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'''Glóin''' ([[Third Age]] 2136 – 2385, died age 249) was the King of [[Durin's | '''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 I|Durin the Deathless]].<ref name="AppA">{{App|A3}}</ref> | ||
Very little is known of Glóin's life and reign, other than that he reigned over the [[dwarves]] from the [[Grey Mountains]] because in [[Third Age 2210|T.A. 2210]] [[Thorin]] removed the last dwarves from [[Erebor]] to the Grey Mountains where the remnants of Durin's Folk now were. | Very little is known of Glóin's life and reign, other than that he reigned over the [[dwarves]] from the [[Grey Mountains]] because in [[Third Age 2210|T.A. 2210]] [[Thorin]] removed the last dwarves from [[Erebor]] to the Grey Mountains where the remnants of Durin's Folk now were. |
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Parentage | Thorin I |
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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]
Very little is known of Glóin's life and reign, other than that he reigned over the dwarves from the Grey Mountains because in T.A. 2210 Thorin removed the last dwarves from Erebor to the Grey Mountains where the remnants of Durin's Folk now were.
Glóin died in T.A. 2385, at the age of 249, and was succeeded by his son, Óin.
Genealogy
Thorin 2035-2289 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
GLÓIN 2136-2385 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Óin 2238-2488 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Náin 2338-2585 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by: Thorin I |
King of Durin's Folk T.A. 2289 – 2385 |
Followed by: Óin |
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"