with Azog's name and the corpse was thrown out of the gate where it was found by Nár. He was left alive to serve as a messenger to the Dwarves that Azog now claimed to be the King of Moria, and to stay away.<br />
<br />
When Nár returned to the king's son Thráin, he told him of his father's murder and the Orc's warning. For seven days without eating or sleeping the new king sat, until he stood and cried "This cannot be borne!"<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref> <br />
<br />
From 2790 to {{TA|2793|n}} the [[Longbeards]] responded to this tragedy by gathering an army, and calling on all the other six Houses of the Dwarves for war.<br />
<br />
=== Early Stages===<br />
In 2793 the Dwarf host was ready, and set departed for war; assailing and sacking one by one all the Orc-holds they could find from [[Mount Gundabad]] in the north, to the [[Gladden]] in the south. <br />
<br />
Little is actually known about what happened during six year-long war, however it is know that most of the it was fought underground, in the great mines and tunnels of the Misty Mountains, where Dwarves excelled in combat.<br />
<br />
=== The Final Battle ===<br />
The war's came to a climax {{TA|2799|n}} (Probably the January or February), when the final battle was fought in the Dimrill Dale below the East-gate of [[Moria]], the [[Battle of Azanulbizar|Battle of Azanûlbizar]]. The Dwarves gained victory in this notoriously bloody encounter when reinforcements arrived late on the scene from the [[Iron Hills]]. Azog was slain by [[Dáin Ironfoot]].<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref> <br />
<br />
In its aftermath, King Thráin wanted to enter reclaim the city, but the Dwarves not of Durin's folk refused, saying that the city was not their Fathers' House; they had honored Thrór's memory by fighting and that was enough. [[Dáin Ironfoot]] also warned the king that [[Durin's Bane]] still dwelt within Khazad-dûm.<br />
<br />
===Aftermath===<br />
The war was very costly for the Dwarves. Half of those involved in the Battle of Azanulbizar were killed and possibly a couple thousand more were killed throughout the rest of the war. [[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]], [[Frerin]], and [[Fundin]] were among the more notable casualties. Thráin II himself lost an eye, and Thorin was wounded when his shield broke and he had to use an oak branch to defend himself, which gave rise to his epithet "Oakenshield".<br />
<br />
The Orcs that survived the final battle (as many as 10,000) fled south through [[Rohan]], trying to find a refuge in the [[White Mountains]] beyond, where they troubled the [[Rohirrim]] for two generations.<br />
<br />
One positive outcome however was that the [[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]] virtually disappeared as a threat for [[Eriador]] and [[Wilderland]]. One and a half centuries later the Orcs of the North were recovering, but their numbers were permanently depleted during the [[Battle of Five Armies]] in {{TA|2941|n}}, where [[Bolg]] son of Azog tried to avenge his father, and in the process three fourths of his people were killed.<br />
<br />
It is possible that without this War, the later [[War of the Ring]] would have been lost in the north, and the [[Ring-bearer]] might never have made it south to [[Mordor]].<br />
<br />
== Noteable Veterans ==<br />
*[[Thráin II]]<br />
*[[Thorin]]<br />
*[[Frerin]]<br />
*[[Fundin]]<br />
*[[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]]<br />
*[[Dáin Ironfoot]]<br />
*[[Balin]]<br />
*[[Glóin]]<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
*[[Battle of Azanulbizar]]<br />
*[[Second Sacking of Gundabad]]<br />
<br />
{{references}}<small><br />
::*''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix A]], Durin's Folk<br />
::*''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]''<br />
::* The Lord of the Rings, Return of the King, Appendix A, (2nd edition 1966), p. 356. It mentions that the balance of the Orcs at Azanulbizar fled.<br />
</small><br />
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| next=[[Fell Winter (Third Age)|Fell Winter]]<br />
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{{War<br />
| previous= [[War of the Dwarves and Dragons]]<br />
| next=[[War of the Ring]]<br />
| name=War of the Dwarves and Orcs<br />
| image=[[Image:Mikel Janin - Battle of Azanulbizar.jpeg|300px]]<br />
| begin={{TA|2793}}<br />
| end={{TA|2799}}<br />
| place=The northern [[Misty Mountains]] and [[Mount Gundabad]]<br />
| result=Crippling defeat for Orcs, pyrrhic victory for Dwarves<br />
| battles=[[Sacking of Mount Gundabad]], various battles in mines, strongholds, and colonies, [[Battle of Azanulbizar]].<br />
|side1=Dwarves of all Seven Houses, [[Longbeards]], [[Firebeards]], [[Broadbeams]], [[Blacklocks]], [[Stonefoots]], [[Ironfists]], and [[Stiffbeards]].<br />
|side2=[[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]]<br />
|commanders1=King [[Thráin II]], [[Thorin]], [[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]], various generals and/or kings or lords of the other houses<br />
|commanders2=[[Azog]] and likely other Orc-chieftains<br />
|}}<br />
<br />
The '''War of the Dwarves and Orcs''' was a great war fought between the two races.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
=== Prelude ===<br />
After their home under [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] had been [[Sack of Erebor|sacked]] by the [[dragon]] [[Smaug]], many of the [[Dwarves]] of [[Durin's Folk]] were homeless and wandered through western [[Middle-earth]], trying to make as best a living they could. After some years of wandering they settled down in [[Dunland]].<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref><br />
Among these Dwarves were [[Thrór]], formerly the [[King under the Mountain]] now King of Durin's folk in exile, his son [[Thráin II]] and grandson [[Thorin II]] who became later known as Thorin Oakenshield.<br />
<br />
Thrór fell into despair after living many years in poverty, or perhaps the [[Rings of Power|Ring]] he wore was ultimately working towards his bearers evil. Whatever the case, he decided to leave his people in {{TA|2790}} to seek out and look upon the ancestral halls of [[Khazad-dûm]]. Accompanied by his friend [[Nár (companion of Thrór)|Nár]], they crossed the [[Redhorn Pass]] and came down to the [[East-gate of Moria]] where the Thrór took it upon himself to enter alone, despite the warnings of Nár who stayed behind in the dale. <br />
<br />
Thrór was found and slain by [[Azog]] the [[Orc]]-chieftain who had ruled in Moria, and after a few days Thrór's head had been branded with Azog's name and the corpse was thrown out of the gate where it was found by Nár. He was left alive to serve as a messenger to the Dwarves that Azog now claimed to be the King of Moria, and to stay away.<br />
<br />
When Nár returned to the king's son Thráin, he told him of his father's murder and the Orc's warning. For seven days without eating or sleeping the new king sat, until he stood and cried "This cannot be borne!"<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref> <br />
<br />
From 2790 to {{TA|2793|n}} the [[Longbeards]] responded to this tragedy by gathering an army, and calling on all the other six Houses of the Dwarves for war.<br />
<br />
=== Early Stages===<br />
In 2793 the Dwarf host was ready, and set departed for war; assailing and sacking one by one all the Orc-holds they could find from [[Mount Gundabad]] in the north, to the [[Gladden]] in the south. <br />
<br />
Little is actually known about what happened during six year-long war, however it is know that most of the it was fought underground, in the great mines and tunnels of the Misty Mountains, where Dwarves excelled in combat.<br />
<br />
=== The Final Battle ===<br />
