Thrór

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Thrór
Dwarf
Family
ParentageDáin I
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Thrór

Thrór (Third Age 2542 – 2790, lived 248 years) was King of Durin's folk for 201 years, from 2589 to 2790. He was the eldest son of Dáin I, and with his younger brother Grór he led his people away from the Grey Mountains after a great Cold-drake killed both his father and brother Frór. Thrór led some of the Dwarves back to Lonely Mountain, where he became King under the Mountain. While Grór continued west with the a great following of Durin's folk to the Iron Hills, where he founded his own realm.


King under the Mountain

At Erebor, Thrór and his people were very prosperous. Gaining the friendship of the Northmen who lived along the river Celduin. These people later founded the town of Dale and had much trade of goods, beautiful trinkets, and weapons with the Dwarves. The Ereborians also had much traffic of ores with their kinsman in the Iron Hills. And the region had peace and prosperity for many years.

In 2770 though their prosperity ended. The Dragon Smaug heard of the wealth of Thrór and his people. And he came south from the Ered Mithrin and sacked the Lonely Mountain, killing many Dwarves. But from the destruction many escaped last of them being Thrór and his son Thráin from the hidden Side Door. So with a small company of kin and faithful followers they made the great wandering south, until they reached the hills of Dunland.


Dunland, and the journey to Moria

In Dunland, his people tried to make a living, but twenty years after the Sack of Erebor despondent and homeless, Thrór left his people and went north with a single companion, Nár, but not before giving his son Thráin II his Ring of Power, along with the map and key to the Lonely Mountain. Thrór wished to see the fabled city of his ancestors, Khazad-dûm. Eventally they made it over the Redhorn Pass down into Azanulbizar the Dimrill Dale. And when Thrór came to the East-gate of Moria he found it open. Nár begged him to beware, but he took no he of him, and walked through the gates as the heir who had returned. But he did not come back. Nár stayed nearby for many days in hiding. Then one day he heard a loud shout and the blare of a horn, and a body was flung down the steps . Afraid it was Thrór, he began to creep near, but there came a voice from within the gate saying: 'Come on, beardling! We can see you. But there is no need to be afraid today. We need you as a messenger.' Then Nár went forward, and found it was the body of the King, but his head was severed and lay face downward on the ground. As he knelt there, he heard Orc-laughter from the gate, and the voice said: 'If beggars will not wait at the door, but sneak in to try thieving, that is what we do to them. If any of your people poke foul beards in here again, they will fare the same. Go and tell them so! But if his family wish to know who is king here, the name is written on his face. I wrote it! I killed him! I am the master!' Nár then turned the head over and saw branded across his forehead in Dwarvish runes the name AZOG. Nár crouched to take it, but Azog said: 'Drop it! Be off! Here's your fee, beggar-beard.' The Orc then through a small purse of silver coins at him. Weeping, Nár fled weeping as he went down the Silverlode, but not before looking back and seeing the Orcs emerging and hacking Thrór's body into pieces and throwing them to the crows.


Aftermath

When Nár told Thráin what had happened, he declared war on the Orcs and called all the Seven Houses together for vengeance. Nine years later at the Battle of Azanulbizar, the climax of the War of the Dwarves and Orcs the Thrór was avenged, and Thráin took the Azog's severed head and shoved the purse of coins into his mouth then set it on a stake.

Genealogy

           Dáin I
             |          
     ________|________      
    |        |        |
    |        |        |
  THRÓR     Frór     Grór
    |                 |
    |                 |
Thráin II            Náin

Etymology

Thrór is a dwarf from the Norse mythology and the name means 'Bpar'

Preceded by:
Dáin I
King of Durin's Folk
III 2589 – 2790
Followed by:
Thráin II
Preceded by:
Thorin I, 350 years earlier
3rd King under the Mountain
III 2589 – 2770
Followed by:
Abandoned for 170 years
until Thorin II Oakenshield