Durin (disambiguation)

The name Durin is a dwarf-name in an Icelandic saga Völuspá, where it is written as Durinn. In old norse durin has a meaning "warden" or "guard". As the father of the Longbeards, the name Durin has been used for a lot of purposes.

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

People

• Durin's Folk, the most famous Dwarven clan of Tolkien's legendarium
• Kings of Durin's Folk

Objects

• Durin's Axe, a heirloom of Durin's folk
• Doors of Durin, opened by Merry Brandybuck in The Fellowship of the Ring
• Durin's Stone, a stone pillar on the shore of Mirrormere

Places

• Durin's Tower, a Dwarven tower built into Celebdil

Events

• Durin's Day, the first day of the Dwarven calender

Constellation

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

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