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Bundushathûr

2006-09-11T03:11:14Z

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With [[Barazinbar]] and [[Zirakzigil]], one of the three [[Mountains of Moria]] that rose above the ancient Dwarf-kingdom of [[Khazad-dûm]] in the heart of the [[Misty Mountains]]. The name also appears in the short form [[Shathûr]], and refers to the mountain called [[Fanuidhol]] by the [[Elves]] and [[Cloudyhead]] by [[Men]].

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Barad-dûr

2006-09-10T00:57:27Z

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[[Image:Felix Sotomayor - Barad-Dur.jpg|thumb|200px|Image of ''Barad-dûr'' by [[Felix Sotomayor]].]]
'''Barad-dûr''' ([[Sindarin]] "Dark Tower", sometimes given as '''The Barad-dûr''') ('''Lugburz''' in [[Black Speech]]) is the fortress of [[Sauron]]. The [[Eye of Sauron]] kept watch over [[Middle-earth]] from its highest tower.

Barad-dûr was built by Sauron, the Dark Lord of [[Mordor]], with the power of the [[One Ring]], during the [[Second Age]]. The building took six hundred years to complete; it was the greatest fortress ever built since the Fall of [[Angband]], and much of Sauron's personal power went into it.

Barad-dûr was besieged for seven years by the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men]], and was leveled after Sauron's defeat at the end of the [[Second Age]], but because it was created using the power of the One Ring its foundations could not be destroyed completely unless the Ring itself should be destroyed. [[Isildur]] failed to destroy the Ring, and so the tower was re-built when Sauron returned to Mordor thousands of years later.

Only when the One Ring was destroyed did the Tower finally fall; without Sauron's power to sustain it, it could not stand. Barad-dûr collapsed to ruin and Sauron was finally defeated.

The Dark Tower was described as existing on a massive scale so large it was almost surreal, although Tolkien does not provide much detail beyond its size and immense strength. Since it had a "topmost tower" (the location of the Window of the Eye, from which the Eye of Sauron gazed out over Middle-earth), it presumably had multiple towers. It is otherwise described as dark and surrounded in shadow, so that it could not be clearly seen.

==Barad-dûr in the movies==
[[Image:Barad-dur collapsing.jpg|thumb|left|Barad-dûr collapsing from [[Peter Jackson's The Return of the King]].]]
In the [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings|''Lord of the Rings'' movies]] by [[Peter Jackson]], [[Richard Taylor]] and his design team built a 9 foot high miniature ("[[Bigatures|big-ature]]") of Barad-dûr for use in the film. Using the size scale for the model implemented for the films, the Dark Tower is depicted as being over 1,500 meters (5,000 feet) tall, three times as tall as the Sears Tower in Chicago.

''[[Peter Jackson's The Return of the King|The Return of the King]]'' film also shows Barad-dûr as clearly visible from the [[Black Gate]] of Mordor. Even granting its enormous size, it was located one hundred miles away and to the east of the Gate¹, not to mention being behind the inner [[Mountains|mountain]] ridges of [[Udûn]] so [[Aragorn]]'s army would probably not have been able to see it. In the film version, the geography of Mordor seems generally to have been compressed somewhat, perhaps for artistic reasons related to rendering such complex stories in a visual medium. In the case of the Black Gate scene, having Barad-dûr visible from the Gate means that the army can see the Eye of Sauron staring at them.

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Durin's folk

2006-09-09T17:28:36Z

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[[Category:Dwarves]]
Durin's folk were by right the inhabitants of Khazad-dûm, also called the ''Longbeards''. Their first King was [[Durin I|Durin]] the Deathless.

Durin's folk were joined in [[Second Age]] by the [[Firebeards]] and [[Broadbeams]] from the Ered Luin, after the [[War of Wrath]] destroyed, and ruined their homes.

The Dwarves of Durin's folk were ruled by six kings named Durin, all fathers and sons, until Durin VI, who was killed by ''[[Durin's Bane]]'' in 1980 of the [[Third Age]]. After him Durin did not return to his people for many years, until in the [[Fourth Age]] a Durin VII appeared, likely the son of Thorin III, and therefore would have been a direct descendent of Durin the Deathless. Durin VII was also known as Durin the Last.

== Kingdoms ==

When '''Durin's folk''' were driven out of Khazad-dum, most of them went to the Grey Mountains, while some followed king Thráin I to the Lonely Mountain. But when Thorin I succeeded his father as king, he abandoned the Lonely Mountain for the Grey Mountains, when he saw how prosperous the Dwarves there were. several hundred years later Thorin's great-great-grandson king Dáin I, was killed by invading [[Cold-drakes]]. '''Durin's folk''' then fled to the Iron Hills, and once again to the Lonely Mountain. Years later, the [[Dwarves of Erebor]] fled the mountain when Smaug attacked. '''Durin's folk''' that lived in Erebor, now were exiles. Living for a short period in Dunland, until the War of the Dwarves and Orcs, which they then moved to the Blue Mountains. For over a hundred and fifty years the [[Dwarves of the Blue Mountains]] waited to take back Erebor, until there king, Thorin II Oakenshield, went on his quest for the Lonely Mountain. He refounded his kingdom after Smaug was killed, but Thorin was killed later in the Battle of Five Armies. His cousin Dáin II Ironfoot succeeded him as king of '''Durin's folk'''. Some time during the Fourth Age Durin VII reastablished the kingdom of Khazad-dum.