The war climaxed in {{TA|2799|n}}, when the final battle was fought in the valley outside the [[East-gate]] of [[Moria]], the [[Battle of Azanulbizar|Battle of Azanûlbizar]]. The Dwarves finally won this notoriously bloody encounter when reinforcements arrived late on the scene from the [[Iron Hills]]. Azog was slain by [[Dáin Ironfoot]].<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref> <br />
<br />
After the battle, King [[Thráin II]] wanted to enter Moria and reclaim it, but the Dwarves not of Durin's folk refused, saying that the city was not their Fathers' House; they had honored Thrór's memory by fighting, and this was enough. [[Dáin Ironfoot]] also warned Thráin that [[Durin's Bane]] still dwelt within [[Khazad-dûm]].<br />
<br />
===Aftermath===<br />
The war was very costly for the Dwarves. Half of those involved in the Battle of Azanulbizar were killed and possibly a couple thousand more were killed throughout the rest of the war. [[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]], [[Frerin]], and [[Fundin]] were among the more notable casualties. Thráin II himself lost an eye, and Thorin was wounded when his shield broke and he had to use an oak branch to defend himself, which gave rise to his epithet "Oakenshield".<br />
<br />
The Orcs that survived the final battle (as many as 10,000) fled south through [[Rohan]], trying to find a refuge in the [[White Mountains]] beyond, where they troubled the [[Rohirrim]] for two generations.<br />
<br />
One positive outcome however was that the [[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]] virtually disappeared as a threat for [[Eriador]] and [[Wilderland]]. One and a half centuries later the Orcs of the North were recovering, but their numbers were permanently depleted during the [[Battle of Five Armies]] in {{TA|2941|n}}, where [[Bolg]] son of Azog tried to avenge his father, and in the process three fourths of his people were killed.<br />
<br />
It is possible that without this War, the later [[War of the Ring]] would have been lost in the north, and the [[Ring-bearer]] might never have made it south to [[Mordor]].<br />
<br />
== Noteable Veterans ==<br />
*[[Thráin II]]<br />
*[[Thorin]]<br />
*[[Frerin]]<br />
*[[Fundin]]<br />
*[[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]]<br />
*[[Dáin Ironfoot]]<br />
*[[Balin]]<br />
*[[Glóin]]<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
*[[Battle of Azanulbizar]]<br />
*[[Second Sacking of Gundabad]]<br />
<br />
{{references}}<small><br />
::*''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix A]], Durin's Folk<br />
::*''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]''<br />
::* The Lord of the Rings, Return of the King, Appendix A, (2nd edition 1966), p. 356. It mentions that the balance of the Orcs at Azanulbizar fled.<br />
</small><br />
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| dates={{TA|2793}} - {{TA|2799}}<br />
| next=[[Fell Winter (Third Age)|Fell Winter]]<br />
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[[Category:Wars]]<br />
[[fr:encyclo/evenements/3a/guerres/guerre_des_nains_et_des_orques]]<br />
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{{War<br />
| previous= [[War of the Dwarves and Dragons]]<br />
| next=[[War of the Ring]]<br />
| name=War of the Dwarves and Orcs<br />
| image=[[Image:Mikel Janin - Battle of Azanulbizar.jpeg|300px]]<br />
| begin={{TA|2793}}<br />
| end={{TA|2799}}<br />
| place=The northern [[Misty Mountains]] and [[Mount Gundabad]]<br />
| result=Crippling defeat for Orcs, pyrrhic victory for Dwarves<br />
| battles=[[Sacking of Mount Gundabad]], various battles in mines, strongholds, and colonies, [[Battle of Azanulbizar]].<br />
|side1=Dwarves of all Seven Houses, [[Longbeards]], [[Firebeards]], [[Broadbeams]], [[Blacklocks]], [[Stonefoots]], [[Ironfists]], and [[Stiffbeards]].<br />
|side2=[[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]]<br />
|commanders1=King [[Thráin II]], [[Thorin]], [[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]], various generals and/or kings or lords of the other houses<br />
|commanders2=[[Azog]] and likely other Orc-chieftains<br />
|}}<br />
<br />
The '''War of the Dwarves and Orcs''' was a great war fought between the two races.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
=== Prelude ===<br />
After their home under [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] had been [[Sack of Erebor|sacked]] by the [[dragon]] [[Smaug]], many of the [[Dwarves]] of [[Durin's Folk]] were homeless and wandered through western [[Middle-earth]], trying to make as best a living they could. After some years of wandering they settled down in [[Dunland]].<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref><br />
Among these Dwarves were [[Thrór]], formerly the [[King under the Mountain]] now King of Durin's folk in exile, his son [[Thráin II]] and grandson [[Thorin II]] who became later known as Thorin Oakenshield.<br />
<br />
Thrór fell into despair after living many years in poverty, or perhaps the [[Rings of Power|Ring]] he wore was ultimately working towards his bearers evil. Whatever the case, he decided to leave his people in {{TA|2790}} to seek out and look upon the ancestral halls of [[Khazad-dûm]]. Accompanied by his friend [[Nár (companion of Thrór)|Nár]], they crossed the [[Redhorn Pass]] and came down to the [[East-gate of Moria]] where the Thrór took it upon himself to enter alone, despite the warnings of Nár who stayed behind in the dale. <br />
<br />
Thrór was found and slain by [[Azog]] the [[Orc]]-chieftain who had ruled in Moria, and after a few days Thrór's head had been branded with Azog's name and the corpse was thrown out of the gate where it was found by Nár. He was left alive to serve as a messenger to the Dwarves that Azog now claimed to be the King of Moria, and to stay away.<br />
<br />
When Nár returned to the king's son Thráin, he told him of his father's murder and the Orc's warning. For seven days without eating or sleeping the new king sat, until he stood and cried "This cannot be borne!"<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref> <br />
<br />
From 2790 to {{TA|2793|n}} the [[Longbeards]] responded to this tragedy by gathering an army, and calling on all the other six Houses of the Dwarves for war.<br />
<br />
=== Early Stages===<br />
In 2793 they attacked, assailing and sacking one by one all the Orc-holds they could find from [[Mount Gundabad]] in the north, to the [[Gladden Fields]] in the south. <br />
<br />
Little is known about what happened during the first six years, but most of the war was fought underground, in the great mines and tunnels of the Misty Mountains, where Dwarves excelled in combat.<br />
<br />
=== The Final Battle ===<br />
The war climaxed in {{TA|2799|n}}, when the final battle was fought in the valley outside the [[East-gate]] of [[Moria]], the [[Battle of Azanulbizar|Battle of Azanûlbizar]]. The Dwarves finally won this notoriously bloody encounter when reinforcements arrived late on the scene from the [[Iron Hills]]. Azog was slain by [[Dáin Ironfoot]].<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref> <br />
<br />
After the battle, King [[Thráin II]] wanted to enter Moria and reclaim it, but the Dwarves not of Durin's folk refused, saying that the city was not their Fathers' House; they had honored Thrór's memory by fighting, and this was enough. [[Dáin Ironfoot]] also warned Thráin that [[Durin's Bane]] still dwelt within [[Khazad-dûm]].<br />
<br />
===Aftermath===<br />
The war was very costly for the Dwarves. Half of those involved in the Battle of Azanulbizar were killed and possibly a couple thousand more were killed throughout the rest of the war. [[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]], [[Frerin]], and [[Fundin]] were among the more notable casualties. Thráin II himself lost an eye, and Thorin was wounded when his shield broke and he had to use an oak branch to defend himself, which gave rise to his epithet "Oakenshield".<br />
