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| caption | | caption="Durin IV" by [[:Category:Images by Philip Kerst|Philip Kerst]] | ||
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| titles=[[Kings of Durin's Folk|King of Durin's Folk]]<br/>[[Kings of Khazad-dûm|King of Khazad-dûm]] | | titles=[[Kings of Durin's Folk|King of Durin's Folk]]<br/>[[Kings of Khazad-dûm|King of Khazad-dûm]] | ||
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'''Durin IV''' | '''Durin IV''' was a King of [[Durin's folk]] who ruled the great [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] city of [[Moria|Khazad-dûm]], and the fourth king to have the name Durin. Like his father he bore a [[Ring of Thrór|Ring of Power]].<ref name="Durin">{{App|Durin}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Like all Durins after [[Durin|Durin I]], he was given the name of the first of the [[Seven Fathers of the Dwarves]] because he greatly resembled him in both appearance and manner. Indeed it was believed among the Dwarves that he was the reincarnation of Durin I, though whether this is possible is unclear.<ref name="Durin"/> | Like all Durins after [[Durin|Durin I]], he was given the name of the first of the [[Seven Fathers of the Dwarves]] because he greatly resembled him in both appearance and manner. Indeed it was believed among the Dwarves that he was the reincarnation of Durin I, though whether this is possible is unclear.<ref name="Durin"/> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Durinn'' is one of the Dwarfs in the ''[[Völuspá|Dvergatal]]''. The name means "Sleepy".<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> | One account states that the name ''Durin ''was a word for "king" in the language of the [[Men of the North]] in the early [[Second Age]].<ref name=relations>{{PM|Relations}}</ref> | ||
Another account states that ''Durinn'' is one of the Dwarfs in the ''[[Völuspá|Dvergatal]]''. The name means "Sleepy".<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== | ==Genealogy== | ||
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==Portrayal in adaptations== | |||
'''2019: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':''' | |||
:Durin IV was the reigning King of the Longbeards during the [[War of the Last Alliance]]. He and the "Thíuda", the [[Northmen]] of the [[Second Age]], were tasked with defeating a mighty horde of [[Easterlings]]. They were defeated and retreated to rejoin the rest of the Alliance on the besieged plain of [[Gorgoroth]]. | |||
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{{durinskings}} | {{durinskings}} |
Revision as of 18:39, 19 March 2021
Durin IV | |
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Dwarf | |
"Durin IV" by Philip Kerst | |
Biographical Information | |
Titles | King of Durin's Folk King of Khazad-dûm |
Location | Khazad-dûm |
Language | Khuzdul |
Birth | late S.A./early T.A. |
Death | late S.A./early T.A. |
Family | |
House | House of Durin |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Durin IV |
Durin IV was a King of Durin's folk who ruled the great Dwarven city of Khazad-dûm, and the fourth king to have the name Durin. Like his father he bore a Ring of Power.[1]
History
Like all Durins after Durin I, he was given the name of the first of the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves because he greatly resembled him in both appearance and manner. Indeed it was believed among the Dwarves that he was the reincarnation of Durin I, though whether this is possible is unclear.[1]
Etymology
One account states that the name Durin was a word for "king" in the language of the Men of the North in the early Second Age.[2]
Another account states that Durinn is one of the Dwarfs in the Dvergatal. The name means "Sleepy".[3]
Genealogy
Durin I fl. Y.T. | |||||||||
Durin II fl. late F.A./early S.A. | |||||||||
Durin III fl. S.A. 1600 | |||||||||
DURIN IV fl. late S.A./early T.A. | |||||||||
Durin V fl. late S.A./early T.A. | |||||||||
Durin VI T.A. 1731 - 1980† | |||||||||
Durin IV House of Durin | ||
Unknown Last known: Durin III (mid-Second Age) | King of Durin's Folk | Unknown Next known: Durin V |
King of Khazad-dûm |
Portrayal in adaptations
2019: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Durin IV was the reigning King of the Longbeards during the War of the Last Alliance. He and the "Thíuda", the Northmen of the Second Age, were tasked with defeating a mighty horde of Easterlings. They were defeated and retreated to rejoin the rest of the Alliance on the besieged plain of Gorgoroth.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "X. Of Dwarves and Men", "Relations of the Longbeard Dwarves and Men"
- ↑ 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
Kings of Durin's Folk | |
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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 |