==Line of Durin's folk==
*[[Durin I]] (The Deathless), father of Dwarves. Founder and first King of Khazad-Dûm.
*[[Durin II]]–V, Durin Reincarnated.
*[[Durin III]] started a friendship with the Elves of [[Eregion]] during his reign, and was the first to recieve one of the [[Seven Dwarf-rings]].
*[[Durin IV]] Durin reincarnated.
*[[Durin V]] Durin reincarnated.
*[[Durin VI]] son of [[Durin V]]. He was killed by Durin's Bane in 1980 [[Third Age|T.A.]]
*[[Náin I]] son of Durin VI. Last King of Khazad-Dûm, he was killed by Durin's Bane in 1981 T.A.
*[[Thráin I]] son of Náin I. Founded [[Erebor]] in 1999 T.A.
*[[Thorin I]] son of Thráin I. He left Erebor for the [[Ered Mithrin]]
*[[Glóin]] son of Thorin I
*[[Óin King of Durin’s Folk|Óin]] son of Glóin
*[[Náin II]] son of Óin
*[[Dáin I]] son of Náin II. Last King of all of Durin's folk, he was killed by a [[Dragons|cold-drake]] in 2589 T.A.
*[[Thrór]] son of Dáin I. Returned to Erebor as ''King in Exile'', and tried to reclaim Moria. Was killed by [[Azog]] the Orc in 2790 T.A. (Start of the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]])
*[[Thráin II]] son of Thrór. Lived in the northern range of the Ered Luin, or near [[Belegost]] in the southern range of the [[Ered Luin]]. He died in the dungeons of [[Dol Guldur]] in 2850 T.A., and was the last holder of the Last Ring of the Dwarves.
*[[Thorin Oakenshield]] son of Thrain II. He was the king of the Dwarves of the Blue Mountains, until he refounded Erebor, but was killed in the [[Battle of Five Armies]] in 2941 T.A.

After Thorin's death the line passed to his cousin [[Dáin II Ironfoot]] (son of [[Grór]], younger brother of Thráin II), who was killed in the [[War of the Ring]] in 3019 T.A. Dáin's son [[Thorin III Stonehelm]] then became king. Thorin III, had either a son or grandson, [[Durin VII]] the Last, who refounded Khazad-dûm.

Durin's folk

2006-09-09T17:19:37Z

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[[Category:Dwarves]]
Durin's folk were by right the inhabitants of Khazad-dûm, also called the ''Longbeards''. Their first King was [[Durin I|Durin]] the Deathless.

Durin's folk were joined in [[Second Age]] by the [[Firebeards]] and [[Broadbeams]] from the Ered Luin, after the [[War of Wrath]] destroyed, and ruined their homes.

The Dwarves of Durin's folk were ruled by six kings named Durin, all fathers and sons, until Durin VI, who was killed by ''[[Durin's Bane]]'' in 1980 of the [[Third Age]]. After him Durin did not return to his people for many years, until in the [[Fourth Age]] a Durin VII appeared, likely the son of Thorin III, and therefore would have been a direct descendent of Durin the Deathless. Durin VII was also known as Durin the Last.

== Kingdoms ==

When '''Durin's folk''' were driven out of Khazad-dum, most of them went to the Grey Mountains, while some followed king Thráin I to the Lonely Mountain. But when Thorin I succeeded his father as king, he abandoned the Lonely Mountain for the Grey Mountains, when he saw how prosperous the Dwarves there were. several hundred years later Thorin's great-great-grandson king Dáin I, was killed by invading [[Cold-drakes]]. '''Durin's folk''' then fled to the Iron Hills, and once again to the Lonely Mountain. Years later, the [[Dwarves of Erebor]] fled the mountain when Smaug attacked. '''Durin's folk''' that lived in Erebor, now were exiles. Living for a short period in Dunland, until the War of the Dwarves and Orcs, which they then moved to the Blue Mountains. For over a hundred and fifty years the [[Dwarves of the Blue Mountains]] waited to take back Erebor, until there king, Thorin II Oakenshield, went on his quest for the Lonely Mountain. He refounded his kingdom after Smaug was killed, but Thorin was killed later in the Battle of Five Armies. His cousin Dáin II Ironfoot succeeded him as king of '''Durin's folk'''. Some time during the Fourth Age Durin VII reastablished the kingdom of Khazad-dum.

==Line of Durin's folk==
*[[Durin I]] (The Deathless), father of Dwarves. Founder and first King of Khazad-Dûm.
*[[Durin II]]–V, Durin Reincarnated.
*[[Durin VI]] son of [[Durin V]]. He was killed by Durin's Bane in 1980 [[Third Age|T.A.]]
*[[Náin I]] son of Durin VI. Last King of Khazad-Dûm, he was killed by Durin's Bane in 1981 T.A.
*[[Thráin I]] son of Náin I. Founded [[Erebor]] in 1999 T.A.
*[[Thorin I]] son of Thráin I. He left Erebor for the [[Ered Mithrin]]
*[[Glóin]] son of Thorin I
*[[Óin King of Durin’s Folk|Óin]] son of Glóin
*[[Náin II]] son of Óin
*[[Dáin I]] son of Náin II. Last King of all of Durin's folk, he was killed by a [[Dragons|cold-drake]] in 2589 T.A.
*[[Thrór]] son of Dáin I. Returned to Erebor as ''King in Exile'', and tried to reclaim Moria. Was killed by [[Azog]] the Orc in 2790 T.A. (Start of the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]])
*[[Thráin II]] son of Thrór. Lived in the northern range of the Ered Luin, or near [[Belegost]] in the southern range of the [[Ered Luin]]. He died in the dungeons of [[Dol Guldur]] in 2850 T.A., and was the last holder of the Last Ring of the Dwarves.
*[[Thorin Oakenshield]] son of Thrain II. He was the king of the Dwarves of the Blue Mountains, until he refounded Erebor, but was killed in the [[Battle of Five Armies]] in 2941 T.A.