<br />
The Orcs that survived the final battle (as many as 10,000) fled south through [[Rohan]], trying to find a refuge in the [[White Mountains]] beyond, where they troubled the [[Rohirrim]] for two generations.<br />
<br />
One positive outcome however was that the [[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]] virtually disappeared as a threat for [[Eriador]] and [[Wilderland]]. One and a half centuries later the Orcs of the North were recovering, but their numbers were permanently depleted during the [[Battle of Five Armies]] in {{TA|2941|n}}, where [[Bolg]] son of Azog tried to avenge his father, and in the process three fourths of his people were killed.<br />
<br />
It is possible that without this War, the later [[War of the Ring]] would have been lost in the north, and the [[Ring-bearer]] might never have made it south to [[Mordor]].<br />
<br />
== Noteable Veterans ==<br />
*[[Thráin II]]<br />
*[[Thorin]]<br />
*[[Frerin]]<br />
*[[Fundin]]<br />
*[[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]]<br />
*[[Dáin Ironfoot]]<br />
*[[Balin]]<br />
*[[Glóin]]<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
*[[Battle of Azanulbizar]]<br />
*[[Second Sacking of Gundabad]]<br />
<br />
{{references}}<small><br />
::*''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix A]], Durin's Folk<br />
::*''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]''<br />
::* The Lord of the Rings, Return of the King, Appendix A, (2nd edition 1966), p. 356. It mentions that the balance of the Orcs at Azanulbizar fled.<br />
</small><br />
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| dates={{TA|2793}} - {{TA|2799}}<br />
| next=[[Fell Winter (Third Age)|Fell Winter]]<br />
}}<br />
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[[fr:encyclo/evenements/3a/guerres/guerre_des_nains_et_des_orques]]<br />
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| previous= [[War of the Dwarves and Dragons]]<br />
| next=[[War of the Ring]]<br />
| name=War of the Dwarves and Orcs<br />
| image=[[Image:Mikel Janin - Battle of Azanulbizar.jpeg|300px]]<br />
| begin={{TA|2793}}<br />
| end={{TA|2799}}<br />
| place=The northern [[Misty Mountains]] and [[Mount Gundabad]]<br />
| result=Crippling defeat for Orcs, pyrrhic victory for Dwarves<br />
| battles=[[Sacking of Mount Gundabad]], various battles in mines, strongholds, and colonies, [[Battle of Azanulbizar]].<br />
|side1=Dwarves of all Seven Houses, [[Longbeards]], [[Firebeards]], [[Broadbeams]], [[Blacklocks]], [[Stonefoots]], [[Ironfists]], and [[Stiffbeards]].<br />
|side2=[[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]]<br />
|commanders1=King [[Thráin II]], [[Thorin]], [[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]], various generals and/or kings or lords of the other houses<br />
|commanders2=[[Azog]] and likely other Orc-chieftains<br />
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The '''War of the Dwarves and Orcs''' was a great war fought between the two races.<br />
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==History==<br />
=== Prelude ===<br />
After their home under [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] had been [[Sack of Erebor|sacked]] by the [[dragon]] [[Smaug]], many of the [[Dwarves]] of [[Durin's Folk]] were homeless and wandered through western [[Middle-earth]], trying to make as best a living they could. After some years of wandering they settled down in [[Dunland]].<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref><br />
Among these Dwarves were [[Thrór]], formerly the [[King under the Mountain]] now King of Durin's folk in exile, his son [[Thráin II]] and grandson [[Thorin II]] who became later known as Thorin Oakenshield.<br />
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Thrór fell into despair after living many years in poverty, or perhaps the [[Rings of Power|Ring]] he wore was ultimately working towards his bearers evil. Whatever the case, he decided to leave his people in {{TA|2790}} to seek out and look upon the ancestral halls of [[Khazad-dûm]]. Accompanied by his friend [[Nár (companion of Thrór)|Nár]], they crossed the [[Redhorn Pass]] and came down to the [[East-gate of Moria]] where the Thrór took it upon himself to enter alone, despite the warnings of Nár who stayed behind in the dale. <br />
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Thrór was found and slain by [[Azog]] the [[Orc]]-chieftain who had ruled in Moria, and after a few days Thrór's head had been branded with Azog's name and the corpse was thrown out of the gate where it was found by Nár. He was left alive to serve as a messenger to the Dwarves that Azog now claimed to be the King of Moria, and to stay away.<br />
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When Nár returned to the king's son Thráin, he told him of his father's murder and the Orc's warning. For seven days without eating or sleeping the new king sat, until he stood and cried "This cannot be borne!"<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref> <br />
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From 2790 to {{TA|2793|n}} the [[Longbeards]] responded to this tragedy by gathering an army, and calling on all the other [[Seven Houses of the Dwarves|Houses of the Dwarves]] for war.<br />
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=== Early Stages===<br />
In 2793 they attacked, assailing and sacking one by one all the Orc-holds they could find from [[Mount Gundabad]] in the north, to the [[Gladden Fields]] in the south. <br />
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Little is known about what happened during the first six years, but most of the war was fought underground, in the great mines and tunnels of the Misty Mountains, where Dwarves excelled in combat.<br />
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=== The Final Battle ===<br />
The war climaxed in {{TA|2799|n}}, when the final battle was fought in the valley outside the [[East-gate]] of [[Moria]], the [[Battle of Azanulbizar|Battle of Azanûlbizar]]. The Dwarves finally won this notoriously bloody encounter when reinforcements arrived late on the scene from the [[Iron Hills]]. Azog was slain by [[Dáin Ironfoot]].<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref> <br />
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After the battle, King [[Thráin II]] wanted to enter Moria and reclaim it, but the Dwarves not of Durin's folk refused, saying that the city was not their Fathers' House; they had honored Thrór's memory by fighting, and this was enough. [[Dáin Ironfoot]] also warned Thráin that [[Durin's Bane]] still dwelt within [[Khazad-dûm]].<br />
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===Aftermath===<br />
The war was very costly for the Dwarves. Half of those involved in the Battle of Azanulbizar were killed and possibly a couple thousand more were killed throughout the rest of the war. [[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]], [[Frerin]], and [[Fundin]] were among the more notable casualties. Thráin II himself lost an eye, and Thorin was wounded when his shield broke and he had to use an oak branch to defend himself, which gave rise to his epithet "Oakenshield".<br />
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The Orcs that survived the final battle (as many as 10,000) fled south through [[Rohan]], trying to find a refuge in the [[White Mountains]] beyond, where they troubled the [[Rohirrim]] for two generations.<br />
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One positive outcome however was that the [[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]] virtually disappeared as a threat for [[Eriador]] and [[Wilderland]]. One and a half centuries later the Orcs of the North were recovering, but their numbers were permanently depleted during the [[Battle of Five Armies]] in {{TA|2941|n}}, where [[Bolg]] son of Azog tried to avenge his father, and in the process three fourths of his people were killed.<br />
