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'''Durin VII''' (lived in the [[Fourth Age]]) was the last of the six reincarnations of [[Durin|Durin the Deathless | '''Durin VII''' (lived in the [[Fourth Age]]) was the last of the six reincarnations of [[Durin|Durin the Deathless]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Durin the Seventh led [[Durin's folk]] back to [[Moria|Khazad-dûm]] and restored the ancient kingdom during the [[Fourth Age]]. There his house remained until the world grew old and the Dwarves failed and the days of Durin's race were ended.<ref>{{PM|Dwarves | The actions of Durin VII were prophesized long before he was born, at the time of the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]].<ref name="AppA">{{App|Durin}}</ref> | ||
Durin the Seventh was likely a descendant of [[Thorin Stonehelm|Thorin III Stonehelm]]. | |||
He led [[Durin's folk]] back to [[Moria|Khazad-dûm]] and restored the ancient kingdom during the [[Fourth Age]]. There his house remained until the world grew old and the Dwarves failed and the days of Durin's race were ended.<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== |
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Durin VII | |
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Dwarf | |
Biographical Information | |
Other names | Durin the Last |
Titles | King of Durin's Folk King of Khazad-dûm |
Location | Eventually Khazad-dûm |
Language | Khuzdul |
Birth | Fourth Age? |
Family | |
House | House of Durin |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Durin VII (lived in the Fourth Age) was the last of the six reincarnations of Durin the Deathless.
History
The actions of Durin VII were prophesized long before he was born, at the time of the Battle of Azanulbizar.[2]
Durin the Seventh was likely a descendant of Thorin III Stonehelm.
He led Durin's folk back to Khazad-dûm and restored the ancient kingdom during the Fourth Age. There his house remained until the world grew old and the Dwarves failed and the days of Durin's race were ended.[3]
Etymology
Durinn is one of the Dwarfs in the Dvergatal. The name means "Sleepy".[4]
Genealogy
Dáin II Ironfoot 2767 - 3019† | |||||||
Thorin III Stonehelm b. 2866 | |||||||
DURIN VII | |||||||
Durin VII House of Durin Born: Fourth Age | ||
Unknown Last known: Thorin III Stonehelm | King of Durin's Folk Fourth Age | Followed by: Unknown |
King of Khazad-dûm Fourth Age |
References
- ↑
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Of Dwarves and Men"
- ↑ 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