Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Durin VII The Dwarves are described as "the most redoubtable warriors of all the Speaking Peoples" [ T 4 ] – a warlike race who fought fiercely against their enemies, including other Dwarves. [ T 5 ] Highly skilled in the making of weapons and armour , their main weapon was the battle axe , but they also used bows , swords , shields and ...
Moria was founded by Durin at the end of the Ages of the Stars. During his reign, the precious metal mithril was discovered in the mines, and some of the major structures of Moria were built: Durin's Bridge, the Second Hall, the Endless Stair and Durin's Tower. Durin died before the end of the First Age. He was buried in the royal tombs of ...
In Norse mythology, Durinn (Old Norse: ; or Durin) is a dwarf according to stanza 10 of the poem Völuspá from the Poetic Edda, and repeated in Gylfaginning from the Prose Edda. He was the second created after the first and foremost dwarf Mótsognir .
Balin was born in Erebor, the son of Fundin.In the year Balin turned seven, Erebor was sacked by the dragon Smaug, and the Dwarves went into exile.During that period his younger brother Dwalin was born.
The Balrog killed Durin VI, the Dwarf-King of Khazad-dûm, whereafter it was called Durin's Bane by the Dwarves. [T 32] [T 34] Avarice, principally for mithril, drove the dwarves to go too deep and awaken the Balrog. [2] The Dwarves attempted to fight the Balrog, but its power was far too great for them.
Durin IV sends his army to aid the Elves, allowing Elrond, Gil-galad, Arondir, and other survivors to escape to a valley north of the city. Elrond and Gil-galad use the Elven rings to heal Galadriel, and the Elves resolve to stand against Sauron's army as it marches across Middle-earth.
[T 1] He was a remote descendant of Durin the Deathless, chief of the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves and ancestor of the Longbeards. Gimli was of the royal line, but not close to the succession; he was the third cousin once removed of Dáin II Ironfoot. [T 2] [T 3]
Durin's Folk, showing the Dwarvish ... Durin VII: Template documentation. Notes. References Tolkien, J. R. R. (1955). The Return of the King. The Lord of the ...