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'''Náin I''' ([[Third Age]] 1832 – 1981, lived 149 years) was the son of [[Durin VI]] and King of [[Durin's folk]]. He ruled for only 1 year, between 1980 and 1981. During Náin's time the [[Dwarves]] of Durin's folk lived in [[Khazad-dûm]], but had awoken a [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]. The Balrog slew Náin's father and shortly thereafter slew Náin himself. Under his [[Thráin I|son's]] direction, Durin's folk fled their ancestral home for safety in [[Lonely Mountain]] and the [[Grey Mountains]].
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'''Náin I''' ([[Third Age]] {{TA|1832|n}} {{TA|1981|n}}, lived 149 years) was the son of [[Durin VI]] and [[King of Durin's folk]].<ref name="Durin">{{App|Durin}}</ref>
 
==History==
During his time the [[Dwarves]] of [[Durin's folk]] lived in [[Moria|Khazad-dûm]], but had awoken a [[Balrog]]. The Balrog slew Náin's father and was thereafter known as [[Durin's Bane]]. Náin ruled for only one year, attempting to hold out against the Balrog but shortly thereafter he also found his death by in {{TA|1981|n}}, being the last true King of [[Moria|Khazad-dûm]] until [[Durin VII|Durin VII]] in the [[Fourth Age]].
 
Under his son [[Thráin I|Thráin's]] direction, [[Durin's folk]] fled their ancestral home for safety in [[Lonely Mountain]] and the [[Grey Mountains]].<ref name="Durin"/>


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==Etymology==
|prev=[[Durin VI]]
''Náinn'' is a dwarf from the ''[[Völuspá|Dvergatal]]''. It means "Corpselike".<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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|list=Kings of [[Durin's folk]]
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{{familytree | NAI |NAI='''NÁIN I'''<br/><small>''{{TA|1832|n}} - {{TA|1981|n}}''†</small>}}
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{{familytree | THR |THR=[[Thráin I]]<br/><small>''{{TA|1934|n}} - {{TA|2190|n}}''</small>}}
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{{familytree | THO |THO=[[Thorin I]]<br/><small>''{{TA|2035|n}} - {{TA|2289|n}}''</small>}}
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== Portrayals in adaptations ==
'''2008: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
: Prince Náin appears during the fall of [[Moria]] to [[Durin's Bane]], in which he becomes the King after his father [[Durin VI]] is slain. Inside [[Khazad-dûm]], remnants of the Palace of Nain, built during his short one-year reign, can be found.
 
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Latest revision as of 13:56, 30 March 2022

The name Náin refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Náin (disambiguation).
Náin I
Dwarf
The Lord of the Rings Online - Náin I.jpg
Náin I in The Lord of the Rings Online
Biographical Information
TitlesKing of Durin's Folk
King of Khazad-dûm
LocationKhazad-dûm
LanguageKhuzdul
BirthT.A. 1832
Khazad-dûm
RuleT.A. 1980 - 1981
DeathT.A. 1981 (aged 149)
by Durin's Bane, Khazad-dûm
Family
HouseHouse of Durin
ParentageDurin VI
ChildrenThráin I
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Náin I

Náin I (Third Age 18321981, lived 149 years) was the son of Durin VI and King of Durin's folk.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

During his time the Dwarves of Durin's folk lived in Khazad-dûm, but had awoken a Balrog. The Balrog slew Náin's father and was thereafter known as Durin's Bane. Náin ruled for only one year, attempting to hold out against the Balrog but shortly thereafter he also found his death by in 1981, being the last true King of Khazad-dûm until Durin VII in the Fourth Age.

Under his son Thráin's direction, Durin's folk fled their ancestral home for safety in Lonely Mountain and the Grey Mountains.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Náinn is a dwarf from the Dvergatal. It means "Corpselike".[2]

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

Durin V
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Durin VI
1731 - 1980
 
 
 
 
NÁIN I
1832 - 1981
 
 
 
 
Thráin I
1934 - 2190
 
 
 
 
Thorin I
2035 - 2289


Portrayals in adaptations[edit | edit source]

2008: The Lord of the Rings Online:

Prince Náin appears during the fall of Moria to Durin's Bane, in which he becomes the King after his father Durin VI is slain. Inside Khazad-dûm, remnants of the Palace of Nain, built during his short one-year reign, can be found.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"
  2. 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
Náin I
House of Durin
Born: T.A. 1832 Died: T.A. 1981
Preceded by:
Durin VI
King of Durin's Folk
T.A. 1980 - 1981
Followed by:
Thráin I
King of Khazad-dûm
T.A. 1980 - 1981
Vacant
Next held by:
Balin, 1008 years later


Kings of Durin's Folk
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