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'''Frór''' ([[Third Age]] 2552 – 2589, aged 37 years) was a [[Dwarves|dwarf]] of [[Durin's folk]] and the second son of King [[Dáin I]]. During his short life his people lived in the [[Grey Mountains]], where they were threatened by [[Dragons]]. In 2589 both Frór and his father were killed by a great [[Cold-drakes|Cold-drake]]. | '''Frór''' ([[Third Age]] 2552 – 2589, aged 37 years) was a [[Dwarves|dwarf]] of [[Durin's folk]] and the second son of King [[Dáin I]]. | ||
==History== | |||
During his short life his people lived in the [[Grey Mountains]], where they were threatened by [[Dragons]]. In 2589 both Frór and his father were killed by a great [[Cold-drakes|Cold-drake]]. | |||
Frór's older brother [[Thrór]] then became [[Kings of Durin's Folk|King of Durin's Folk]] and led part of his house back to [[Lonely Mountain]]. The rest of Durin's folk traveled East to the [[Iron Hills]] with the youngest brother [[Grór]], who founded his own [[Dwarves of the Iron Hills|realm]]. | Frór's older brother [[Thrór]] then became [[Kings of Durin's Folk|King of Durin's Folk]] and led part of his house back to [[Lonely Mountain]]. The rest of Durin's folk traveled East to the [[Iron Hills]] with the youngest brother [[Grór]], who founded his own [[Dwarves of the Iron Hills|realm]]. | ||
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==Etymology== | |||
''Frór'' is a dwarf from the ''[[Völuspá|Dvergatal]]''. His name most likely means "swift".<ref>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</ref> | |||
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Frór (Third Age 2552 – 2589, aged 37 years) was a dwarf of Durin's folk and the second son of King Dáin I.
History
During his short life his people lived in the Grey Mountains, where they were threatened by Dragons. In 2589 both Frór and his father were killed by a great Cold-drake.
Frór's older brother Thrór then became King of Durin's Folk and led part of his house back to Lonely Mountain. The rest of Durin's folk traveled East to the Iron Hills with the youngest brother Grór, who founded his own realm.
Genealogy
| Dáin I | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thrór | Frór | Grór | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Thráin II | Náin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Etymology
Frór is a dwarf from the Dvergatal. His name most likely means "swift".[1]
References
- ↑ 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
