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<p>84.56.104.8: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Durin III''' (late [[Second Age]]) was a King of [[Durin's folk]] who ruled the great [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] city of [[Khazad-dûm]]. During his reign the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm had struck a rare friendship with the [[Elves]] of [[Ost-in-Edhil]] in [[Eregion]]. [[Celebrimbor]], the lord of Ost-in-Edhil, designed with [[Narvi]] the famous [[Doors of Durin]]. More importantly, Celebrimbor secretly gave Durin the first of the [[Rings of Power|Seven Rings of Power]]. This ring would later be known as the [[Ring of Thrór]]. <br /> <br /> Unbeknownst to Celebrimbor, his partner in crafting the Rings was actually [[Sauron]]. The Dark Lord had come in the guise of wise [[Annatar]] to corrupt the Elves through the Rings of Power. By Second Age 1697, Sauron had learned that he could not control either the Elves nor the Dwarves through the Rings and led a large army towards Eregion. There he slaughtered Celebrimbor and scattered the people of Ost-in-Edhil. In response Durin sealed the Doors of Durin from the outside world.<br /> <br /> Like all Durins after [[Durin I]] he was given the name of the first [[Seven Fathers of the Dwarves |Father of the Dwarves]] because he greatly resembled him in both appearance and manner. Indeed it was believed among the Dwarves that he was the reincarnation of Durin I, though whether this is possible is unclear.<br /> <br /> ==Portrayal in adaptations==<br /> In the prologue to ''[[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Durin III appears with the other six Lords receiving their [[Seven Rings|Rings]]. He is only identified on a [[Decipher]] card, and played by [[Weta]] employee [[Gino Acevedo]]. <br /> {{sequence<br /> |prev=[[Durin II]] at some earlier time<br /> |next=[[Durin IV]] at some later time<br /> |list=[[King of Durin's Folk]]&lt;br&gt;during the late Second Age<br /> }}<br /> {{sequence<br /> |prev=[[Durin II]] at some earlier time<br /> |next=[[Durin IV]] at some later time<br /> |list=[[King of Khazad-dûm]]&lt;br&gt;during the late Second Age<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Dwarves]]<br /> [[Category:Longbeards]]<br /> [[de:Durin III.]]<br /> [[fr:encyclo:personnages:nains:2a:durin_iii]]<br /> [[fi:Durin III]]</div>

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