After Thorin's death the line passed to his cousin [[Dáin II Ironfoot]] (son of [[Grór]], younger brother of Thráin II), who was killed in the [[War of the Ring]] in 3019 T.A. Dáin's son [[Thorin III Stonehelm]] then became king. Thorin III, had either a son or grandson, [[Durin VII]] the Last, who refounded Khazad-dûm.

Durin's folk

2006-09-09T17:13:53Z

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[[Category:Dwarves]]
Durin's folk were by right the inhabitants of Khazad-dûm, also called the ''Longbeards''. Their first King was [[Durin I|Durin]] the Deathless.

The Dwarves of Durin's folk were ruled by six kings named Durin, all fathers and sons, until Durin VI, who was killed by ''[[Durin's Bane]]'' in 1980 of the [[Third Age]]. After him Durin did not return to his people for many years, until in the [[Fourth Age]] a Durin VII appeared, likely the son of Thorin III, and therefore would have been a direct descendent of Durin the Deathless. Durin VII was also known as Durin the Last.

== Kingdoms ==

When '''Durin's folk''' were driven out of Khazad-dum, most of them went to the Grey Mountains, while some followed king Thráin I to the Lonely Mountain. But when Thorin I succeeded his father as king, he abandoned the Lonely Mountain for the Grey Mountains, when he saw how prosperous the Dwarves there were. several hundred years later Thorin's great-great-grandson king Dáin I, was killed by invading [[Cold-drakes]]. '''Durin's folk''' then fled to the Iron Hills, and once again to the Lonely Mountain. Years later, the [[Dwarves of Erebor]] fled the mountain when Smaug attacked. '''Durin's folk''' that lived in Erebor, now were exiles. Living for a short period in Dunland, until the War of the Dwarves and Orcs, which they then moved to the Blue Mountains. For over a hundred and fifty years the [[Dwarves of the Blue Mountains]] waited to take back Erebor, until there king, Thorin II Oakenshield, went on his quest for the Lonely Mountain. He refounded his kingdom after Smaug was killed, but Thorin was killed later in the Battle of Five Armies. His cousin Dáin II Ironfoot succeeded him as king of '''Durin's folk'''. Some time during the Fourth Age Durin VII reastablished the kingdom of Khazad-dum.

==Line of Durin's folk==
*[[Durin I]] (The Deathless), father of Dwarves. Founder and first King of Khazad-Dûm.
*[[Durin II]]–V, Durin Reincarnated.
*[[Durin VI]] son of [[Durin V]]. He was killed by Durin's Bane in 1980 [[Third Age|T.A.]]
*[[Náin I]] son of Durin VI. Last King of Khazad-Dûm, he was killed by Durin's Bane in 1981 T.A.
*[[Thráin I]] son of Náin I. Founded [[Erebor]] in 1999 T.A.
*[[Thorin I]] son of Thráin I. He left Erebor for the [[Ered Mithrin]]
*[[Glóin]] son of Thorin I
*[[Óin King of Durin’s Folk|Óin]] son of Glóin
*[[Náin II]] son of Óin
*[[Dáin I]] son of Náin II. Last King of all of Durin's folk, he was killed by a [[Dragons|cold-drake]] in 2589 T.A.
*[[Thrór]] son of Dáin I. Returned to Erebor as ''King in Exile'', and tried to reclaim Moria. Was killed by [[Azog]] the Orc in 2790 T.A. (Start of the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]])
*[[Thráin II]] son of Thrór. Lived in the northern range of the Ered Luin, or near [[Belegost]] in the southern range of the [[Ered Luin]]. He died in the dungeons of [[Dol Guldur]] in 2850 T.A., and was the last holder of the Last Ring of the Dwarves.
*[[Thorin Oakenshield]] son of Thrain II. He was the king of the Dwarves of the Blue Mountains, until he refounded Erebor, but was killed in the [[Battle of Five Armies]] in 2941 T.A.

After Thorin's death the line passed to his cousin [[Dáin II Ironfoot]] (son of [[Grór]], younger brother of Thráin II), who was killed in the [[War of the Ring]] in 3019 T.A. Dáin's son [[Thorin III Stonehelm]] then became king. Thorin III, had either a son or grandson, [[Durin VII]] the Last, who refounded Khazad-dûm.

Dwarves of the Blue Mountains

2006-09-09T17:07:11Z

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The '''Dwarves of the Blue Mountains''' refers to the Dwarves that lived in the remnants of the [[Ered Luin]] from the [[Second Age]] to the [[Fourth Age]].

After the [[War of Wrath]], much of the Ered Luin fell into the sea, taking the Dwarf city of [[Nogrod]] home of the [[Firebeards]] Dwarves with it (which later became the [[Gulf of Lune]]), and ruining [[Belegost]] to the south, the home of [[Broadbeams]]. Many of the Firebeards and Broadbeams left the Ered Luin for [[Khazad-dum]] home of the [[Longbeards]], becoming part of [[Durin's folk]], while some stayed to help rebuild what they could of what later became the northern halls of the Dwarves, and the remnants of Belegost in the southern chain.

For thousands of years the Dwarves toiled in the '''Blue Mountains'''. Working the lesser mines and rebulding what was left of their ancient kingdom. They most likely traded with [[Elves]] of [[Mithlond]] during the Second through early Fourth Ages, and with the [[Men of Arnor]] in the late Second Age through the [[Third Age]].

