Thorin's hall

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| name = Thorin's Halls
| meaning = ruled by Thorin II
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| headofstate = [[King of Durin's folk]]
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| language = [[Westron]], [[Khuzdul]], some [[Sindarin]]
| location = North of the [[Gulf of Lune]], west of the river [[Lhûn]], and north of [[Little Lune]]
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| formed = Those Dwarves who lived in [[Dunland]], and had escaped the [[Sack of Erebor]] in {{TA|2770}}
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'''Thorin's Halls''' were the main western realm of [[Durin's folk]], led by King [[Thráin II]] and later [[Thorin|Thorin II Oakenshield]].

==Location==
Located in the northern [[Blue Mountains]] (Also called Ered Luin) beyond the Little Lune river, the city likely was built not far from the old city of [[Belegost]]. Which would have been located just a few miles south from the Little Lune.

==History==
===Establishment and Thráin's reign===

The halls of Thorin were established in the year {{TA|2802}} by Thorin's father King Thráin II, after moving from the hills of [[Dunland]]. Several years before Thráin, had led a host of Dwarves from his house and [[Seven Fathers of the Dwarves | others]] in a [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs | great war]] against the Orcs; who had murdered Thráin's father, King [[Thrór]].

For nearly forty years Thráin ruled his people in the Ered Luin, but in the year {{TA|2841|n}}, after being driven to obsession by his [[Ring of Thrór | ring of power]], he left the Ered Luin with a small group of followers to return to the [[Lonely Mountain]]. The Lonely Mountain (also called Erebor) was the realm of King Thrór before the great dragon [[Smaug]] [[Sack of Erebor | sacked]] the mountain and killed or drove away its inhabitants. Thráin was determined to kill the dragon and take his father's realm back. But in {{TA|2845|n}} while encamped on the eves of [[Mirkwood]] Thráin was captured by the servants of the [[Necromancer]] and taken to Dol Guldur; where he was tortured till his death many years later. His followers including [[Balin]] and [[Dwalin]] did not know where he had gone, and after searching for days they returned to the Ered Luin.

===Thorin's rule===

Thorin was made ruler of Durin's folk, and under his leadership his people prospered in a fashion. Their trade increased as well as their numbers from both birth, and from wandering people of their own house who heard of Thorin's realm and came to him.
[[File:Matěj Čadil - Thorin in Blue Mountains.jpg|thumb|left|[[Matěj Čadil]] - Thorin in Blue Mountains]]
Thorin ruled in the Ered Luin for nearly one hundred years, until after meeting [[Gandalf]] the Wizard -who helped him concoct a plan to take back Erebor from Smaug- left his halls for the last time on a quest to take back his former home. After many months [[Thorin and Company]] reached the mountain. They took the mountain as theirs and Thorin declared himself [[King under the Mountain]] after Smaug was killed by [[Bard]] of [[Dale]], but after a [[Battle of Five Armies | great battle]] with Orcs and [[Wargs]] Thorin was mortally wounded, and died. Never being able to enjoy the realm he gained.

===Dissolvement as the Capital===

After Thorin's death, his cousin [[Dáin Ironfoot|Dáin II Ironfoot]] of the [[Iron Hills]] became king of Durin's folk; and when news reached [[Dwarves of the Blue Mountains | Durin's folk in the Ered Luin]] that Erebor was retaken, it is believed that most of them moved to the Lonely Mountain. therefore, Thorin's Halls became a sub-realm of Durin's folk.

==Portrayal in Adaptations ==
[[File:Thorin's Halls.jpg|400px|thumb|The Thorin's Halls as depicted in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''.]]
'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Thorin's Halls is one of the major cities in the game, referred to as "Thorin's Hall". Following the death of Thorin, many [[Longbeards]] move away and the rule of Thorin's Hall falls to the [[Dourhands]] - the clan of Dwarves who are slowly corrupted by the Dark Lord. In {{TA}} 3016 King Dain sends a company of Longbeards to reclaim Thorin's Hall and Dourhands are thrown out, [[Dwalin]] becomes the ruler and maintains his position until {{TA|3019}}. Thorin's Hall is where the Dwarven characters begin their journey in Middle-Earth: the city itself is safe from dangers, but outlying outposts face the threats of wild beasts, remaining Dourhands and occasional [[Goblins]].

{{references}}
*[[The Hobbit]]
*[[Appendix A]], Durin's Folk, pages 1050-1
*[[Unfinished Tales]], [[The Quest of Erebor]]
*[[The Peoples of Middle-Earth]], [[Of Dwarves and Men]], pages 313, 328

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