Durin (disambiguation)

Durin is a dwarf-name from the Icelandic saga Völuspá, where it is written as Durinn; in old Norse durin means "warden" or "guard". As the father of the Longbeards, the name Durin has been used frequently within the legendarium:

Characters

• Durin I, "the Deathless", one of the seven Fathers of the Dwarves.
• Durin II
• Durin III, given a Ring of Power by Celebrimbor.
• Durin IV
• Durin V
• Durin VI, slain by Durin's Bane.
• Durin VII, "the Last", reclaimed Khazad-dûm in the Fourth Age.

• Durin's Bane, the Balrog of Moria killed by Gandalf.

People

• Durin's Folk, the most famous Dwarven clan of Tolkien's legendarium.
  • Kings of Durin's Folk, the title held by Durin I and his successors who ruled over Durin's Folk.

Objects

• Durin's Axe, an heirloom of Durin's Folk.
• Durin's Stone, a stone pillar on the shore of Mirrormere.

Places

• Doors of Durin, the entrance to Moria, opened by Gandalf in The Fellowship of the Ring.
• Durin's Tower, a Dwarven tower built into Celebdil above Moria.

Events

• Durin's Day, the first day of the Dwarven calendar.

Constellation

• Durin's Crown, a constellation, often thought to be the Valacirca.

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