Dís
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Dís | |
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Dwarf | |
"Dís" by Gregor Roffalski | |
Biographical Information | |
Titles | Lady of Erebor |
Location | Lonely Mountain |
Language | Khuzdul |
Birth | T.A. 2760 Erebor |
Family | |
House | House of Durin |
Parentage | Thráin |
Siblings | Thorin, Frerin |
Spouse | Unnamed husband |
Children | Fíli, Kíli |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
Gallery | Images of Dís |
Dís (born Third Age 2760) was a female Dwarf of the royal line of Durin's folk.
History
Dís was the daughter of King Thráin II and younger sister of Thorin and Frerin. Like her brothers, she was born in Lonely Mountain and was driven into exile in T.A. 2770 when the dragon Smaug sacked the kingdom. She was the mother of Fíli and Kíli.
Although female Dwarves were rarely seen by outsiders, or mentioned in Dwarven records, Dís was an exceptional case: her sons were killed heroically defending their mortally wounded uncle Thorin in the Battle of the Five Armies.[1]
Etymology
Jim Allan has suggested that Dís is derived from Old Norse -dís ("sister") found in many Nordic names (such as Herdís, Hjördís, etc).[2]
Genealogy
Thrór 2542 - 2790† | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thráin II 2644 - 2850† | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thorin II 2746 - 2941† | Frerin 2751 - 2799† | DÍS b. 2760 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fíli 2859 - 2941† | Kíli 2864 - 2941† | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portrayal in adaptations
2018: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Dís, an old dwarf by the time of the War of the Ring, became the Keeper of Ravenhill, and tends to the birds that roosted there.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"
- ↑ Jim Allan, "Giving of Names", in An Introduction to Elvish, p. 225