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It is possible that without this War, the later [[War of the Ring]] would have been lost in the north, and the [[Ring-bearer]] might never have made it south to [[Mordor]].<br />
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== Noteable Veterans ==<br />
*[[Thráin II]]<br />
*[[Thorin]]<br />
*[[Frerin]]<br />
*[[Fundin]]<br />
*[[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]]<br />
*[[Dáin Ironfoot]]<br />
*[[Balin]]<br />
*[[Glóin]]<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
*[[Battle of Azanulbizar]]<br />
*[[Second Sacking of Gundabad]]<br />
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{{references}}<small><br />
::*''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix A]], Durin's Folk<br />
::*''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]''<br />
::* The Lord of the Rings, Return of the King, Appendix A, (2nd edition 1966), p. 356. It mentions that the balance of the Orcs at Azanulbizar fled.<br />
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'''Thráin II''' ([[Third Age]] {{TA|2644|n}} – {{TA|2850|n}}, aged 206 years) was King of [[Durin's folk]] for 60 years, from {{TA|2790}} to {{TA|2850|n}}, during their exile from [[Lonely Mountain]]. He was the son of [[Thrór]] and father of [[Thorin|Thorin II]], [[Frerin]], and [[Dís]]. Thorin II would later be known as [[Thorin|Thorin Oakenshield]].<ref name="Durin">{{App|Durin}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
Thráin fled with his father and a small group of companions when the [[Dragons|dragon]] [[Smaug]] in {{TA|2770}} descended on Lonely Mountain and sacked the [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] kingdom. King Thrór, Thráin, and the others eventually settled in [[Dunland]] and scratched out a meager living. Thrór was devastated by the loss of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] and left his people to journey north. He took a single companion, [[Nár (companion of Thrór)|Nár]], but left his son with his [[Ring of Thrór|Ring of Power]], along with the [[Thrór's Map|map]] and key to Lonely Mountain.<br />
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In {{TA|2790}}<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> Nár returned to tell Thráin that his father had been captured and butchered by the [[Orcs|Orc]]-chieftain [[Azog]] when they had journeyed to the mines of [[Moria]]. Even worse, Azog had beheaded Thrór and carved his own name on Thrór's forehead to show the Dwarves that an Orc now ruled their ancestral home.<br />
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Thráin sat for seven days without eating or sleeping, until he stood and said "This cannot be borne!".<ref name="Durin"/> <br />
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=== War of the Dwarves and Orcs ===<br />
Filled with righteous anger, by {{TA|2793}}<ref name="TA"/> Thráin had gathered together a massive army of Dwarves to wage the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]]. The army included the exiles of Lonely Mountain, Thráin's [[Dwarves of the Iron Hills|kin]] from the [[Iron Hills]] under his uncle [[Grór]], and even some Dwarves not of Durin's folk (probably the four Dwarf clans from the [[Orocarni]] in the east). One by one they assaulted the Orc-holds of the [[Misty Mountains]], destroying their great warrens in [[Mount Gundabad]] and eventually facing Azog himself in [[Dimrill Dale]] (''Azanulbizar'' in [[Khuzdul]]) before the [[East-gate of Moria]]. <br />
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In {{TA|2799}}<ref name="TA"/> Thráin and his army fought the bloody [[Battle of Azanulbizar]]. While the Orcs were vanquished and Azog slain, the Dwarves took heavy losses, including Thráin's son Frerin, his cousin [[Náin son of Grór|Náin]], and [[Fundin]] father of Dwarven hero [[Balin]]. <br />
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King Thráin II wanted to enter Moria and reclaim it, but the Dwarves not of Durin's folk refused, saying that the city was not their Fathers' House; they had honoured Thrór's memory by fighting, and this was enough. [[Dáin Ironfoot]] had peered within the [[East-gate]] and also warned Thráin that [[Durin's Bane]] still dwelt within Khazad-dûm.<ref name="Durin"/><br />
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=== Wanderings and Imprisonment ===<br />
After the war, Thráin and Thorin led the exiles of Lonely Mountain west to live in the Northern [[Blue Mountains]]. Over the next forty years Thráin grew increasingly consumed with the lost riches of Lonely Mountain. This may have been partly because of the [[Ring of Thrór]]. <br />
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In {{TA|2841}}<ref name="TA"/> he left the Blue Mountains with a small group that included [[Balin]] and [[Dwalin]]. Travelling east, the group was constantly harassed by wolves, Orcs, and other fell creatures. In {{TA|2845|n}},<ref name="TA"/> while camped under the eaves of [[Mirkwood]], Thráin disappeared and would never be seen again by his kin. The King of Durin's folk had been captured by Sauron's agents and was taken to the fortress of [[Dol Guldur]] in southern Mirkwood. There Sauron tortured Thráin, took back the last of the [[Seven Dwarf-rings]], and left him in the dungeon to die.<br />
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In {{TA|2850}},<ref name="TA"/> while on a reconnaissance mission to Dol Guldur, [[Gandalf]] came upon Thráin, who was so diminished that he could not even remember his own name. Thráin gave Gandalf his last two possessions, the key and map to Lonely Mountain, and shortly thereafter died. Gandalf left him without knowing who he was.<ref name="Durin"/><br />
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===Legacy===<br />
Much later Gandalf met Thorin Oakenshield near [[Bree]] and realized that the Dwarf he had found in Dol Guldur was Thráin, the vanished King of Durin's folk. Gandalf and Thorin discussed reclaiming Lonely Mountain, and Gandalf gave much assistance to [[Thorin and Company]], including the map and key to Lonely Mountain, along with a suggestion that they include a [[Bilbo Baggins|burglar]] in their quest.<ref name="Durin"/><br />
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Gandalf mentioned to the Fellowship, as they were debating about going into Moria, that he had been in the mines before looking for Thráin.<ref>{{FR|II4}}</ref><br />
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== Genealogy ==<br />
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[[File:Guardians of Middle-earth - Thráin II.png|thumb|200px|'''Thráin II''' in ''[[Guardians of Middle-earth]]''.]]<br />
==Etymology==<br />
''Þráinn'' is a dwarf from the ''[[Völuspá|Dvergatal]]''. It means "Stubborn".<ref>Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", published in ''Publications of the Modern Language Association of America'', Vol 44 (1929), issue #4, pp. 939-967</ref><br />
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==Portrayal in Adaptations==<br />
'''[[2012]]: [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]:'''<br />
: Thráin is played by [[Mike Mizrahi]].<ref name="PJCasting">{{webcite|author=[[Peter Jackson]]|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150168211921558|articlename=Production begins in New Zealand on The Hobbit|dated=20-March-2011|website=[http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook]|accessed=23-Dec-2011}}</ref><br />
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'''[[2013]]: ''[[Guardians of Middle-earth]]'':'''<br />
