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The Firebeards (with the Broadbeams) awoke in [[Dolmed|Mount Dolmed]] in the [[Blue Mountains]], and lived there throughout the history of their people. These two houses built the great Dwarven cities of [[Nogrod]] and [[Belegost]] in the Blue Mountains, and dwelt in them before their ruining in the [[War of Wrath]]. It is not clear whether they shared the two cities or whether each house dwelt in its own.<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}</ref>  In an [[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two|earlier version of the legendarium]] the two cities are clearly inhabited by separate houses; however, Belegost is said to be the home of the [[Durin's Folk|Longbeards]].<ref name="#">{{LT2|IV}}</ref>
The Firebeards (with the Broadbeams) awoke in [[Dolmed|Mount Dolmed]] in the [[Blue Mountains]], and lived there throughout the history of their people. These two houses built the great Dwarven cities of [[Nogrod]] and [[Belegost]] in the Blue Mountains, and dwelt in them before their ruining in the [[War of Wrath]]. It is not clear whether they shared the two cities or whether each house dwelt in its own.<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}</ref>  In an [[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two|earlier version of the legendarium]] the two cities are clearly inhabited by separate houses; however, Belegost is said to be the home of the [[Durin's Folk|Longbeards]].<ref name="#">{{LT2|IV}}</ref>


In the twelfth volume of the ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'', ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', an essay appears entitled ''[[Of Dwarves and Men]]'' which sheds some light on the people of Nogrod. Circumstantial evidence given there suggests that the Dwarves of Belegost were unrelated to [[Durin's Folk]], the Longbeards that appear in Tolkien's better-known work, and instead belonged to a different clan, either the [[Firebeards]] or the [[Broadbeams]]. The word-order used there suggests that Belegost was populated by the Broadbeam clan and Nogrod was populated by the Firebeard clan.<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}</ref>
In the twelfth volume of the ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'', ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', an essay appears entitled ''[[Of Dwarves and Men]]'' which sheds some light on the people of Nogrod. Circumstantial evidence given there suggests that the Dwarves of Nogrod were unrelated to [[Durin's Folk]], the Longbeards that appear in Tolkien's better-known work, and instead belonged to a different clan, either the [[Firebeards]] or the [[Broadbeams]]. The word-order used there suggests that Belegost was populated by the Broadbeam clan and Nogrod was populated by the Firebeard clan.<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}</ref>
==Portrayal in adaptations==
==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''2002-5: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game]]'':'''
'''2002-5: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game]]'':'''

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Firebeards
People
Warren Mahy - Firebeard dwarf.png
"Firebeard dwarf" by Warren Mahy
General Information
LocationsMount Dolmed, Belegost, Khazad-dûm
AffiliationBroadbeams
LanguagesKhuzdul, Sindarin
MembersAzaghâl
GalleryImages of Firebeards

The Firebeards were one of the seven houses of the Dwarves. They were originally paired with the Broadbeams. The ancestor of the Firebeards was among the oldest (together with the ancestors of the Broadbeams and Longbeards) of the Seven Ancestors of the Dwarves.[1]

The Firebeards (with the Broadbeams) awoke in Mount Dolmed in the Blue Mountains, and lived there throughout the history of their people. These two houses built the great Dwarven cities of Nogrod and Belegost in the Blue Mountains, and dwelt in them before their ruining in the War of Wrath. It is not clear whether they shared the two cities or whether each house dwelt in its own.[2] In an earlier version of the legendarium the two cities are clearly inhabited by separate houses; however, Belegost is said to be the home of the Longbeards.[3]

In the twelfth volume of the The History of Middle-earth, The Peoples of Middle-earth, an essay appears entitled Of Dwarves and Men which sheds some light on the people of Nogrod. Circumstantial evidence given there suggests that the Dwarves of Nogrod were unrelated to Durin's Folk, the Longbeards that appear in Tolkien's better-known work, and instead belonged to a different clan, either the Firebeards or the Broadbeams. The word-order used there suggests that Belegost was populated by the Broadbeam clan and Nogrod was populated by the Firebeard clan.[4]

Portrayal in adaptations

2002-5: The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game:

The House corresponding to the Firebeards is called Úri's Folk, said to being "instantly recognizable by the fiery hue of their beards". After the destruction of Nogrod, some of Úri's Folk went to join the Longbeards at Khazad-dûm, while others delved new halls in the southern Ered Luin.[5]

See also

References

Dwarven Clans
Longbeards · Firebeards · Broadbeams · Ironfists · Stiffbeards · Blacklocks · Stonefoots · (Petty-dwarves)