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'''Thráin I''' ([[Third Age]] {{TA|1934|n}} – {{TA|2190|n}}, died aged 256) was the [[Kings of Durin's Folk|King]] of [[Durin's Folk]] for 209 years, succeeding his father, [[Náin I]], when he was killed by [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] in {{TA|1981}}. Thráin founded the [[Kingdom under the Mountain]] at [[Erebor]], and was a descendent of [[Durin|Durin the Deathless]] via his grandfather [[Durin VI]].<ref name="AppA">{{App|A3}}</ref>
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'''Thráin I''' ([[Third Age]] {{TA|1934|n}} – {{TA|2190|n}}, died aged 256) was the [[Kings of Durin's Folk|King]] of [[Durin's Folk]] for 209 years, succeeding his father, [[Náin I]], when he was killed by [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] in {{TA|1981}}. Thráin founded the [[Kingdom under the Mountain]] at [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], and was a descendant of [[Durin|Durin the Deathless]] via his grandfather [[Durin VI]].<ref name="AppA">{{App|A3}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Thráin's grandfather, Durin VI, was [[King of Khazad-dûm]] when the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] of [[Morgoth]] appeared in [[Moria]]; this Balrog has forever been known as [[Durin's Bane]] as Durin was killed by it in {{TA|1980}}. Durin's son - and Thráin's father - [[Náin I]] was then King.  He attempted to hold out against the Balrog but was himself killed in {{TA|1981|n}}, being the last true King of [[Khazad-dûm]] until [[Durin VII|Durin VII and Last]] in the [[Fourth Age]].<ref name="AppA"/>  
[[File:Ted Nasmith - Thrain II Discovers the Lonely Mountain.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ted Nasmith]] - ''Thrain Discovers the Lonely Mountain'']]
Thráin's grandfather, Durin VI, was [[King of Khazad-dûm]] when the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] of [[Morgoth]] appeared in [[Moria]]; this Balrog has forever been known as [[Durin's Bane]] as Durin was killed by it in {{TA|1980}}. Durin's son - and Thráin's father - [[Náin I]] was then King until he was himself killed in {{TA|1981|n}} and the Dwarves left Moria.<ref name="AppA"/><ref name=ta>{{App|TA}}</ref>


Thráin - at the tender age of 47 - became King of [[Durin's Folk]]. He led his wandering people until {{TA|1999}} when he founded the [[Kingdom under the Mountain]] in [[Erebor]]. In Erebor the [[Dwarves]] began building a mighty kingdom, discovering the prized possession of King Thráin: the [[Arkenstone]], the Heart of the Mountain. <ref name="AppA"/>
Thráin - at the tender age of 47 - became King of [[Durin's Folk]]. He led his wandering people until {{TA|1999}} when he founded the [[Kingdom under the Mountain]] in [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]],<ref name=ta/> whilst some settled instead in the [[Grey Mountains]]. In Erebor the [[Dwarves]] began building a mighty kingdom, discovering the prized possession of King Thráin: the [[Arkenstone]], the Heart of the Mountain.<ref name="AppA"/>


Thráin died in {{TA|2190}} at the age of 256 and was succeeded by his son [[Thorin I]]. With a rule of 209 years, Thráin I was the longest-ruling of all the known [[Kings of Durin's Folk]] with, perhaps, the only exception being [[Durin|Durin the Deathless]].
Thráin died in {{TA|2190}} at the age of 256 and was succeeded by his son [[Thorin I]]. With a rule of 209 years, Thráin I was the longest-ruling of all the known [[Kings of Durin's Folk]] with, perhaps, the only exception being [[Durin|Durin the Deathless]].
== Genealogy ==
 
==Etymology==
''Þráinn'' is a dwarf from the ''[[Völuspá|Dvergatal]]''. It means "Stubborn".<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>
 
==Genealogy==
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==Etymology==
==Other versions of the legendarium==
''Þráinn'' is a dwarf from the ''[[Völuspá|Dvergatal]]''. It means "Stubborn".<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>
It is not clear whether Thráin I existed in Tolkien's mind while he was writing ''[[The Hobbit]]'' or whether he was invented later, when writing the back-story of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. The phrase on [[Thrór's Map]] "''Here of old was Thrain - [[King under the Mountain]]''"<ref>{{H|Thror}}</ref> causes some fans to claim that Tolkien wrote it for Thráin I, since [[Thráin|Thráin II]] was never a King under the Mountain.


==Other versions of the legendarium==
[[Christopher Tolkien]], [[John Rateliff]] and [[Douglas Anderson]] say that Tolkien accidentally reversed the family tree Thrór --> Thráin --> Thorin to Thráin --> Thrór --> Thorin and then reverted it before final publication of the book.  Rateliff argues in his book that the original tree was favoured but that it is impossible to say which was intended to be the correct genealogy.  According to Rateliff, the first edition uses the name "Thráin" in two distinct contexts that support either point of view and that Tolkien only added a third element to the story (the forenote) in 1947 when he sent suggested changes to the publisher.
It is not clear whether Thráin I existed in Tolkien's mind while he was writing ''[[The Hobbit]]'' or whether he was invented later, when writing the back-story of ''[[Lord of the Rings]]''. The phrase on [[Thrór's Map]] "''Here of old was Thrain - [[King under the Mountain]]''"<ref>{{H|Thror}}</ref> causes some fans (like [[Michael Martinez]]) to claim that Tolkien wrote it for Thráin I, since [[Thráin II]] was never a King under the Mountain.


