Burin
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Burin was a Dwarf that Tolkien abandoned while in the process of creating The Lord of the Rings.
Burin first started out as the son of Balin and attended the council of Elrond with Glóin, as well as accompanying the Fellowship on their quest. When that idea was abandoned and Gimli was created in his stead, the name was used for the father of Balin, but that was scrapped in favour of Fundin.
[edit] Etymology
In Old Norse, burinn is an alternative spelling of borinn (q.v.)
