Gróin

Gróin
Dwarf
Biographical Information
Location	Lonely Mountain
Language	Khuzdul
Birth	T.A. 2671 Lonely Mountain
Death	T.A. 2923 (aged 242)
Family
House	House of Durin
Parentage	Farin
Siblings	Fundin
Children	Óin, Glóin
Physical Description
Gender	Male
Gallery	Images of Gróin

Gróin (Third Age 2671 - 2923, 242 years old) was a Dwarf of the Longbeards.

History

Gróin was an important figure in the royal genealogies of the Dwarves, Gróin was the grandson of Borin, the younger son of King Náin II, and so could claim direct descent from Durin the Deathless himself. In his turn, Gróin was the younger brother of Fundin, father to Óin and Glóin, and uncle to Balin and Dwalin, all four of whom travelled on the Quest of Erebor.

Through his son Glóin, he was also grandfather to Gimli Elf-friend of the Company of the Ring. For all his genealogical importance, though, we know almost nothing of his life. His dates of birth and death, though, show us that he was alive at the time of Smaug's Sack of Erebor, and the War of the Dwarves and Orcs twenty-nine years later. It is likely that he was present at both these events.

Etymology

Jim Allan has suggested that Gróin (like Grór) is derived from Old Norse gróa ("to grow"), thus meaning "Growing-one".

Genealogy

Náin II 2338 - 2585

Dáin I 2440 - 2589†

Borin 2450 - 2711

Thrór 2542 - 2790†

Farin 2560 - 2803

Thráin II 2644 - 2850†

Fundin 2662 - 2799†

GRÓIN 2671 - 2923

Thorin 2746 - 2941†

Balin 2763 - 2994†

Dwalin 2772 - Fo.A. 91

Óin 2774 - 2994†

Glóin 2783 - Fo.A. 15

Gimli 2879 - Fo.A. 120+