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'''Thráin II''' ([[Third Age]] {{TA|2644|n}} – {{TA|2850|n}}, aged 206 years) was King of [[Durin's Folk]] for 60 years, from {{TA|2790}} to {{TA|2850|n}}, during their exile from [[Lonely Mountain]]. He was the son of [[Thrór]] and father of [[Thorin|Thorin II]], [[Frerin]], and [[Dís]]. Thorin II would later be known as [[Thorin|Thorin Oakenshield]].<ref name="Durin">{{App|Durin}}</ref> | '''Thráin II''' ([[Third Age]] {{TA|2644|n}} – {{TA|2850|n}}, aged 206 years) was King of [[Durin's Folk]] for 60 years, from {{TA|2790}} to {{TA|2850|n}}, during their exile from [[Lonely Mountain]]. He was the son of [[Thrór]] and father of [[Thorin|Thorin II]], [[Frerin]], and [[Dís]]. Thorin II would later be known as [[Thorin|Thorin Oakenshield]].<ref name="Durin">{{App|Durin}}</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Thráin fled with his father and a small group of companions when the [[Dragons|dragon]] [[Smaug]] in {{TA|2770}} descended on Lonely Mountain and sacked the [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] kingdom. King Thrór, Thráin, and the others eventually settled in [[Dunland]] and scratched out a meager living. Thrór was devastated by the loss of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] and left his people to journey north. He took a single companion, [[ | Thráin fled with his father and a small group of companions when the [[Dragons|dragon]] [[Smaug]] in {{TA|2770}} descended on Lonely Mountain and sacked the [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] kingdom. King Thrór, Thráin, and the others eventually settled in [[Dunland]] and scratched out a meager living. Thrór was devastated by the loss of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] and left his people to journey north. He took a single companion, [[Nár]], but left his son with his [[Ring of Thrór|Ring of Power]], along with the [[Thrór's Map|map]] and key to Lonely Mountain. | ||
In {{TA|2790}}<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> Nár returned to tell Thráin that his father had been captured and butchered by the [[Orcs|Orc]]-chieftain [[Azog]] when they had journeyed to the mines of [[Moria]]. Even worse, Azog had beheaded Thrór and carved his own name on Thrór's forehead to show the Dwarves that an Orc now ruled their ancestral home. | In {{TA|2790}}<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> Nár returned to tell Thráin that his father had been captured and butchered by the [[Orcs|Orc]]-chieftain [[Azog]] when they had journeyed to the mines of [[Moria]]. Even worse, Azog had beheaded Thrór and carved his own name on Thrór's forehead to show the Dwarves that an Orc now ruled their ancestral home. | ||
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=== War of the Dwarves and Orcs === | === War of the Dwarves and Orcs === | ||
Filled with righteous anger, by {{TA|2793}}<ref name="TA"/> Thráin had gathered together a massive army of Dwarves to wage the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]]. The army included the exiles of Lonely Mountain, Thráin's [[Dwarves of the Iron Hills|kin]] from the [[Iron Hills]] under his uncle [[Grór]], and even some Dwarves not of Durin's folk (probably the four Dwarf clans from the [[Orocarni]] in the east). One by one they assaulted the Orc-holds of the [[Misty Mountains]], destroying their great warrens in [[Gundabad|Mount Gundabad]] and eventually facing Azog himself in [[Dimrill Dale]] (''Azanulbizar'' in [[Khuzdul]]) before the [[Great Gates|East-gate of Moria]]. | Filled with righteous anger, by {{TA|2793}}<ref name="TA"/> Thráin had gathered together a massive army of Dwarves to wage the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]]. The army included the exiles of the Lonely Mountain, Thráin's [[Dwarves of the Iron Hills|kin]] from the [[Iron Hills]] under his uncle [[Grór]], and even some Dwarves not of Durin's folk (probably the four Dwarf clans from the [[Orocarni]] in the east). One by one they assaulted the Orc-holds of the [[Misty Mountains]], destroying their great warrens in [[Gundabad|Mount Gundabad]] and eventually facing Azog himself in [[Dimrill Dale]] (''Azanulbizar'' in [[Khuzdul]]) before the [[Great Gates|East-gate of Moria]]. | ||
In {{TA|2799}}<ref name="TA"/> Thráin and his army fought the bloody [[Battle of Azanulbizar]]. Thráin was blinded in one eye and suffered a leg-wound. While the Orcs were vanquished and Azog slain, the Dwarves took heavy losses, including Thráin's son Frerin, his cousin [[Náin son of Grór|Náin]], and [[Fundin]] father of Dwarven hero [[Balin]]. | In {{TA|2799}}<ref name="TA"/> Thráin and his army fought the bloody [[Battle of Azanulbizar]]. Thráin was blinded in one eye and suffered a leg-wound. While the Orcs were vanquished and Azog slain, the Dwarves took heavy losses, including Thráin's son Frerin, his cousin [[Náin son of Grór|Náin]], and [[Fundin]] father of Dwarven hero [[Balin]]. | ||
