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The '''Broadbeams''' were one of the seven houses of the [[Dwarves]]. They lived in the city of [[Belegost]] in the [[Ered Luin]] during the [[First Age]] and later the southern Ered Luin.
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The '''Broadbeams''' were one of the seven houses of the [[Dwarves]]. They were originally paired with the [[Firebeards]]. The ancestor of the Broadbeams was among the oldest of the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves (together with the ancestors of the [[Firebeards]] and [[Longbeards]]).<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}, p. 301</ref>


The ''Broadbeams'' were paired with the [[Firebeards]], when they were awakened by [[Eru Ilúvatar]] under [[Mount Dolmed]] before the First Age.  They became prosperous in their great city of Belegost, trading with the Firebeards in the South, and also with the [[Sindar]] and [[Noldor]] of [[Beleriand]], as well as the newly-appeared race of [[Men]].
The Broadbeams (with the Firebeards) awoke in the [[Blue Mountains]] and lived there throughout the history of their people. These two houses built the great Dwarven cities of [[Nogrod]] and [[Belegost]] in the Blue Mountains, and dwelt in them before their ruining in the [[War of Wrath]]. It is not clear whether they shared the two cities or whether each house dwelt in its own.<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}</ref>  In an [[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two|earlier version of the legendarium]] the two cities are clearly inhabited by separate houses; however, Belegost is said to be the home of the [[Durin's Folk|Longbeards]].<ref name="#">{{LT2|IV}}</ref>


The ''Broadbeams'' were some of the greatest smiths and craftmans in Middle Earth second only to the [[Dwarves of Nogrod]].  They invented ringed mail, and also helped build the cities of [[Nargothrond]] and [[Menegroth]] for the Elves.
In the [[Second Age]], around the year {{SA|40|n}},<ref name="SA">{{App|SA}}</ref> the Firebeards and Broadbeams who lived in Nogrod and Belegost left the destruction behind and came to [[Khazad-dûm]], increasing its wealth and power.<ref>{{App|Durin}}</ref>


In the [[Battle of Unnumbered Tears]], the heavily-armoured Broadbeams, with their fearsome iron masks (which was a customary thing to wear in battle for their House), held off the [[Dragon]] [[Glaurung]], as the sons of [[Fëanor]] retreated south to [[Ossiriand]].  During the battle, their Lord, King [[Azaghâl]] was killed by Glaurung.  But not before wounding the dragon with a dagger in the stomach.  Glaurung screamed in pain and fled, with many of the forces of [[Morgoth]] following him.  Forgetting the battle, the Broadbeams then picked up their fallen ruler and taking slow steps marched home singing in a low dirge with no enemy daring to come near.  
However, there always remained some Dwarves on the eastern side of the Blue Mountains in days afterwards.<ref>{{UT|Concerning}}</ref>


The old kingdom of the Broadbeams came to a close in the [[War of Wrath]] with the breaking of the Ered Luin and the destruction of Beleriand, which sank beneath the waves.  Belegost was ruined and the city of the Firebeards, [[Nogrod]], was totally destroyed, sinking into the sea with much of the Ered Luin.  Some of the Dwarves stayed to build or rebuild new halls and mines, but most left for [[Khazad-dum]], home of the [[Longbeards]] swelling its numbers and bringing much craft and lore.
==Portrayal in adaptations==


In the [[Third Age]] it seems that the Broadbeams parted ways with [[Durin's folk]] with the Firebeards, after the awakening of the [[Durin's Bane]], and headed back to the Ered Luin.  Where some remnants of there people were still living working the mines, and where it was a safe and peaceful. 
'''2002-5: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game]]'':'''
During this age also the Broadbeams more than likely answered the call of Durin's folk in there great mustering for the eventual [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]].
: The House corresponding to the Broadbeams is called '''Linnar's Folk''', said to reside mainly in the Iron Hills during the late Third Age.<ref>{{D|M}}</ref>


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[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Broadbeams.jpg|thumb|left|The "Landorrim" in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'']]
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'''2021: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
: The native [[Dwarves of the Blue Mountains]] were first introduced in the form of the villainous "[[Dourhands|Dourhand]]" clan, but a later update introduced the true House corresponding to the Broadbeams: the '''Landorrim''', "''long allies of Durin's Folk''". Their banners depict a tree with a think trunk and branches.
 
: The [[Seven Rings|Ring]] of this House was either "Úrya" or "Vanya", both of which were devoured by the great [[Dragons|Worm]], "Fingar the Greedy", a survivor of the [[War of Wrath]].
 
: At the start of the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]], the Landorrim and their King, "Agni the Wild", swiftly answered [[Thráin]]'s summons and marched from the Blue Mountains. Agni fell in the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]] and was succeeded by his son "Onúr".
 
==See also==
*[[Dwarves of Belegost]]
*[[Dwarves of Nogrod]]
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Latest revision as of 16:21, 28 April 2023

Broadbeams
People
Ben Wootten - Broadbeam dwarf.png
"Broadbeam dwarf" by Ben Wootten
General Information
LocationsEither Belegost or Nogrod or both, Khazad-dûm[1], Blue Mountains
AffiliationFirebeards
LanguagesKhuzdul, Sindarin
MembersEither Azaghâl or Telchar and Gamil Zirak
GalleryImages of Broadbeams

The Broadbeams were one of the seven houses of the Dwarves. They were originally paired with the Firebeards. The ancestor of the Broadbeams was among the oldest of the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves (together with the ancestors of the Firebeards and Longbeards).[2]

The Broadbeams (with the Firebeards) awoke in the Blue Mountains and lived there throughout the history of their people. These two houses built the great Dwarven cities of Nogrod and Belegost in the Blue Mountains, and dwelt in them before their ruining in the War of Wrath. It is not clear whether they shared the two cities or whether each house dwelt in its own.[3] In an earlier version of the legendarium the two cities are clearly inhabited by separate houses; however, Belegost is said to be the home of the Longbeards.[4]

In the Second Age, around the year 40,[5] the Firebeards and Broadbeams who lived in Nogrod and Belegost left the destruction behind and came to Khazad-dûm, increasing its wealth and power.[6]

However, there always remained some Dwarves on the eastern side of the Blue Mountains in days afterwards.[7]

Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]

2002-5: The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game:

The House corresponding to the Broadbeams is called Linnar's Folk, said to reside mainly in the Iron Hills during the late Third Age.[8]
The "Landorrim" in The Lord of the Rings Online

2021: The Lord of the Rings Online:

The native Dwarves of the Blue Mountains were first introduced in the form of the villainous "Dourhand" clan, but a later update introduced the true House corresponding to the Broadbeams: the Landorrim, "long allies of Durin's Folk". Their banners depict a tree with a think trunk and branches.
The Ring of this House was either "Úrya" or "Vanya", both of which were devoured by the great Worm, "Fingar the Greedy", a survivor of the War of Wrath.
At the start of the War of the Dwarves and Orcs, the Landorrim and their King, "Agni the Wild", swiftly answered Thráin's summons and marched from the Blue Mountains. Agni fell in the Battle of Azanulbizar and was succeeded by his son "Onúr".

See also[edit | edit source]

References

Dwarven Clans
Longbeards · Firebeards · Broadbeams · Ironfists · Stiffbeards · Blacklocks · Stonefoots · (Petty-dwarves)