Durin VI
Durin VI | |
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Dwarf | |
Biographical Information | |
Titles | King of Durin's Folk King of Khazad-dûm |
Location | Khazad-dûm |
Language | Khuzdul |
Birth | T.A. 1731 |
Rule | unknown - T.A. 1980 |
Death | T.A. 1980 (aged 249) by Durin's Bane, Khazad-dûm |
Family | |
House | House of Durin |
Children | Náin I |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Durin VI |
Durin VI (Third Age 1731 – 1980, lived 249 years) was a King of Durin's folk and ruled at their capital, the great Dwarven city of Khazad-dûm.
History
Like all Durins after Durin I he was given the name of the first Father of the Dwarves because he greatly resembled him in both appearance and manner. Indeed it was believed among the Dwarves that he was the reincarnation of Durin I, though whether this is possible is unclear.[1]
Near the end of Durin VI's reign, the Dwarves, mining for mithril, encountered a Balrog that had hidden itself deep beneath the city. The monster began to wreak havoc on Khazad-dûm and slew Durin. Since the surviving Dwarves were unsure what type of monster they faced, the Balrog was simply called "Durin's Bane". Durin's son Náin I was slain shortly thereafter, leaving his grandson Thráin I to lead Durin's folk as the survivors fled from their ancestral home.[1]
Etymology
Durinn is one of the Dwarfs in the Dvergatal. The name means "Sleepy".[2]
Genealogy
Durin V | |||||||
DURIN VI 1731-1980† | |||||||
Náin I 1832-1981† | |||||||
Thráin I 1934-2190 | |||||||
Durin VI House of Durin | ||
Unknown Last known: Durin V | King of Durin's Folk unknown - T.A. 1980 | Followed by: Náin I |
King of Khazad-dûm unknown - T.A. 1980 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"
- ↑ Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", published in Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, Vol 44 (1929), issue #4, pp. 939-967