Grey Company

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The '''Grey Company''' was a company of thirty [[Northern Dúnedain]] commanded by [[Aragorn]]'s kinsman [[Halbarad]]. In the company of [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]], they rode south to fight beside their Chieftain Aragorn in the [[War of the Ring]]. They found Aragorn near the [[Fords of Isen]], accompanied him through the [[Paths of the Dead]], and on to the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], where Halbarad fell.

==Portrayal in Adaptations ==

'''2010-: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:The Grey Company forms during ''Volume III: Allies of the King''. There are more than thirty [[Rangers of the North|Rangers]] in the company, but by the time they meet with Aragorn their numbers are reduced to thirty. Members of the Grey Company include many of the important rangers met over the epic storyline in the game, including Calenglad, Candaith, Corunir, Daervunn, Dagoras, Golodir, Halbarad, Halros, Lothrandir, Mincham and Saeradan.

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Thorin's hall

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| name = Thorin's Halls
| meaning = ruled by Thorin II
| type = Monarchy
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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]]
| populace= Dwarves of Durin's folk, and apparently some [[Firebeards]] and [[Broadbeams]]
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| religious = Belief in [[Aulë]]
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| formed = Those Dwarves who lived in [[Dunland]], and had escaped the [[Sack of Erebor]] in [[Third Age 2770|T.A. 2770]]
| established = [[Third Age 2802|T.A. 2802]]
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'''Thorin's Halls''' was 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 [[Third Age 2802 | 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 [[Third Age 2841 | 2841]], 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 [[Third Age 2845 | 2845]] 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.
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 Capitol===

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 ==

'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Thorin's Halls is one of the major cities in the game and is called Thorin's Hall. Dwarves are able to quick travel to the city if they have earned the trait, have it equipped and have one travel ration. The steward of Thorin's Hall is [[Dwalin]].

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*[[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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