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Kings of Durin's Folk

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NameBirthDeathRealm(s)Historical Notes
Durin IIUnknownUnknownKhazad-dûm
Durin IVLate Second AgeLikely early Third AgeKhazad-dûm
Durin VUnknownUnknownKhazad-dûm
Thorin I20352289Erebor, Grey MountainsDiscerning that the great host of his people were gathering in the northern range of the Grey Mountains, Thorin I abandoned Erebor and removed there in 2210.[3]
Glóin21362385Grey Mountains
Óin22382488Grey Mountains
Náin II23382585Grey MountainsIn 2570, the prosperous Dwarves began to suffer attacks by the dragons of the north.[3]
Dáin I24402589Grey MountainsHis short reign came to a swift end when he was slain by a cold-drake before his own doors. He was succeeded by the eldest of his three sons.
Thrór25422790Erebor, exile, DunlandHe led his people out of the dragon-infested north back to the Lonely Mountain, while his younger brother Grór led some part of their people further east, to settle in the Iron Hills. He had been King under the Mountain for more than 180 years when the great dragon Smaug descended on his kingdom and sacked it. He escaped the destruction with his son and grandson, and went wandering in the wild before settling in Dunland. Later, went to reclaim Khazad-dûm where he was murdered by Azog the Orc, a crime that provoked the War of the Dwarves and Orcs.
Thráin II26442850Dunland, Ered LuinHe avenged his father's death with the defeat of Azog's Orcs at the Battle of Azanulbizar. In the early part of his reign, he dwelt in Dunland, but he later moved northwest to the Ered Luin west of Eriador. Before his reign ended, he resolved to return to Erebor, but wandering in the wild he was captured in 2845[3] and died in the dungeons of the Necromancer.
Thorin II Oakenshield27462941Ered Luin, Erebor He ruled as King in the Ered Luin for many years, but like his father before him he at last determined to return to his ancient home of Erebor. Accompanied by Gandalf and Bilbo Baggins, he led a troop of companions into the east, and against all hope recovered the Lonely Mountain from Smaug. After Smaug's death, the Battle of Five Armies was fought before Erebor, and Thorin was slain. The only remaining descendants of Thrór's line, Thorin's young nephews Fíli and Kíli, were also lost in the battle. So the descent of the Kingship passed to the line of Thrór's younger brother Grór, and specifically to Grór's grandson Dáin Ironfoot.
Dáin II Ironfoot27673019Ered Luin, Erebor He ruled in prosperity as King under the Mountain for many years until the time of the War of the Ring. He was slain in that war, in the Battle of Dale.
Durin VIIUnknownUnknownKhazad-dûm[4]He was said to be the last of the House of Durin to rule over Durin's Folk. Durin's Bane had been destroyed in the War of the Ring, so that Khazad-dûm lay open for recovery by its ancient owners, and it is said that it was Durin VII who at last achieved this.


