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In {{TA|2210}} Glóin's father, King [[Thorin I|Thorin]], removed the last dwarves from [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] to the [[Grey Mountains]] where the remnants of [[Durin's Folk]] now were. Glóin reigned over the [[dwarves]] from there, but other wise very little is known of his life and reign. | |||
Glóin died in {{TA|2385|n}}, at the age of 249, and was succeeded by his son, [[Óin (King of Durin's Folk)|Óin]].<ref name="AppA"/> | Glóin died in {{TA|2385|n}}, at the age of 249, and was succeeded by his son, [[Óin (King of Durin's Folk)|Óin]].<ref name="AppA"/> | ||
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Glóin | |
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Dwarf | |
Biographical Information | |
Titles | King of Durin's Folk |
Location | Grey Mountains |
Language | Khuzdul |
Birth | T.A. 2136 Lonely Mountain |
Rule | T.A. 2289 - 2385 |
Death | 2385 (aged 249) Grey Mountains |
Family | |
House | House of Durin |
Parentage | Thorin I |
Children | Óin |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
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Glóin (Third Age 2136 – 2385, died age 249) was the King of Durin's Folk for 96 years, succeeding his father Thorin I upon his death in T.A. 2289, being the heir of Durin the Deathless.[1]
History
In T.A. 2210 Glóin's father, King Thorin, removed the last dwarves from Erebor to the Grey Mountains where the remnants of Durin's Folk now were. Glóin reigned over the dwarves from there, but other wise very little is known of his life and reign.
Glóin died in 2385, at the age of 249, and was succeeded by his son, Óin.[1]
Genealogy
Thráin I 1934 - 2190 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thorin I 2035 - 2289 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
GLÓIN 2136 - 2385 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Óin 2238 - 2488 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Náin 2338 - 2585 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Etymology
Glóinn is a dwarf in the Dvergatal. The name means "Glowing one".[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"
- ↑ 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
Glóin House of Durin | ||
Preceded by: Thorin I | King of Durin's Folk T.A. 2289 – 2385 | Followed by: Óin |