:Thráin is a warrior-type "guardian" with four abilities: ''Hammer throw'', ''Dwarven valor'', ''Lethal blow'' and ''Durin's Wrath''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.guardiansofmiddleearth.co.uk/guardians/thrain-ii|articlename=''Guardians of Middle-earth'': Thráin|dated=|website=[http://www.guardiansofmiddleearth.com/ ''Guardians of Middle-earth'' official website]|accessed=16 July 2012}}</ref><br />
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'''Náin''' ([[Third Age]] {{TA|2665|n}} - {{TA|2799|n}}, lived 134 years) was the son of [[Grór]], the [[Lord of the Iron Hills]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
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Considering its length, Náin more than likely fought in much of the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]], however his only deeds are recorded at the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]]. <br />
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In the battle, Náin led fresh reinforcements to the [[Dimrill Dale]] where he fought his way all the way up to the steps of the [[East-gate]] of [[Moria]], where he dueled with [[Azog]]. But Náin was half blind with rage and fatigued from battle, so he swung with all his might at the Orc. Azog darted aside and kicked Náin's leg so that he missed and shattered his mattock on the steps. Náin stumbled and Azog tried to hew his neck, but the Dwarf's mail withstood the edge. Yet, the blow was so powerful that Náin's neck was broken and he fell. <br />
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After the battle his body was burned, along with the rest of the [[Burned Dwarves | dead]] on wooden pyres. After his death the lines of Grór's two elder brothers failed, and Náin's son [[Dáin Ironfoot|Dáin II Ironfoot]] became King.<ref name="Durin's Folk"/><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
''Náinn'' is a dwarf from the ''[[Völuspá|Dvergatal]]''. It means "Corpselike".<ref>Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", published in ''Publications of the Modern Language Association of America'', Vol 44 (1929), issue #4, pp. 939-967</ref><br />
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*[[:Category:Images of Náin (son of Grór)|Images of Náin]]<br />
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==History==<br />
Dís was the daughter of King [[Thráin II]] and sister of [[Thorin]] and [[Frerin]]. Like her brothers she was born in [[Lonely Mountain]] and was driven into exile in {{TA|2770}} when the [[Dragons|dragon]] [[Smaug]] sacked the kingdom. She was the mother of [[Fíli]] and [[Kíli]]<br />
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Female Dwarves were rarely seen, making up about a third of the population of Dwarves, and were seldom seen by others. When they were seen, they were often mistaken for male dwarves, because (according to rumour) they too had beards.<ref>{{App|Durin}}</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
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[[Jim Allan]] has suggested that ''Dís'' is derived from [[Old Norse]] ''-dís'' ("sister") found in many Nordic names (such as ''Herdís'', ''Hjordís'', etc).<ref>[[Jim Allan]], "Giving of Names", in ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', p. 225</ref><br />
==Genealogy==<br />
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{{familytree | THO | | FRE | | DIS | | | | DII |THO=[[Thorin]]|FRE=[[Frerin]]|DIS='''DÍS'''|DII=[[Dáin Ironfoot|Dáin Ironfoot]]}}<br />
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{{familytree | | | | | | | FIL | | KIL | | TH3 |FIL=[[Fíli]]|KIL=[[Kíli]]|TH3=[[Thorin Stonehelm|Thorin III Stonehelm]] }}<br />
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[[Category:Longbeards]]<br />
[[de:Dís]]<br />
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[[fi:Dís]]</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Third_Age_2751&diff=225301Third Age 27512013-01-06T06:23:11Z<p>Dwarf Lord: Wrong father.</p>
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<div>*Birth of [[Frerin]], second son of [[Kings of Durin's Folk|King]] [[Thráin II]].<ref>{{App|Durin}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Third Age years|2, Third Age 2751]]</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Frerin&diff=225300Frerin2013-01-06T06:22:28Z<p>Dwarf Lord: /* History */</p>
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<div>{{dwarves infobox<br />
| image=<br />
| name=Frerin<br />
| othernames=<br />
| titles=<br />
| position=<br />
| location=[[Lonely Mountain]]<br />
| affiliation=<br />
| language=[[Khuzdul]]<br />
| birth={{TA|2751}}<br />
| birthlocation=[[Lonely Mountain]]<br />
| rule=<br />
| death={{TA|2799}}<br />
| deathlocation=[[Battle of Azanulbizar]]<br />
| age=48<br />
| house=[[House of Durin]]<br />
| parentage=[[Thráin II]]<br />
| siblings=[[Thorin]], [[Dís]]<br />
| spouse=<br />
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| height=<br />
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'''Frerin''' ([[Third Age]] {{TA|2751|n}} – {{TA|2799|n}}, aged 48 years) was a [[Dwarves|dwarf]] of the royal line of [[Durin's folk]]. The second son of King [[Thráin II]]. His older brother was the Dwarven hero and future king [[Thorin|Thorin II Oakenshield]], and his younger sister was [[Dís]]. <br />
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==History==<br />
With the rest of his family he was driven into exile from the [[Lonely Mountain]] when the [[Dragons|Dragon]] [[Smaug]] [[Sack of Erebor|attacked]] their home. He later took part in the bloody [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]], even though he was still very young at the time. <br />
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In the final conflict of the war, the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]], he was in the first assault of the vanguard that was led by his father. Which was thrown back with loss. Frerin and the rest of the vanguard were driven into a wood of great trees near lake [[Mirrormere]]. It was there Frerin met his end, along with his kinsman [[Fundin]], and many others.<br />
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After the battle, the Dwarves that were left built many pyres, and burned the bodies of the their dead, Frerin being among them.<ref>{{App|Durin}}</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
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[[Jim Allan]] has suggested that ''Frerin'' may derive from either the [[Old Norse]] Dwarf-name ''Frár'' ("Swift") in the ''[[Völuspá]]'', or from Old Norse ''frérinn'' ("frozen").<ref>[[Jim Allan]], "Giving of Names", in ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', p. 225</ref><br />
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== Genealogy ==<br />
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{{familytree| | | | | THR | | | | | | |THR=[[Thráin II]]}}<br />
{{familytree| |,|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|.| | | |}}<br />
{{familytree| THO | | FRE | | DIS | | |THO=[[Thorin|Thorin II Oakenshield]]|FRE=[[Frerin]]|DIS=[[Dís]]}}<br />
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{{familytree| | | | | | | FIL | | KIL |FIL=[[Fíli]]|KIL=[[Kíli]]}}<br />
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[[Category:Dwarves]]<br />
[[Category:Characters]]<br />
[[Category:Longbeards]]<br />
[[de:Frerin]]<br />
[[fr:/encyclo/personnages/nains/3a/frerin]]<br />
[[fi:Frerin]]</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Fall_of_Mount_Gundabad&diff=225299Fall of Mount Gundabad2013-01-06T06:14:14Z<p>Dwarf Lord: </p>
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<div>{{battle<br />
|image=<br />
|name=Fall of Mount Gundabad<br />
|conflict=Orc Invasion of the Mountains of the North (Second Age)<br />
|date=Mid-[[Second Age]]<br />
|place=Mount Gundabad<br />
|result=The [[Longbeards]] are driven from Gundabad, and the Orcs claim a foothold in the mountains of the North.<br />
|side1=[[Dwarves]] of [[Durin's folk]]<br />
|side2=[[Orcs]]<br />
|commanders1=Unknown<br />