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=== Wanderings and Imprisonment === | === Wanderings and Imprisonment === | ||
After the war, Thráin and Thorin led the exiles of Lonely Mountain west to live in the Northern [[Blue Mountains]]. Over the next forty years Thráin grew increasingly consumed with the lost riches of Lonely Mountain. This may have been partly because of the [[Ring of Thrór]]. | After the war, Thráin and Thorin led the exiles of Lonely Mountain west to live in the Northern [[Blue Mountains]]. Over the next forty years Thráin grew increasingly consumed with the lost riches of the Lonely Mountain. This may have been partly because of the [[Ring of Thrór]]. | ||
In {{TA|2841}}<ref name="TA"/> he left the Blue Mountains with a small group that included [[Balin]] and [[Dwalin]]. Travelling east, the group was constantly harassed by wolves, Orcs, and other fell creatures. In {{TA|2845|n}},<ref name="TA"/> while camped under the eaves of [[Mirkwood]], Thráin disappeared and would never be seen again by his kin. The King of Durin's folk had been captured by Sauron's agents and was taken to the fortress of [[Dol Guldur]] in southern Mirkwood. There Sauron tortured Thráin, took back the last of the [[Seven Rings|seven Dwarf-rings]], and left him in the dungeon to die. | In {{TA|2841}}<ref name="TA"/> he left the Blue Mountains with a small group that included [[Balin]] and [[Dwalin]]. Travelling east, the group was constantly harassed by wolves, Orcs, and other fell creatures. In {{TA|2845|n}},<ref name="TA"/> while camped under the eaves of [[Mirkwood]], Thráin disappeared and would never be seen again by his kin. The King of Durin's folk had been captured by Sauron's agents and was taken to the fortress of [[Dol Guldur]] in southern Mirkwood. There Sauron tortured Thráin, took back the last of the [[Seven Rings|seven Dwarf-rings]], and left him in the dungeon to die. | ||
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Revision as of 17:56, 22 July 2015
Thráin II | |
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Dwarf | |
Biographical Information | |
Titles | King of Durin's Folk |
Location | Lonely Mountain |
Language | Khuzdul |
Birth | T.A. 2644 Lonely Mountain |
Rule | T.A. 2790 - 2850 |
Death | T.A. 2850 (aged 206) Dol Guldur |
Family | |
House | House of Durin |
Parentage | Thrór |
Children | Thorin, Frerin, Dís |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Thráin |
Thráin II (Third Age 2644 – 2850, aged 206 years) was King of Durin's Folk for 60 years, from T.A. 2790 to 2850, during their exile from Lonely Mountain. He was the son of Thrór and father of Thorin II, Frerin, and Dís. Thorin II would later be known as Thorin Oakenshield.[1]
History
Thráin fled with his father and a small group of companions when the dragon Smaug in T.A. 2770 descended on Lonely Mountain and sacked the Dwarven kingdom. King Thrór, Thráin, and the others eventually settled in Dunland and scratched out a meager living. Thrór was devastated by the loss of Erebor and left his people to journey north. He took a single companion, Nár, but left his son with his Ring of Power, along with the map and key to Lonely Mountain.
In T.A. 2790[2] Nár returned to tell Thráin that his father had been captured and butchered by the Orc-chieftain Azog when they had journeyed to the mines of Moria. Even worse, Azog had beheaded Thrór and carved his own name on Thrór's forehead to show the Dwarves that an Orc now ruled their ancestral home.
Thráin sat for seven days without eating or sleeping, until he stood and said "This cannot be borne!".[1]
War of the Dwarves and Orcs
Filled with righteous anger, by T.A. 2793[2] Thráin had gathered together a massive army of Dwarves to wage the War of the Dwarves and Orcs. The army included the exiles of the Lonely Mountain, Thráin's kin from the Iron Hills under his uncle Grór, and even some Dwarves not of Durin's folk (probably the four Dwarf clans from the Orocarni in the east). One by one they assaulted the Orc-holds of the Misty Mountains, destroying their great warrens in Mount Gundabad and eventually facing Azog himself in Dimrill Dale (Azanulbizar in Khuzdul) before the East-gate of Moria.
In T.A. 2799[2] Thráin and his army fought the bloody Battle of Azanulbizar. Thráin was blinded in one eye and suffered a leg-wound. While the Orcs were vanquished and Azog slain, the Dwarves took heavy losses, including Thráin's son Frerin, his cousin Náin, and Fundin father of Dwarven hero Balin.
