Seven Fathers of the Dwarves
From Tolkien Gateway
The Seven Fathers of the Dwarves, were the first Dwarves that Aulë created and awoke in Middle-earth. The only one named was Durin I who awoke alone while the rest of the Dwarf fathers awoke in pairs.
These fathers each had their own clan of family. The families that were paired together were:
- Longbeards. Awoke alone.
- Firebeards and Broadbeams awoke in the Ered Luin.
- Ironfists and Stiffbeards. Awoke in the Orocarni (mountains of the East).
- Blacklocks and Stonefoots. Awoke in the Orocarni as well.