|commanders2=Unknown<br />
|forces1=Unknown<br />
|forces2=Unknown, likely many thousands.<br />
|casual1=Unknown<br />
|casual2=Unknown<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Fall of Mount Gundabad''', took place in the mid-Second Age. <br />
It was a conflict in which Orcs who had fled the [[War of Wrath]] in the [[First Age]], invaded [[Mount Gundabad]] from [[Forodwaith (lands)|Forodwaith]], and drove the [[Longbeard]] Dwarves from their holy site and dwelling. One which they would not gain back till after the [[War of the Ring]].<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}, p. 305</ref><br />
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{{References}}<br />
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[[Category:Conflicts of the Second Age]]</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Sacking_of_Mount_Gundabad&diff=225298Sacking of Mount Gundabad2013-01-06T06:13:47Z<p>Dwarf Lord: </p>
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<div>{{battle<br />
|image=<br />
|name=Sacking of Mount Gundabad<br />
|conflict=War of the Dwarves and Orcs.<br />
|date=2793-2798 of the [[Third Age]]. Most the first few years.<br />
|place=Mount Gundabad<br />
|result=The Coalition of Dwarves wipe out all the Orcs they can find in the mountain and plunder it of any treasure or valuables.<br />
|side1=[[Dwarves]]<br />
|side2=[[Orcs]]<br />
|commanders1=[[Thráin II]]<br />
|commanders2=Unknown Orc Chieftain(s)<br />
|forces1=Unknown, but likely 15,000 or so Dwarves of all Seven houses.<br />
|forces2=Unknown. As the capitol, likely thousands.<br />
|casual1=Unknown<br />
|casual2=Obliterated. All that were found.<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Sacking of Mount Gundabad''' was a battle that took place sometime between {{TA|2793}} and {{TA|2799}} during the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]].<br />
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==Background== <br />
The murder of [[Thrór]], the former king of the Longbeards, by the Orc chieftain [[Azog]] in {{TA|2790}} sent a shockwave throughout the Dwarven race unlike any before. At his son [[Thráin II]]'s behest, all Seven Houses were rallied, and in three years the host was gathered and set out to avenge the elder father of their race.<br />
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===Date===<br />
It is insinuated that when the coalition set out for war the first place targeted was Mount Gundabad. For the war lasted six years, and the Dwarves campaign seems to have been one that started in the far north (Gundabad) and place by place, they made their way south (the [[Gladden]]). It can therefore be assumed that Gundabad was set upon in the outset (may be one to two years).<br />
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==The Battle==<br />
The Mountain was assailed and sacked by the great host of King Thráin sometime in 2793 and was abandoned when it was totally eradicated of [[Orcs]] sometime later.<ref>{{App|Durin}}</ref> <br />
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==Aftermath==<br />
The Dwarves annihilated the Orcs they could find at Gundabad, but with their host continuing on the crusade of vengeance down the [[Misty Mountains]] the land was left empty and (at some point) during or after the War's end in 2799 the [[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]] returned to their self-proclaimed capitol, and reestablished it as a stronghold and hub. <br />
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{{references}}<br />
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[[Category:Conflicts of the Third Age]]</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Sacking_of_Mount_Gundabad&diff=225297Sacking of Mount Gundabad2013-01-06T06:13:23Z<p>Dwarf Lord: </p>
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<div>{{battle<br />
|image=<br />
|name=Sacking of Mount Gundabad<br />
|conflict=War of the Dwarves and Orcs.<br />
|date=2793-2798 of the [[Third Age]]. Most the first few years.<br />
|place=Mount Gundabad<br />
|result=The Coalition of Dwarves wipe out all the Orcs they can find in the mountain and plunder it of any treasure or valuables.<br />
|side1=[[Dwarves]]<br />
|side2=[[Orcs]]<br />
|commanders1=[[Thráin II]]<br />
|commanders2=Unknown Orc Chieftain(s)<br />
|forces1=Unknown, but likely 15,000 or so Dwarves of all Seven houses.<br />
|forces2=Unknown. As the capitol, likely thousands.<br />
|casual1=Unknown<br />
|casual2=Obliterated. All that were found.<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Second Sacking of Gundabad''' was a battle that took place sometime between {{TA|2793}} and {{TA|2799}} during the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]].<br />
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==Background== <br />
The murder of [[Thrór]], the former king of the Longbeards, by the Orc chieftain [[Azog]] in {{TA|2790}} sent a shockwave throughout the Dwarven race unlike any before. At his son [[Thráin II]]'s behest, all Seven Houses were rallied, and in three years the host was gathered and set out to avenge the elder father of their race.<br />
<br />
===Date===<br />
It is insinuated that when the coalition set out for war the first place targeted was Mount Gundabad. For the war lasted six years, and the Dwarves campaign seems to have been one that started in the far north (Gundabad) and place by place, they made their way south (the [[Gladden]]). It can therefore be assumed that Gundabad was set upon in the outset (may be one to two years).<br />
<br />
==The Battle==<br />
The Mountain was assailed and sacked by the great host of King Thráin sometime in 2793 and was abandoned when it was totally eradicated of [[Orcs]] sometime later.<ref>{{App|Durin}}</ref> <br />
<br />
==Aftermath==<br />
The Dwarves annihilated the Orcs they could find at Gundabad, but with their host continuing on the crusade of vengeance down the [[Misty Mountains]] the land was left empty and (at some point) during or after the War's end in 2799 the [[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]] returned to their self-proclaimed capitol, and reestablished it as a stronghold and hub. <br />
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{{references}}<br />
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[[Category:Conflicts of the Third Age]]</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Talk:First_Sack_of_Gundabad&diff=225296Talk:First Sack of Gundabad2013-01-06T06:12:37Z<p>Dwarf Lord: moved Talk:First Sack of Gundabad to Talk:Fall of Mount Gundabad: I originally named this as a sacking, but have decided that due to the definition of a armed sacking this title does not fit. Since the place fell to an invader the title will ...</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Talk:Fall of Mount Gundabad]]</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Talk:Fall_of_Mount_Gundabad&diff=225295Talk:Fall of Mount Gundabad2013-01-06T06:12:37Z<p>Dwarf Lord: moved Talk:First Sack of Gundabad to Talk:Fall of Mount Gundabad: I originally named this as a sacking, but have decided that due to the definition of a armed sacking this title does not fit. Since the place fell to an invader the title will ...</p>
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<div>Huh, where does this info come from? I know of the mention in ''Of Dwarves and Men'', but as far as I can understand what is told there is not exactly this detailed: "...it's occupation in the Third Age by the Orks of Sauron..."?<br />
--[[User:Haltiamieli|Haltiamieli]] 08:16, 16 September 2007 (EDT)<br />