In the year 1981 the [[Balrog]] was awoken in Khazad-dum, and the Dwarves fled for the [[Grey Mountains]] and the [[Lonely Mountain]], and possibly some Dwarves fled to the '''Blue Mountains'''. Durin's folk of the Grey Mountains were driven fled from their halls by Cold-drakes in 2589. In 2770 [[Smaug]] the [[Dragon]] attacked the Lonely Mountain and drove the Dwarves off. They went into exile and wandered to [[Dunland]] to eke out a living. But king [[Thrór]] was murdered by [[Azog]] the Goblin chieftain when Thrór went to see Khazad-dum (now called "Moria" "''the black pit''"). This tragedy would start the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]], in which Thrór's son [[Thráin II]] called all the houses of the Dwarves together to seek revenge on the Orcs. This was the first conflict since the [[Battle of Unnumbered Tears]], thousands of years before that the '''Dwarves of the Blue Mountains''' had fought in. The armies of the Dwarves sacked every Orc-hold in the [[Misty Mountains]], and in 2799 the final battle came at the slopes of the [[East-gate]] of Moria in the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]]. The Dwarves won in the end, but half the of those who particapated were killed. So Durin's folk moved to the Blue Mountains, where they started a new kingdom. Years later, king Thráin II was going to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from Smaug, but was ambushed by Orcs on the eaves of [[Mirkwood]]. He was tortured for four years in the dungeons of [[Dol Guldur]] until his death.
[[Thorin II Oakenshield]], became king of Durin's folk in the Ered Luin, until he left on the [[Quest of Erebor]] to reclaim the Lonely Mountain. He succeeded in his quest but was killed in the [[Battle of Five Armies]] He was succeeded by his cousin [[Dáin II Ironfoot]] from the [[Iron Hills]]. It is not known who became the leader of the Dwarves in the Ered Luin.

The '''Dwarves of the Blue Mountains''', lived in their halls through the Fourth Age, but not much is known about what happened to them.

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Dwarves of the Blue Mountains

2006-09-09T17:05:23Z

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The '''Dwarves of the Blue Mountains''' refers to the Dwarves that lived in the remnants of the [[Ered Luin]] from the [[Second Age]] to the [[Fourth Age]].

After the [[War of Wrath]], much of the Ered Luin fell into the sea, taking the Dwarf city of [[Nogrod]] home of the [[Firebeards]] Dwarves with it (which later became the [[Gulf of Lune]]), and ruining [[Belegost]] to the south, the home of [[Broadbeams]]. Many of the Firebeards and Broadbeams left the Ered Luin for [[Khazad-dum]] becoming part of [[Durin's folk]], while some stayed to help rebuild what they could of what later became the northern halls of the Dwarves, and the remnants of Belegost in the southern chain.

For thousands of years the Dwarves toiled in the '''Blue Mountains'''. Working the lesser mines and rebulding what was left of their ancient kingdom. They most likely traded with [[Elves]] of [[Mithlond]] during the Second through early Fourth Ages, and with the [[Men of Arnor]] in the late Second Age through the [[Third Age]].

In the year 1981 the [[Balrog]] was awoken in Khazad-dum, and the Dwarves fled for the [[Grey Mountains]] and the [[Lonely Mountain]], and possibly some Dwarves fled to the '''Blue Mountains'''. Durin's folk of the Grey Mountains were driven fled from their halls by Cold-drakes in 2589. In 2770 [[Smaug]] the [[Dragon]] attacked the Lonely Mountain and drove the Dwarves off. They went into exile and wandered to [[Dunland]] to eke out a living. But king [[Thrór]] was murdered by [[Azog]] the Goblin chieftain when Thrór went to see Khazad-dum (now called "Moria" "''the black pit''"). This tragedy would start the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]], in which Thrór's son [[Thráin II]] called all the houses of the Dwarves together to seek revenge on the Orcs. This was the first conflict since the [[Battle of Unnumbered Tears]], thousands of years before that the '''Dwarves of the Blue Mountains''' had fought in. The armies of the Dwarves sacked every Orc-hold in the [[Misty Mountains]], and in 2799 the final battle came at the slopes of the [[East-gate]] of Moria in the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]]. The Dwarves won in the end, but half the of those who particapated were killed. So Durin's folk moved to the Blue Mountains, where they started a new kingdom. Years later, king Thráin II was going to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from Smaug, but was ambushed by Orcs on the eaves of [[Mirkwood]]. He was tortured for four years in the dungeons of [[Dol Guldur]] until his death.
[[Thorin II Oakenshield]], became king of Durin's folk in the Ered Luin, until he left on the [[Quest of Erebor]] to reclaim the Lonely Mountain. He succeeded in his quest but was killed in the [[Battle of Five Armies]] He was succeeded by his cousin [[Dáin II Ironfoot]] from the [[Iron Hills]]. It is not known who became the leader of the Dwarves in the Ered Luin.

The '''Dwarves of the Blue Mountains''', lived in their halls through the Fourth Age, but not much is known about what happened to them.

