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'''Borin''' was a [[Dwarves|Dwarf]] of [[Durin I|Durin]]'s Line, the second son of King [[Náin II]]. He was the ancestor of both [[Balin]] and [[Gimli]] Elf-friend of the [[Company of the Ring]].
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'''Borin''' ({{TA|2450}} – {{TA|2711|n}}, aged 261 years) was a [[Dwarves|dwarf]] of [[Durin's folk]].
 
==History==
Borin was the younger son of [[Kings of Durin's Folk|King]] [[Náin II]]. During his youth, the [[House of Durin]] lived in the [[Dragons|dragon]]-plagued [[Grey Mountains]] that were ruled by his brother [[Dáin I]].
 
When the King and his son [[Frór]] were slain by a [[Cold-drake]], Durin's folk divided. Borin followed the new King [[Thrór]] back to [[Lonely Mountain]], while others followed [[Grór]] to the [[Iron Hills]]. Borin lived with the [[Dwarves of Erebor]] under [[King under the Mountain|King]] Thrór for the rest of his life.
 
Through his son, [[Farin]], Borin was the ancestor of four of the thirteen Dwarves of [[Thorin and Company]] ([[Balin]], [[Dwalin]], [[Óin]], and [[Glóin]]) and [[Gimli|Gimli Elf-friend]] of the [[Fellowship of the Ring|Company of the Ring]].<ref>{{App|Durin}}</ref>
 
==Etymology==
 
[[Jim Allan]] has suggested that ''Borin'' might be derived from [[Old Norse]] ''bora'' ("to bore holes"), thus meaning "Borer".<ref>[[Jim Allan]], "Giving of Names", in ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', p. 224</ref>
 
== Genealogy ==
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{{familytree| THR | | FRO | | GRO | | FAR | | | | | | |THR=[[Thrór]]<br/><small>''{{TA|2542|n}} - {{TA|2790|n}}''†</small>|FRO=[[Frór]]<br/><small>''{{TA|2552|n}} - {{TA|2589|n}}''†</small>|GRO=[[Grór]]<br/><small>''{{TA|2563|n}} - {{TA|2805|n}}''</small>|FAR=[[Farin]]<br/><small>''{{TA|2560|n}} - {{TA|2803|n}}''</small>}}
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{{familytree| THR | | | | | | NAI | | FUN | | GRO | | |THR=[[Thráin|Thráin II]]<br/><small>''{{TA|2644|n}} - {{TA|2850|n}}''†</small>|NAI=[[Náin (son of Grór)|Náin]]<br/><small>''{{TA|2665|n}} - {{TA|2799|n}}''†</small>|FUN=[[Fundin]]<br/><small>''{{TA|2662|n}} - {{TA|2799|n}}''†</small>|GRO=[[Gróin]]<br/><small>''{{TA|2671|n}} - {{TA|2923|n}}''</small>}}
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{{references}}


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[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Longbeards]]
[[Category:Third Age characters]]
 
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Revision as of 15:02, 24 January 2021

Borin
Dwarf
Biographical Information
LocationGrey Mountains
Lonely Mountain
BirthT.A. 2450
DeathT.A. 2711 (aged 261)
Family
HouseHouse of Durin
ParentageNáin II
SiblingsDáin I
ChildrenFarin
Physical Description
GenderMale

Borin (T.A. 24502711, aged 261 years) was a dwarf of Durin's folk.

History

Borin was the younger son of King Náin II. During his youth, the House of Durin lived in the dragon-plagued Grey Mountains that were ruled by his brother Dáin I.

When the King and his son Frór were slain by a Cold-drake, Durin's folk divided. Borin followed the new King Thrór back to Lonely Mountain, while others followed Grór to the Iron Hills. Borin lived with the Dwarves of Erebor under King Thrór for the rest of his life.

Through his son, Farin, Borin was the ancestor of four of the thirteen Dwarves of Thorin and Company (Balin, Dwalin, Óin, and Glóin) and Gimli Elf-friend of the Company of the Ring.[1]

Etymology

Jim Allan has suggested that Borin might be derived from Old Norse bora ("to bore holes"), thus meaning "Borer".[2]

Genealogy

 
 
 
 
 
 
Óin
2238 - 2488
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Náin II
2338 - 2585
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dáin I
2440 - 2589
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BORIN
2450 - 2711
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thrór
2542 - 2790
 
Frór
2552 - 2589
 
Grór
2563 - 2805
 
Farin
2560 - 2803
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thráin II
2644 - 2850
 
 
 
 
 
Náin
2665 - 2799
 
Fundin
2662 - 2799
 
Gróin
2671 - 2923
 
 


References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"
  2. Jim Allan, "Giving of Names", in An Introduction to Elvish, p. 224