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'''Thorin I''' ([[Third Age]] 2035 – 2289, aged 254 years) was the son of [[Thráin I]] and King of [[Durin's folk]] for 99 years, from 2190 to 2289. During his [[Náin I|grandfather's]] time the [[Dwarves]] of Durin's folk were driven from [[Khazad-dûm]] and scattered throughout the northeast of [[Middle-earth]]. Though Thorin's father had established the Kingdom of [[Lonely Mountain]], Thorin heard that the remnants Durin's folk were gathering in the [[Grey Mountains]], which was rich and little explored, so he abandoned Erebor for the mountains.  It would be over three hundred years before his descendent [[Thror]], would return to Erebor.
'''Thorin I''' ([[Third Age]] 2035 – 2289, died aged 254) was the [[Kings of Durin's Folk|King]] of [[Durin's Folk]] for 99 years, succeeding his father, [[Thráin I]], on his death in [[Third Age 2190|T.A. 2190]]. Thorin was the heir of [[Durin I|Durin the Deathless]] being the great-grandson of [[Durin VI]].<ref name="AppA">{{App|A3}}</ref>


Thorin was the grandfather by six generations and the namesake of [[Thorin II Oakenshield]], a hero of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.
Thorin's great-grandfather, Durin VI, was [[King of Khazad-dûm]] when the [[Balrog]] of [[Morgoth]] appeared in [[Moria]]; the Balrog has forever been known as [[Durin's Bane]] for he was killed by it in [[Third Age 1980|T.A. 1980]]. Durin's son - and Thorin's grandfather - [[Náin I]] was now King and he held out against the Balrog but was himself killed in [[Third Age 1981|T.A. 1981]], being the last true King of [[Khazad-dûm]] until [[Durin VII|Durin VII and Last]] in the [[Fourth Age]].
 
Thorin's father, Thráin, now led the people of Durin and in [[Third Age 1999|T.A. 1999]] he founded the [[Kingdom under the Mountain]] in [[Erebor]]. In Erebor the [[Dwarves]] began building a mighty kingdom, with the prized possession of the King being the [[Arkenstone]], the Heart of the Mountain.
 
However, Thorin became King in T.A. 2190 and he heard that the majority of the remnants of Durin's Folk were now gathering in the [[Grey Mountains]], so, in [[Third Age 2210|T.A. 2210]], Thorin deserted the Lonely Mountain and reunited its people with their brethren in the Grey Mountains which were rich and largely unexplored.
 
Thorin I died in T.A. 2289, at the age of 254, and was succeeded by his son [[Glóin (Son of Thorin I)|Glóin]]. His six-greats grandson, [[Thorin II Oakenshield]], was the much famed leader of [[The_Hobbit#Synopsis|the Quest of Erebor]] which reclaimed the Lonely Mountain from the [[dragon]] [[Smaug]].


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The name Thorin refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Thorin (disambiguation).
Thorin (I)
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Thorin I (Third Age 2035 – 2289, died aged 254) was the King of Durin's Folk for 99 years, succeeding his father, Thráin I, on his death in T.A. 2190. Thorin was the heir of Durin the Deathless being the great-grandson of Durin VI.[1]

Thorin's great-grandfather, Durin VI, was King of Khazad-dûm when the Balrog of Morgoth appeared in Moria; the Balrog has forever been known as Durin's Bane for he was killed by it in T.A. 1980. Durin's son - and Thorin's grandfather - Náin I was now King and he held out against the Balrog but was himself killed in T.A. 1981, being the last true King of Khazad-dûm until Durin VII and Last in the Fourth Age.

Thorin's father, Thráin, now led the people of Durin and in T.A. 1999 he founded the Kingdom under the Mountain in Erebor. In Erebor the Dwarves began building a mighty kingdom, with the prized possession of the King being the Arkenstone, the Heart of the Mountain.

However, Thorin became King in T.A. 2190 and he heard that the majority of the remnants of Durin's Folk were now gathering in the Grey Mountains, so, in T.A. 2210, Thorin deserted the Lonely Mountain and reunited its people with their brethren in the Grey Mountains which were rich and largely unexplored.

Thorin I died in T.A. 2289, at the age of 254, and was succeeded by his son Glóin. His six-greats grandson, Thorin II Oakenshield, was the much famed leader of the Quest of Erebor which reclaimed the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug.

Genealogy

 
 
 
 
Náin I
1832-1981
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thráin I
1934-2190
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
THORIN I
2035-2289
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Glóin
2136-2385
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Óin
2238-2488
 
 
 
 


Preceded by:
Thráin I
King of Durin's Folk
T.A. 21902289
Followed by:
Glóin
Preceded by:
Thráin I
2nd King under the Mountain
T.A. 2190 – 2210
Followed by:
Thrór, 400 years later

References