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Dwarves

2006-09-09T17:01:17Z

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{{race
|image=[[Image:WAR-ICONS Dwarves.jpg|150px]]
|name= Dwarves
|dominions= [[Erebor]], [[Moria]], [[Belegost]], [[Nogrod]]
|languages= [[Khuzdul]] ([[Dwarvish]])
|height=
|length=
|skincolor= Probably white
|haircolor= Red, white, grey, blonde, brown, black
|feathers=
|distinctions= Short in stature, beards
|lifespan=
|members= [[Durin I]], [[Gimli]], [[Thorin II Oakenshield]]
|}}
{{quote|Since they were to come in the days of the power of [[Melkor]], [[Aulë]] made the dwarves strong to endure. Therefor they are stone-hard, stubborn, fast in friendship and in enmity, and they suffer toil and hunger and hurt of body more hardily than all other speaking peoples; and they live long, far beyond the span of Men, yet not forever. . .|[[The Silmarillion]], [[Of Aulë and Yavanna]]}}
The '''Dwarves''', or '''''[[Khazâd]]''''', were beings of short stature, often friendly with [[Hobbits]] although long suspicious of [[Elves]]. They were typically blacksmiths and stoneworkers by profession, unrivaled in some of their arts even by the Elves.

==History==
''Main Article: [[History of the Dwarves]]''

Unlike Elves and [[Men]], the Dwarves are not counted among the Children of [[Ilúvatar]]. They were created by [[Aulë]] the Smith. They were kept asleep until the creation of the Elves. Aulë created the Seven [[Fathers of the Dwarves]], from whom all other Dwarves are descended. Aulë's work was doomed, though, because he did not have the power to grant independent life to his creations - that power belonged to Ilúvatar alone. Aulë later repented and confessed to Ilúvatar. When the Dwarves were completed, though, the voice of Ilúvatar spoke to Aulë and agreed to grant them true life, and include them in His plan for Arda. Ilúvatar granted the Dwarves life, and therefore they are known as the Adopted Children of Ilúvatar.

They mined and worked precious metals throughout the mountains of Middle-earth. In many ways, they were in between the Elves and [[Men]]. They were not immortal, but lived to two hundred and fifty years or more. They were generally less corruptible than Men, but committed their share of rash and greedy acts. (Among these are the slaying of Elu [[Thingol]] and the dispute over the [[Nauglamír]], which first brought suspicion and hate between Elves and Dwarves)

The Dwarven language was created by Aulë, and was known as [[Khuzdul]]. It was a strange language to Elves and Men, and few non-Dwarves learned it, also because they kept it secret. However, one Dwarven phrase is well known: the ancient battle cry, going back to at least the First Age: "''Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!''", which means "Axes of the Dwarves! The Dwarves are upon you!"

The Dwarves were known for their strength and endurance in battle, as well as their fury, especially when revenging their kin. They fought in many wars and battles over the ages of Middle-earth's existance, among which were:

* The [[First Battle of Beleriand]].
* The [[Battle of Unnumbered Tears]].
* The [[Sack of Doriath]].
* The [[War of the Last Alliance]].
* The [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]].
* The [[Battle of Five Armies]].
* The [[War of the Ring]].

==Clans of the Dwarves==

Most Dwarves mentioned in Tolkien's works are of [[Durin's folk]], the clan founded by [[Durin I]] of [[Khazad-dûm]], called the Longbeards. (A notable exception are the inhabitants of the dwarf-cities of [[Nogrod]] and [[Belegost]] in the [[Ered Luin|Blue Mountains]], spoken of in ''[[The Silmarillion]]''). The seven different groups of Dwarf-folk originated in the locations where the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves first awoke before the First Age. There were three pairs of Dwarf Fathers that awoke together, and their Folk would build their halls near each other, though Durin himself had awoken alone. (In his letters, Tolkien adds that all the Dwarf Fathers except for Durin also had wives who awoke with them). Therefore the halls of the Longbeards at Khazad-dûm were not located near the halls of another Dwarf-kingdom. The seven clans of the Dwarves were:

* [[Longbeards]], Durin's Folk, originally from Khazad-dûm.
* [[Firebeards]], originally from Nogrod. Paired with the
* [[Broadbeams]], originally from Belegost.
* [[Ironfists]], originated somewhere far in the East. Located paired with the
* [[Stiffbeards]].
* [[Blacklocks]], originated somewhere far in the East. Located paired with the
* [[Stonefoots]].

There was also an eighth group of Dwarves that was not a separate member from these seven kindreds, but composed of exiles from each: the [[Petty-dwarves]], who were hunted like animals to the point of extinction by the [[Elves]] in the First Age.

==Dwarf-characters in [[The Lord of the Rings]] and [[the Hobbit]]==

[[Thorin Oakenshield]] brought twelve Dwarves to [[Bag End]] to recruit [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] for their treasure hunt in ''[[The Hobbit]]''. The Twelve Dwarves were:

*[[Dori]].
*[[Nori]].
*[[Ori]].
*[[Bifur]].
*[[Bofur]].
*[[Bombur]].
*[[Oin]].
*[[Glóin]].
*[[Balin]].
*[[Dwalin]].
*[[Fili]].
*[[Kili]].

[[Dain II Ironfoot]], lead five-hundred heavily armed Dwarves, to the Lonely Mountain to aid Thorin Oakenshield, and ended up particapating in the Battle of Five Armies. He would later become King Under the Mountain.

[[Gimli]] son of Glóin joined the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] and befriended [[Legolas of Mirkwood]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

==Names==

The Dwarves called themselves the ''[[Khazâd]]'', the name Aulë gave them; this translates as the ''Hadhodrim'' in [[Sindarin]], and the ''Casari'' in [[Quenya]]. Casari was the common word for Dwarves among the [[Noldor]], but the [[Sindar]] usually called them the ''Naugrim'' or ''Nogothrim'', the Stunted People.

Almost all the names of the dwarves of Middle-earth are taken from the Icelandic saga of Völuspá.