King Thráin II wanted to enter Moria and reclaim it, but the Dwarves not of Durin's folk refused, saying that the city was not their Fathers' House; they had honoured Thrór's memory by fighting, and this was enough. Dáin Ironfoot had peered within the East-gate and also warned Thráin that Durin's Bane still dwelt within Khazad-dûm.[1]
Wanderings and Imprisonment
After the war, Thráin and Thorin led the exiles of Lonely Mountain west to live in the Northern Blue Mountains. Over the next forty years Thráin grew increasingly consumed with the lost riches of the Lonely Mountain. This may have been partly because of the Ring of Thrór.
In T.A. 2841[2] he left the Blue Mountains with a small group that included Balin and Dwalin. Travelling east, the group was constantly harassed by wolves, Orcs, and other fell creatures. In 2845,[2] while camped under the eaves of Mirkwood, Thráin disappeared and would never be seen again by his kin. The King of Durin's folk had been captured by Sauron's agents and was taken to the fortress of Dol Guldur in southern Mirkwood. There Sauron tortured Thráin, took back the last of the seven Dwarf-rings, and left him in the dungeon to die.
In T.A. 2850,[2] while on a reconnaissance mission to Dol Guldur, Gandalf came upon Thráin, who was so diminished that he could not even remember his own name. Thráin gave Gandalf his last two possessions, the key and map to the Lonely Mountain, and shortly thereafter died. Gandalf left him without knowing who he was.[1]
Legacy
Much later Gandalf met Thorin Oakenshield near Bree and realized that the Dwarf he had found in Dol Guldur was Thráin, the vanished King of Durin's folk. Gandalf and Thorin discussed reclaiming Lonely Mountain, and Gandalf gave much assistance to Thorin and Company, including the map and key to Lonely Mountain, along with a suggestion that they include a burglar in their quest.[1]
Gandalf mentioned to the Fellowship, as they were debating about going into Moria, that he had been in the mines before looking for Thráin.[3]
Genealogy
Náin II 2338 - 2585 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dáin I 2440 - 2589† | Borin 2450 - 2711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thrór 2542 - 2790† | Frór 2552 - 2589† | Grór 2563 - 2805 | Farin 2560 - 2803 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
THRÁIN II 2644 - 2850† | Náin 2665 - 2799† | Fundin 2662 - 2799† | Gróin 2671 - 2923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thorin II 2746 - 2941† | Frerin 2751 - 2799† | Dís b. 2760 | Dáin II 2767 - 3019† | Balin 2763 - 2994† | Glóin 2783 - Fo.A. 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fíli 2859 - 2941† | Kíli 2864 - 2941† | Thorin III b. 2866 | Gimli 2879 - Fo.A. 120+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Etymology
Þráinn is a dwarf from the Dvergatal. It means "Stubborn".[4]
Portrayal in Adaptations
Thráin II in Guardians of Middle-earth
Thráin at Erebor in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Thráin at the Battle of Azanulbizar in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Thráin at Dol Guldur in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2012-14: The Hobbit (film series):
- The young Thráin during the Dwarves' reign at Erebor is portrayed by Thomas Robins in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.[5] During the scenes from the Battle of Azanulbizar in the same film, he is allegedly played by Mike Mizrahi,[6] though no footage seems to appear of him. Finally, in in the Extended Edition of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, he is portrayed by Antony Sher.
2013: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug:
- In the Extended Edition of this film, Thráin Is first seen in a flashback to the Battle of Azanulbizar during the prologue while Gandalf and Thorin discuss his possible whereabouts. In this flashback, Thráin insists Thorin stay back as he leads a charge toward the Great Gates (though he is not seen again during the battle or its aftermath).
- Old and delirious, Thráin is again seen later at Dol Guldur when Gandalf arrives to investigate. He tracks the Wizard, and ultimately attacks him in a fit of madness. Gandalf is able to overtake him and calm him. Thráin warns Gandalf to not let Thorin near the Lonely Mountain because he has learned that Smaug is in league with The One. He ultimately helps Gandalf navigate through the fortress before Azog and several other Orcs attack. The two of them try to escape but are eventually stopped by the shadow of the Necromancer. Thráin tells Gandalf to tell Thorin that he loved him, and is swallowed up the shadow, which then reveals itself as Sauron to Gandalf.
2013: Guardians of Middle-earth:
- Thráin is a warrior-type "guardian" with four abilities: Hammer throw, Dwarven valor, Lethal blow and Durin's Wrath.[7]
Thráin House of Durin | ||
Preceded by: Thrór | King of Durin's Folk T.A. 2790 – 2850 | Followed by: Thorin |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Journey in the Dark"
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Actor Thomas Robins (Deagol and Young Thrain) talks to TORn" dated 17 September 2013, TheOneRing.net (accessed 18 September 2013)
- ↑ Peter Jackson, "Production begins in New Zealand on The Hobbit" dated 20 March 2011, Facebook (accessed 23 December 2011)
- ↑ "Guardians of Middle-earth: Thráin", Guardians of Middle-earth official website (accessed 16 July 2012)