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I don't totally remember where I got all of the info, but I know don't try to post anything without something to back it up. --[[User:Dwarf Lord|Dwarf Lord]] 11:16, 15 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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:Ok, hope you can find the source as I'd like very much to know about it too. :) Anything on Dwarves and Second Age is quite scarce, to say the least. --[[User:Haltiamieli|Haltiamieli]] 11:54, 15 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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I found the info, Halt. It is in the Peoples of Middle-earth pages 301 and 305. Which seem to conclude that Orcs invaded the mountain and drove the Dwarves away. --[[User:Dwarf Lord|Dwarf Lord]] 20:45, 26 December 2007 (EST)<br />
:Thanks. I'll look at it when I get back home in the weekend. :) --[[User:Haltiamieli|Haltiamieli]] 09:27, 28 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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== Name ==<br />
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Sack or Sacking? --{{User:Mith/sig}} 19:07, 14 July 2011 (UTC)<br />
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:Since the source doesn't have a title for the event (and doesn't use the word "sack", from what I could see), I don't have any opinion in this matter (I guess the native English-speakers should decide what sounds best).--[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 19:12, 14 July 2011 (UTC)</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=First_Sack_of_Gundabad&diff=225294First Sack of Gundabad2013-01-06T06:12:37Z<p>Dwarf Lord: moved First Sack of Gundabad to Fall of Mount Gundabad: I originally named this as a sacking, but have decided that due to the definition of a armed sacking this title does not fit. Since the place fell to an invader the title will reflect that.</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Fall of Mount Gundabad]]</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Fall_of_Mount_Gundabad&diff=225293Fall of Mount Gundabad2013-01-06T06:12:37Z<p>Dwarf Lord: moved First Sack of Gundabad to Fall of Mount Gundabad: I originally named this as a sacking, but have decided that due to the definition of a armed sacking this title does not fit. Since the place fell to an invader the title will reflect that.</p>
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<div>{{battle<br />
|image=<br />
|name=Fall of Mount Gundabad<br />
|conflict=Orc Invasion of the Mountains of the North (Second Age)<br />
|date=Mid-[[Second Age]]<br />
|place=Mount Gundabad<br />
|result=The [[Longbeards]] are driven from Gundabad, and the Orcs claim a foothold in the mountains of the North.<br />
|side1=[[Dwarves]] of [[Durin's folk]]<br />
|side2=[[Orcs]]<br />
|commanders1=Unknown<br />
|commanders2=Unknown<br />
|forces1=Unknown<br />
|forces2=Unknown, likely many thousands.<br />
|casual1=Unknown<br />
|casual2=Unknown<br />
}}<br />
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The '''First Sack of Gundabad''', took place in the mid-Second Age. <br />
It was a conflict in which Orcs who had fled the [[War of Wrath]] in the [[First Age]], invaded [[Mount Gundabad]] from [[Forodwaith (lands)|Forodwaith]], and drove the [[Longbeard]] Dwarves from their holy site and dwelling. One which they would not gain back till after the [[War of the Ring]].<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}, p. 305</ref><br />
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{{References}}<br />
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[[Category:Conflicts of the Second Age]]</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Fall_of_Mount_Gundabad&diff=225292Fall of Mount Gundabad2013-01-06T06:10:33Z<p>Dwarf Lord: </p>
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<div>{{battle<br />
|image=<br />
|name=Fall of Mount Gundabad<br />
|conflict=Orc Invasion of the Mountains of the North (Second Age)<br />
|date=Mid-[[Second Age]]<br />
|place=Mount Gundabad<br />
|result=The [[Longbeards]] are driven from Gundabad, and the Orcs claim a foothold in the mountains of the North.<br />
|side1=[[Dwarves]] of [[Durin's folk]]<br />
|side2=[[Orcs]]<br />
|commanders1=Unknown<br />
|commanders2=Unknown<br />
|forces1=Unknown<br />
|forces2=Unknown, likely many thousands.<br />
|casual1=Unknown<br />
|casual2=Unknown<br />
}}<br />
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The '''First Sack of Gundabad''', took place in the mid-Second Age. <br />
It was a conflict in which Orcs who had fled the [[War of Wrath]] in the [[First Age]], invaded [[Mount Gundabad]] from [[Forodwaith (lands)|Forodwaith]], and drove the [[Longbeard]] Dwarves from their holy site and dwelling. One which they would not gain back till after the [[War of the Ring]].<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}, p. 305</ref><br />
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{{References}}<br />
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[[Category:Conflicts of the Second Age]]</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=War_of_the_Dwarves_and_Orcs&diff=225291War of the Dwarves and Orcs2013-01-06T06:09:32Z<p>Dwarf Lord: </p>
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<div>{{sources}}<br />
{{War<br />
| previous= [[War of the Dwarves and Dragons]]<br />
| next=[[War of the Ring]]<br />
| name=War of the Dwarves and Orcs<br />
| image=[[Image:Mikel Janin - Battle of Azanulbizar.jpeg|300px]]<br />
| begin={{TA|2793}}<br />
| end={{TA|2799}}<br />
| place=The northern [[Misty Mountains]] and [[Mount Gundabad]]<br />
| result=Crippling defeat for Orcs, pyrrhic victory for Dwarves<br />
| battles=[[Sacking of Mount Gundabad]], various battles in mines, strongholds, and colonies, [[Battle of Azanulbizar]].<br />
|side1=Dwarves of all Seven Houses, [[Longbeards]], [[Firebeards]], [[Broadbeams]], [[Blacklocks]], [[Stonefoots]], [[Ironfists]], and [[Stiffbeards]].<br />
|side2=[[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]]<br />
|commanders1=King [[Thráin II]], [[Thorin]], [[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]], various generals and/or kings or lords of the other houses<br />
|commanders2=[[Azog]] and likely other Orc-chieftains<br />
|}}<br />
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The '''War of the Dwarves and Orcs''' was a great war fought between the two races.<br />
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==History==<br />
=== Prelude ===<br />
After their home under [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] had been [[Sack of Erebor|sacked]] by the [[dragon]] [[Smaug]], many of the [[Dwarves]] of [[Durin's Folk]] were homeless and wandered through western [[Middle-earth]], trying to make as best a living they could. After some years of wandering they settled down in [[Dunland]].<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref><br />
Among these Dwarves were [[Thrór]], formerly [[King under the Mountain]], his son [[Thráin II]] and grandson [[Thorin II]] who became later known as Thorin Oakenshield.<br />
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Thrór became despaired after living many years in poverty, or perhaps the [[Rings of Power|Ring]] he wore was ultimately working towards his bearers evil, and thus Thrór went away from his kin in [[Third Age]] {{TA|2790}}, accompanied by his friend [[Nár (companion of Thrór)|Nár]]. They crossed the [[Redhorn Pass]] and Thráin came to the old mines of [[Moria]], though Nár warned him and was unwilling to enter this evil place. <br />
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Thrór was slain by [[Azog]] the [[Orc]]-chieftain who had made himself an abode in Moria. Upon Thrór's head had been branded Azog's name and the corpse was thrown out of the gate were it was found by Nár, who was left alive to serve as a messenger to tell the Dwarves that Azog now claimed to be the King of Moria.<br />
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When Nár returned to the king's son [[Thráin II]], he told him of his father's murder. Thráin sat for seven days without eating or sleeping, until he stood and said "This cannot be borne!"<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref> <br />