According to Tolkien, the "real 'historical'" plural of ''dwarf'' is ''dwarrows'' or ''dwerrows''. He once referred to ''dwarves'' as "a piece of private bad grammar" (''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien|Letters]]'', 17), but in Appendix F to ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' he explains that if we still spoke of ''dwarves'' regularly, English might have retained a special plural for the word ''dwarf'' as with ''man''. The form ''dwarrow'' only appears in the word ''Dwarrowdelf'', a name for [[Moria]]. Tolkien used ''Dwarves'', instead, which corresponds with ''Elf'' and ''Elves'', making its meaning more apparent. The use of a different term also serves to set Tolkien's Dwarves apart from the similarly-named creatures in mythology and fairy-tales.

The enduring popularity of Tolkien's books, especially ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]],'' has led to the popular use of the term ''dwarves'' to describe this race in fantasy literature. Before Tolkien, the term ''dwarfs'' (with a different spelling) was used, as seen in ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''. In fact, the latter spelling was so common that the original editor of ''The Lord of the Rings'' "corrected" Tolkien's ''dwarves'' to ''dwarfs'' (''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', 138).

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In the earliest versions of Tolkien's Middle-earth mythology (see: ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'') the dwarves were evil beings created by [[Melkor]].

[[Category:Dwarves|*]]
[[Category:Races]]

Dwarves

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{{race
|image=[[Image:WAR-ICONS Dwarves.jpg|150px]]
|name= Dwarves
|dominions= [[Erebor]], [[Moria]], [[Belegost]], [[Nogrod]]
|languages= [[Khuzdul]] ([[Dwarvish]])
|height=
|length=
|skincolor= Probably white
|haircolor= Red, white, grey, blonde, brown, black
|feathers=
|distinctions= Short in stature, beards
|lifespan=
|members= [[Durin I]], [[Gimli]], [[Thorin II Oakenshield]]
|}}
{{quote|Since they were to come in the days of the power of [[Melkor]], [[Aulë]] made the dwarves strong to endure. Therefor they are stone-hard, stubborn, fast in friendship and in enmity, and they suffer toil and hunger and hurt of body more hardily than all other speaking peoples; and they live long, far beyond the span of Men, yet not forever. . .|[[The Silmarillion]], [[Of Aulë and Yavanna]]}}
The '''Dwarves''', or '''''[[Khazâd]]''''', were beings of short stature, often friendly with [[Hobbits]] although long suspicious of [[Elves]]. They were typically blacksmiths and stoneworkers by profession, unrivaled in some of their arts even by the Elves.

==History==
''Main Article: [[History of the Dwarves]]''

Unlike Elves and [[Men]], the Dwarves are not counted among the Children of [[Ilúvatar]]. They were created by [[Aulë]] the Smith. They were kept asleep until the creation of the Elves. Aulë created the Seven [[Fathers of the Dwarves]], from whom all other Dwarves are descended. Aulë's work was doomed, though, because he did not have the power to grant independent life to his creations - that power belonged to Ilúvatar alone. Aulë later repented and confessed to Ilúvatar. When the Dwarves were completed, though, the voice of Ilúvatar spoke to Aulë and agreed to grant them true life, and include them in His plan for Arda. Ilúvatar granted the Dwarves life, and therefore they are known as the Adopted Children of Ilúvatar.

They mined and worked precious metals throughout the mountains of Middle-earth. In many ways, they were in between the Elves and [[Men]]. They were not immortal, but lived to two hundred and fifty years or more. They were generally less corruptible than Men, but committed their share of rash and greedy acts. (Among these are the slaying of Elu [[Thingol]] and the dispute over the [[Nauglamír]], which first brought suspicion and hate between Elves and Dwarves)

The Dwarven language was created by Aulë, and was known as [[Khuzdul]]. It was a strange language to Elves and Men, and few non-Dwarves learned it, also because they kept it secret. However, one Dwarven phrase is well known: the ancient battle cry, going back to at least the First Age: "''Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!''", which means "Axes of the Dwarves! The Dwarves are upon you!"

The Dwarves were known for their strength and endurance in battle, as well as their fury, especially when revenging their kin. They fought in many wars and battles over the ages of Middle-earth's existance, among which were:

* The [[First Battle of Beleriand]].
* The [[Battle of Unnumbered Tears]].
* The [[Sack of Doriath]].
* The [[War of the Last Alliance]].
* The [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]].
* The [[Battle of Five Armies]].
* The [[War of the Ring]].

==Clans of the Dwarves==

Most Dwarves mentioned in Tolkien's works are of [[Durin's folk]], the clan founded by [[Durin I]] of [[Khazad-dûm]], called the Longbeards. (A notable exception are the inhabitants of the dwarf-cities of [[Nogrod]] and [[Belegost]] in the [[Ered Luin|Blue Mountains]], spoken of in ''[[The Silmarillion]]''). The seven different groups of Dwarf-folk originated in the locations where the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves first awoke before the First Age. There were three pairs of Dwarf Fathers that awoke together, and their Folk would build their halls near each other, though Durin himself had awoken alone. (In his letters, Tolkien adds that all the Dwarf Fathers except for Durin also had wives who awoke with them). Therefore the halls of the Longbeards at Khazad-dûm were not located near the halls of another Dwarf-kingdom. The seven clans of the Dwarves were:

* [[Longbeards]], Durin's Folk, originally from Khazad-dûm.
* [[Firebeards]], originally from Nogrod. Paired with the
* [[Broadbeams]], originally from Belegost.
* [[Ironfists]], originated somewhere far in the East. Located paired with the
* [[Stiffbeards]].
* [[Blacklocks]], originated somewhere far in the East. Located paired with the
* [[Stonefoots]].