[[Christopher Tolkien]] and [[Douglas Anderson]] and [[John Rateliff]] mention that Thráin I was invented later. In that case, Tolkien had made a mistake while drawing the Thrór's Map, which was [[Wikipedia:retcon|retconned]] later with the introduction of an older Thráin.<ref>[http://tolkien.slimy.com/essays/ThrainHist.html A History of Thrain(s) in ''The Hobbit'']</ref>
==Portrayal in adaptations==
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Thráin I.jpg|thumb|175px|Thráin I in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'']]
'''2020: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Thráin I appears in a flashback narrating the history of [[Fram]] and [[Scatha]]. It was he who received the necklace of Scatha's teeth after laying claim to the [[dragon]]'s treasure, becoming greatly enraged at Fram's affront.


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Latest revision as of 21:01, 10 March 2024

This article is about Thráin I, the first King under the Mountain. For the father of Thorin II Oakenshield, see Thráin II.
Thráin I
Dwarf
Christina Wald - King under the Mountain.jpg
"King under the Mountain" by Christina Wald
Biographical Information
TitlesThráin the Old
King of Durin's Folk
King under the Mountain
LocationKhazad-dûm
Lonely Mountain
LanguageKhuzdul
BirthT.A. 1934
Khazad-dûm
RuleT.A. 1981 - 2190
DeathT.A. 2190 (aged 256)
Lonely Mountain
Family
HouseHouse of Durin
ParentageNáin I
ChildrenThorin I
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Thráin I

Thráin I (Third Age 19342190, died aged 256) was the King of Durin's Folk for 209 years, succeeding his father, Náin I, when he was killed by the Balrog in T.A. 1981. Thráin founded the Kingdom under the Mountain at Erebor, and was a descendant of Durin the Deathless via his grandfather Durin VI.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

Ted Nasmith - Thrain Discovers the Lonely Mountain

Thráin's grandfather, Durin VI, was King of Khazad-dûm when the Balrog of Morgoth appeared in Moria; this Balrog has forever been known as Durin's Bane as Durin was killed by it in T.A. 1980. Durin's son - and Thráin's father - Náin I was then King until he was himself killed in 1981 and the Dwarves left Moria.[1][2]

Thráin - at the tender age of 47 - became King of Durin's Folk. He led his wandering people until T.A. 1999 when he founded the Kingdom under the Mountain in Erebor,[2] whilst some settled instead in the Grey Mountains. In Erebor the Dwarves began building a mighty kingdom, discovering the prized possession of King Thráin: the Arkenstone, the Heart of the Mountain.[1]

Thráin died in T.A. 2190 at the age of 256 and was succeeded by his son Thorin I. With a rule of 209 years, Thráin I was the longest-ruling of all the known Kings of Durin's Folk with, perhaps, the only exception being Durin the Deathless.

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Þráinn is a dwarf from the Dvergatal. It means "Stubborn".[3]

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

 
 
 
 
Durin VI
1731 - 1980
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Náin I
1832 - 1981
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
THRÁIN I
1934 - 2190
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thorin I
2035 - 2289
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Glóin
2136 - 2385
 
 
 
 


Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]

It is not clear whether Thráin I existed in Tolkien's mind while he was writing The Hobbit or whether he was invented later, when writing the back-story of The Lord of the Rings. The phrase on Thrór's Map "Here of old was Thrain - King under the Mountain"[4] causes some fans to claim that Tolkien wrote it for Thráin I, since Thráin II was never a King under the Mountain.

Christopher Tolkien, John Rateliff and Douglas Anderson say that Tolkien accidentally reversed the family tree Thrór --> Thráin --> Thorin to Thráin --> Thrór --> Thorin and then reverted it before final publication of the book. Rateliff argues in his book that the original tree was favoured but that it is impossible to say which was intended to be the correct genealogy. According to Rateliff, the first edition uses the name "Thráin" in two distinct contexts that support either point of view and that Tolkien only added a third element to the story (the forenote) in 1947 when he sent suggested changes to the publisher.

Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]

2020: The Lord of the Rings Online:

Thráin I appears in a flashback narrating the history of Fram and Scatha. It was he who received the necklace of Scatha's teeth after laying claim to the dragon's treasure, becoming greatly enraged at Fram's affront.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"
  2. 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
  3. 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
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Thrór's Map"
Thráin I
House of Durin
Born: T.A. 1934 Died: T.A. 2190
Preceded by:
Náin I
King of Durin's Folk
T.A. 1981 - 2190
Followed by:
Thorin I
None
Position created
1st King under the Mountain
T.A. 1999 - 2190


Kings of Durin's Folk
Durin I* (Y.T.) · Durin II* · Durin III* (fl. S.A. 1600) · Durin IV* · Durin V* · Durin VI* (until T.A. 1980) · Náin I* (1980 - 1981) · Thráin I (1981 - 2190) · Thorin I (2190 - 2289) · Glóin (2289 - 2385) · Óin (2385 - 2488) · Náin II (2488 - 2585) · Dáin I (2585 - 2589) · Thrór (2585 - 2790) · Thráin II (2790 - captured 2845, d. 2850) · Thorin II Oakenshield (after 2845 - 2941) · Dáin II Ironfoot (2941 - 3019) · Thorin III Stonehelm (T.A. 3019 - Fourth Age) · Durin VII (Fourth Age)*
* Kings of Khazad-dûm · Kings under the Mountain