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From 2790 to {{TA|2793|n}} the [[Longbeards]] responded to this tragedy by gathering their forces, and calling on all the other [[Seven Houses of the Dwarves|Houses of the Dwarves]] for war.<br />
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=== Early Stages===<br />
In 2793 they attacked, assailing and sacking one by one all the Orc-holds they could find from [[Mount Gundabad]] in the north, to the [[Gladden Fields]] in the south. <br />
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Little is known about what happened during the first six years, but most of the war was fought underground, in the great mines and tunnels of the Misty Mountains, where Dwarves excelled in combat.<br />
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=== The Final Battle ===<br />
The war climaxed in {{TA|2799|n}}, when the final battle was fought in the valley outside the [[East-gate]] of [[Moria]], the [[Battle of Azanulbizar|Battle of Azanûlbizar]]. The Dwarves finally won this notoriously bloody encounter when reinforcements arrived late on the scene from the [[Iron Hills]]. Azog was slain by [[Dáin Ironfoot]].<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref> <br />
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After the battle, King [[Thráin II]] wanted to enter Moria and reclaim it, but the Dwarves not of Durin's folk refused, saying that the city was not their Fathers' House; they had honored Thrór's memory by fighting, and this was enough. [[Dáin Ironfoot]] also warned Thráin that [[Durin's Bane]] still dwelt within [[Khazad-dûm]].<br />
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===Aftermath===<br />
The war was very costly for the Dwarves. Half of those involved in the Battle of Azanulbizar were killed and possibly a couple thousand more were killed throughout the rest of the war. [[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]], [[Frerin]], and [[Fundin]] were among the more notable casualties. Thráin II himself lost an eye, and Thorin was wounded when his shield broke and he had to use an oak branch to defend himself, which gave rise to his epithet "Oakenshield".<br />
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The Orcs that survived the final battle (as many as 10,000) fled south through [[Rohan]], trying to find a refuge in the [[White Mountains]] beyond, where they troubled the [[Rohirrim]] for two generations.<br />
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One positive outcome however was that the [[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]] virtually disappeared as a threat for [[Eriador]] and [[Wilderland]]. One and a half centuries later the Orcs of the North were recovering, but their numbers were permanently depleted during the [[Battle of Five Armies]] in {{TA|2941|n}}, where [[Bolg]] son of Azog tried to avenge his father, and in the process three fourths of his people were killed.<br />
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It is possible that without this War, the later [[War of the Ring]] would have been lost in the north, and the [[Ring-bearer]] might never have made it south to [[Mordor]].<br />
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== Noteable Veterans ==<br />
*[[Thráin II]]<br />
*[[Thorin]]<br />
*[[Frerin]]<br />
*[[Fundin]]<br />
*[[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]]<br />
*[[Dáin Ironfoot]]<br />
*[[Balin]]<br />
*[[Glóin]]<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
*[[Battle of Azanulbizar]]<br />
*[[Second Sacking of Gundabad]]<br />
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{{references}}<small><br />
::*''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix A]], Durin's Folk<br />
::*''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]''<br />
::* The Lord of the Rings, Return of the King, Appendix A, (2nd edition 1966), p. 356. It mentions that the balance of the Orcs at Azanulbizar fled.<br />
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| list=Major events of [[Middle-earth]]<br />
| dates={{TA|2793}} - {{TA|2799}}<br />
| next=[[Fell Winter (Third Age)|Fell Winter]]<br />
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[[Category:Wars]]<br />
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[[fi:Kääpiöiden ja örkkien sota]]</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Second_Sacking_of_Gundabad&diff=225290Second Sacking of Gundabad2013-01-06T06:08:33Z<p>Dwarf Lord: moved Second Sacking of Gundabad to Sacking of Mount Gundabad: My original naming of the First Sack of Gundabad was not a proper title. I am changing it to the Fall of Mount Gundabad to reflect the proper term for the event. As such this arti...</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Sacking of Mount Gundabad]]</div>Dwarf Lordhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Sacking_of_Mount_Gundabad&diff=225289Sacking of Mount Gundabad2013-01-06T06:08:33Z<p>Dwarf Lord: moved Second Sacking of Gundabad to Sacking of Mount Gundabad: My original naming of the First Sack of Gundabad was not a proper title. I am changing it to the Fall of Mount Gundabad to reflect the proper term for the event. As such this arti...</p>
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<div>{{battle<br />
|image=<br />
|name=Second Sacking of Gundabad<br />
|conflict=War of the Dwarves and Orcs.<br />
|date=[[2793]]-2798 of the [[Third Age]]. Most the first few years.<br />
|place=Mount Gundabad<br />
|result=The Coalition of Dwarves wipe out all the Orcs they can find in the mountain and plunder it of any treasure or valuables.<br />
|side1=[[Dwarves]]<br />
|side2=[[Orcs]]<br />
|commanders1=[[Thráin II]]<br />
|commanders2=Unknown Orc Chieftain(s)<br />
|forces1=Unknown, but likely 15,000 or so Dwarves of all Seven houses.<br />
|forces2=Unknown. As the capitol, likely thousands.<br />
|casual1=Unknown<br />
|casual2=Obliterated. All that were found.<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Second Sacking of Gundabad''' was a battle that took place sometime between {{TA|2793}} and {{TA|2799}} during the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]].<br />
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==Background== <br />
The murder of [[Thrór]], the former king of the Longbeards, by the Orc chieftain [[Azog]] in {{TA|2790}} sent a shockwave throughout the Dwarven race unlike any before. At his son [[Thráin II]]'s behest, all Seven Houses were rallied, and in three years the host was gathered and set out to avenge the elder father of their race.<br />
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===Date===<br />
It is insinuated that when the coalition set out for war the first place targeted was Mount Gundabad. For the war lasted six years, and the Dwarves campaign seems to have been one that started in the far north (Gundabad) and place by place, they made their way south (the [[Gladden]]). It can therefore be assumed that Gundabad was set upon in the outset (may be one to two years).<br />
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==The Battle==<br />
The Mountain was assailed and sacked by the great host of King Thráin sometime in 2793 and was abandoned when it was totally eradicated of [[Orcs]] sometime later.<ref>{{App|Durin}}</ref> <br />
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==Aftermath==<br />
The Dwarves annihilated the Orcs they could find at Gundabad, but with their host continuing on the crusade of vengeance down the [[Misty Mountains]] the land was left empty and (at some point) during or after the War's end in 2799 the [[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]] returned to their self-proclaimed capitol, and reestablished it as a stronghold and hub. <br />
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