There was also an eighth group of Dwarves that was not a separate member from these seven kindreds, but composed of exiles from each: the [[Petty-dwarves]], who were hunted like animals to the point of extinction by the [[Elves]] in the First Age.

==Dwarf-characters in [[The Lord of the Rings]] and [[the Hobbit]]==

[[Thorin Oakenshield]] brought twelve Dwarves to [[Bag End]] to recruit [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] for their treasure hunt in ''[[The Hobbit]]''. The Twelve Dwarves were:

*[[Dori]].
*[[Nori]].
*[[Ori]].
*[[Bifur]].
*[[Bofur]].
*[[Bombur]].
*[[Oin]].
*[[Glóin]].
*[[Balin]].
*[[Dwalin]].
*[[Fili]].
*[[Kili]].

[[Dain II Ironfoot]], lead five-hundred heavily armed Dwarves, to the Lonely Mountain to aid Thorin Oakenshield, and ended up particapating in the Battle of Five Armies. He would later become King Under the Mountain

[[Gimli]] son of Glóin joined the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] and befriended [[Legolas of Mirkwood]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

==Names==

The Dwarves called themselves the ''[[Khazâd]]'', the name Aulë gave them; this translates as the ''Hadhodrim'' in [[Sindarin]], and the ''Casari'' in [[Quenya]]. Casari was the common word for Dwarves among the [[Noldor]], but the [[Sindar]] usually called them the ''Naugrim'' or ''Nogothrim'', the Stunted People.

Almost all the names of the dwarves of Middle-earth are taken from the Icelandic saga of Völuspá.

According to Tolkien, the "real 'historical'" plural of ''dwarf'' is ''dwarrows'' or ''dwerrows''. He once referred to ''dwarves'' as "a piece of private bad grammar" (''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien|Letters]]'', 17), but in Appendix F to ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' he explains that if we still spoke of ''dwarves'' regularly, English might have retained a special plural for the word ''dwarf'' as with ''man''. The form ''dwarrow'' only appears in the word ''Dwarrowdelf'', a name for [[Moria]]. Tolkien used ''Dwarves'', instead, which corresponds with ''Elf'' and ''Elves'', making its meaning more apparent. The use of a different term also serves to set Tolkien's Dwarves apart from the similarly-named creatures in mythology and fairy-tales.

The enduring popularity of Tolkien's books, especially ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]],'' has led to the popular use of the term ''dwarves'' to describe this race in fantasy literature. Before Tolkien, the term ''dwarfs'' (with a different spelling) was used, as seen in ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''. In fact, the latter spelling was so common that the original editor of ''The Lord of the Rings'' "corrected" Tolkien's ''dwarves'' to ''dwarfs'' (''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', 138).

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In the earliest versions of Tolkien's Middle-earth mythology (see: ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'') the dwarves were evil beings created by [[Melkor]].

[[Category:Dwarves|*]]
[[Category:Races]]

Dwarves

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{{race
|image=[[Image:WAR-ICONS Dwarves.jpg|150px]]
|name= Dwarves
|dominions= [[Erebor]], [[Moria]], [[Belegost]], [[Nogrod]]
|languages= [[Khuzdul]] ([[Dwarvish]])
|height=
|length=
|skincolor= Probably white
|haircolor= Red, white, grey, blonde, brown, black
|feathers=
|distinctions= Short in stature, beards
|lifespan=
|members= [[Durin I]], [[Gimli]], [[Thorin II Oakenshield]]
|}}
{{quote|Since they were to come in the days of the power of [[Melkor]], [[Aulë]] made the dwarves strong to endure. Therefor they are stone-hard, stubborn, fast in friendship and in enmity, and they suffer toil and hunger and hurt of body more hardily than all other speaking peoples; and they live long, far beyond the span of Men, yet not forever. . .|[[The Silmarillion]], [[Of Aulë and Yavanna]]}}
The '''Dwarves''', or '''''[[Khazâd]]''''', were beings of short stature, often friendly with [[Hobbits]] although long suspicious of [[Elves]]. They were typically blacksmiths and stoneworkers by profession, unrivaled in some of their arts even by the Elves.

==History==
''Main Article: [[History of the Dwarves]]''

Unlike Elves and [[Men]], the Dwarves are not counted among the Children of [[Ilúvatar]]. They were created by [[Aulë]] the Smith. They were kept asleep until the creation of the Elves. Aulë created the Seven [[Fathers of the Dwarves]], from whom all other Dwarves are descended. Aulë's work was doomed, though, because he did not have the power to grant independent life to his creations - that power belonged to Ilúvatar alone. Aulë later repented and confessed to Ilúvatar. When the Dwarves were completed, though, the voice of Ilúvatar spoke to Aulë and agreed to grant them true life, and include them in His plan for Arda. Ilúvatar granted the Dwarves life, and therefore they are known as the Adopted Children of Ilúvatar.

They mined and worked precious metals throughout the mountains of Middle-earth. In many ways, they were in between the Elves and [[Men]]. They were not immortal, but lived to two hundred and fifty years or more. They were generally less corruptible than Men, but committed their share of rash and greedy acts. (Among these are the slaying of Elu [[Thingol]] and the dispute over the [[Nauglamír]], which first brought suspicion and hate between Elves and Dwarves)

The Dwarven language was created by Aulë, and was known as [[Khuzdul]]. It was a strange language to Elves and Men, and few non-Dwarves learned it, also because they kept it secret. However, one Dwarven phrase is well known: the ancient battle cry, going back to at least the First Age: "''Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!''", which means "Axes of the Dwarves! The Dwarves are upon you!"

