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The '''Firebeards''' were one of the seven clans of the [[Dwarves]] who lived in [[Nogrod]] in the [[Ered Luin]] during the [[First Age]].  Of the two Dwarf houses of [[Beleriand]], the Firebeards were the least friendly.  They fought the [[Elves]] over the treasure of [[Nargothrond]], and they also sacked the city of [[Menegroth]] which in the end the Dwarves that took part were all killed by [[Ents]].  They did however, help the Elves and Men in the [[Wars of Beleriand]]. 
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In the [[War of Wrath]] their great city of Nogrod, was destroyed and sunk into the sea along with much of the Ered Luin. Some Firebeards stayed in the Ered Luin to help rebuild what they could with the [[Broadbeams]], from the also destroyed city of [[Belegost]],  while most went to the halls of [[Khazad-dum]] in the [[Misty Mountains]], swelling its numbers.
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The '''Firebeards''' were one of the seven houses of the [[Dwarves]]. They were originally paired with the [[Broadbeams]]. The ancestor of the Firebeards was among the oldest (together with the ancestors of the [[Broadbeams]] and [[Durin's Folk|Longbeards]]) of the Seven Ancestors of the Dwarves.<ref>{{PM|X}}, pp. 301, 322 (note 24)</ref>


After thousands of years it seems the '''Firebeards''' may have parted ways with [[Durin's folk]] after the awakening of [[Durin's Bane]], and returned to the Ered Luin, where things were likely much more prosperous than after the sinking of Beleriand.
The Firebeards (with the Broadbeams) awoke in [[Dolmed|Mount Dolmed]] in the [[Blue Mountains]], and lived there throughout the history of their people. These two houses built the great Dwarven cities of [[Nogrod]] and [[Belegost]] in the Blue Mountains, and dwelt in them before their ruining in the [[War of Wrath]]. It is not clear whether they shared the two cities or whether each house dwelt in its own.<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}</ref>  In an [[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two|earlier version of the legendarium]] the two cities are clearly inhabited by separate houses; however, Belegost is said to be the home of the [[Durin's Folk|Longbeards]].<ref name="#">{{LT2|IV}}</ref>
Also during the [[Third Age]] It is likely that they answered the request for aid from Durin's folk in the eventual [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]].
==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''2002-5: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game]]'':'''
: The House corresponding to the Firebeards is called '''Úri's Folk''', said to being "''instantly recognizable by the fiery hue of their beards''". After the destruction of Nogrod, some of Úri's Folk went to join the Longbeards at Khazad-dûm, while others delved new halls in the southern Ered Luin.<ref>{{D|M}}</ref>
 
==See also==
*[[Dwarves of Nogrod]]
 
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Firebeards
People
Warren Mahy - Firebeard dwarf.png
"Firebeard dwarf" by Warren Mahy
General Information
LocationsMount Dolmed, either Belegost or Nogrod or both
AffiliationBroadbeams
LanguagesKhuzdul, Sindarin
Memberseither Azaghâl, or Telchar and Gamil Zirak
GalleryImages of Firebeards

The Firebeards were one of the seven houses of the Dwarves. They were originally paired with the Broadbeams. The ancestor of the Firebeards was among the oldest (together with the ancestors of the Broadbeams and Longbeards) of the Seven Ancestors of the Dwarves.[1]

The Firebeards (with the Broadbeams) awoke in Mount Dolmed in the Blue Mountains, and lived there throughout the history of their people. These two houses built the great Dwarven cities of Nogrod and Belegost in the Blue Mountains, and dwelt in them before their ruining in the War of Wrath. It is not clear whether they shared the two cities or whether each house dwelt in its own.[2] In an earlier version of the legendarium the two cities are clearly inhabited by separate houses; however, Belegost is said to be the home of the Longbeards.[3]

Portrayal in adaptations

2002-5: The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game:

The House corresponding to the Firebeards is called Úri's Folk, said to being "instantly recognizable by the fiery hue of their beards". After the destruction of Nogrod, some of Úri's Folk went to join the Longbeards at Khazad-dûm, while others delved new halls in the southern Ered Luin.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Of Dwarves and Men", pp. 301, 322 (note 24)
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Of Dwarves and Men"
  3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "IV. The Nauglafring"
  4. ↑ Mike Mearls, Chris Seeman (2003), Moria
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