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'''Dáin I''' ([[Third Age]] 2440 – 2589, aged 149 years) was King of [[Durin's folk]] for 4 years, from 2585 to 2589. Dáin ruled during the period when his people lived in the [[Grey Mountains]]. His father was [[Náin II]], and he had a younger brother [[Borin]]. Dáin had three children, [[Thrór]], [[Frór]], and [[Grór]].
'''Dáin I''' ([[Third Age]] 2440 – 2589, aged 149 years) was King of [[Durin's folk]] for 4 years, from 2585 to 2589.  
 
==History==
Dáin ruled during the period when his people lived in the [[Grey Mountains]]. His father was [[Náin II]], and he had a younger brother [[Borin]]. Dáin had three children, [[Thrór]], [[Frór]], and [[Grór]].


Dáin and his people were troubled by increasing [[Dragons|dragon]] attacks, and eventually both Dáin and Frór were killed by a [[Cold-drakes|Cold-drake]] at the gate of his halls. After Dáin's death, Thrór and Grór led the [[Dwarves]] of Durin's folk south. Thrór led one group back to [[Lonely Mountain]], while Grór founded his own realm in the [[Iron Hills]].
Dáin and his people were troubled by increasing [[Dragons|dragon]] attacks, and eventually both Dáin and Frór were killed by a [[Cold-drakes|Cold-drake]] at the gate of his halls. After Dáin's death, Thrór and Grór led the [[Dwarves]] of Durin's folk south. Thrór led one group back to [[Lonely Mountain]], while Grór founded his own realm in the [[Iron Hills]].
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==Eymology==
''Dáinn'' is a dwarf from the ''[[Völuspá|Dvergatal]]''. His name most likely means "Deadlike".<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>


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Revision as of 19:37, 15 July 2011

This article is about the King of Durin's Folk. For the successor of Thorin II Oakenshield, see Dáin II Ironfoot.
Dáin I
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Dáin I (Third Age 2440 – 2589, aged 149 years) was King of Durin's folk for 4 years, from 2585 to 2589.

History

Dáin ruled during the period when his people lived in the Grey Mountains. His father was Náin II, and he had a younger brother Borin. Dáin had three children, Thrór, Frór, and Grór.

Dáin and his people were troubled by increasing dragon attacks, and eventually both Dáin and Frór were killed by a Cold-drake at the gate of his halls. After Dáin's death, Thrór and Grór led the Dwarves of Durin's folk south. Thrór led one group back to Lonely Mountain, while Grór founded his own realm in the Iron Hills.

Genealogy

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Náin II
2338 - 2585
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DÁIN I
2440 - 2589
 
 
 
 
 
Borin
2450 - 2711
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thrór
2542 - 2790
 
Frór
2552 - 2589
 
Grór
2563 - 2805
 
Farin
2560 - 2803
 

Eymology

Dáinn is a dwarf from the Dvergatal. His name most likely means "Deadlike".[1]

Preceded by:
Náin II
King of Durin's Folk
T.A. 2585 – 2589
Followed by:
Thrór

References

  1. 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