The Dwarves were known for their strength and endurance in battle, as well as their fury, especially when revenging their kin. They fought in many wars and battles over the ages of Middle-earth's existance, among which were:

* The [[First Battle of Beleriand]].
* The [[Battle of Unnumbered Tears]].
* The [[Sack of Doriath]].
* The [[War of the Last Alliance]].
* The [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]].
* The [[Battle of Five Armies]].
* The [[War of the Ring]].

==Clans of the Dwarves==

Most Dwarves mentioned in Tolkien's works are of [[Durin's folk]], the clan founded by [[Durin I]] of [[Khazad-dûm]], called the Longbeards. (A notable exception are the inhabitants of the dwarf-cities of [[Nogrod]] and [[Belegost]] in the [[Ered Luin|Blue Mountains]], spoken of in ''[[The Silmarillion]]''). The seven different groups of Dwarf-folk originated in the locations where the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves first awoke before the First Age. There were three pairs of Dwarf Fathers that awoke together, and their Folk would build their halls near each other, though Durin himself had awoken alone. (In his letters, Tolkien adds that all the Dwarf Fathers except for Durin also had wives who awoke with them). Therefore the halls of the Longbeards at Khazad-dûm were not located near the halls of another Dwarf-kingdom. The seven clans of the Dwarves were:

* [[Longbeards]], Durin's Folk, originally from Khazad-dûm.
* [[Firebeards]], originally from Nogrod. Paired with the
* [[Broadbeams]], originally from Belegost.
* [[Ironfists]], originated somewhere far in the East. Located paired with the
* [[Stiffbeards]].
* [[Blacklocks]], originated somewhere far in the East. Located paired with the
* [[Stonefoots]].

There was also an eigth group of Dwarves that was not a separate member from these seven kindreds, but composed of exiles from each: the [[Petty-dwarves]], who were hunted like animals to the point of extinction by the [[Elves]] in the First Age.

==Dwarf-characters in [[The Lord of the Rings]] and [[the Hobbit]]==

[[Thorin Oakenshield]] brought twelve Dwarves to [[Bag End]] to recruit [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] for their treasure hunt in ''[[The Hobbit]]''. The Twelve Dwarves were:

*[[Dori]].
*[[Nori]].
*[[Ori]].
*[[Bifur]].
*[[Bofur]].
*[[Bombur]].
*[[Oin]].
*[[Glóin]].
*[[Balin]].
*[[Dwalin]].
*[[Fili]].
*[[Kili]].

[[Dain II Ironfoot]], lead five-hundred heavily armed Dwarves, to the Lonely Mountain to aid Thorin Oakenshield, and ended up particapating in the Battle of Five Armies.

[[Gimli]] son of Glóin joined the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] and befriended [[Legolas of Mirkwood]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

==Names==

The Dwarves called themselves the ''[[Khazâd]]'', the name Aulë gave them; this translates as the ''Hadhodrim'' in [[Sindarin]], and the ''Casari'' in [[Quenya]]. Casari was the common word for Dwarves among the [[Noldor]], but the [[Sindar]] usually called them the ''Naugrim'' or ''Nogothrim'', the Stunted People.

Almost all the names of the dwarves of Middle-earth are taken from the Icelandic saga of Völuspá.

According to Tolkien, the "real 'historical'" plural of ''dwarf'' is ''dwarrows'' or ''dwerrows''. He once referred to ''dwarves'' as "a piece of private bad grammar" (''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien|Letters]]'', 17), but in Appendix F to ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' he explains that if we still spoke of ''dwarves'' regularly, English might have retained a special plural for the word ''dwarf'' as with ''man''. The form ''dwarrow'' only appears in the word ''Dwarrowdelf'', a name for [[Moria]]. Tolkien used ''Dwarves'', instead, which corresponds with ''Elf'' and ''Elves'', making its meaning more apparent. The use of a different term also serves to set Tolkien's Dwarves apart from the similarly-named creatures in mythology and fairy-tales.

The enduring popularity of Tolkien's books, especially ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]],'' has led to the popular use of the term ''dwarves'' to describe this race in fantasy literature. Before Tolkien, the term ''dwarfs'' (with a different spelling) was used, as seen in ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''. In fact, the latter spelling was so common that the original editor of ''The Lord of the Rings'' "corrected" Tolkien's ''dwarves'' to ''dwarfs'' (''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', 138).

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In the earliest versions of Tolkien's Middle-earth mythology (see: ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'') the dwarves were evil beings created by [[Melkor]].

[[Category:Dwarves|*]]
[[Category:Races]]

Halls of Waiting

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The '''Halls of Waiting''' were the halls of the [[Vala]] [[Mandos]] in [[Valinor]], where the [[Elves]] were sent after they were slain.

[[Category:Halls]]

Battle of Isengard

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'''The Battle of Isengard''' was a battle fought during the [[War of the Ring]].

The assault was carried out by the [[Ents]], [[Huorns]] and the two [[Hobbits]], [[Merry Brandybuck]] and [[Pippin Took]] who attacked from [[Fangorn Forest]]. The defenders of [[Isengard]] were Orcs led by Saruman. The attackers surrounded Isengard, destroyed its gates, crumbled its walls and broke the dam, which flooded the [[Ring of Orthanc]], and the pits that Saruman used to create his war machines.

The casualties were, at least one Ent for the attackers, and the entire force of Orcs that defended Isengard were destoyed, which may have been around one or two thousand.

In the end, the Ents took over Isengard and made one of the most beautiful gardens in all of Middle-earth in it.

[[Category:Battles]]