Lord of the Iron Hills

This article describes a concept which is mentioned in J.R.R. Tolkien's works, but was never given a definite name.

Lord of the Iron Hills was probably the title given to the rulers of the Iron Hills in eastern Wilderland. The only two known Dwarves who probably held this title were Grór^[1] and his grandson and successor Dáin II Ironfoot^[2]^{[note 1]}. In a council immediately before the Battle of the Five Armies in T.A. 2941 after which Dáin became King under the Mountain^[3] and King of Durin's Folk^[4], Dáin was referred to as a "dwarf-lord"^[5]. It is not known if anyone else took up the title of Lord of the Iron Hills after Dáin became a king.

Portrayal in adaptations

During the reign of Thorin Stonehelm, his brother, "Náin the Slakeless", is Lord of the Iron Hills. He rules from the capital, "Járnfast".

↑ Grór's son Náin died in the Battle of Azanulbizar in T.A. 2799, six years before Grór's death in T.A. 2805.

↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk", entry for Grór, p. 1072
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk", The Line of the Dwarves of Erebor, dates of death of Grór, Náin and Dáin II, p. 1079
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age", entry for the year 2941, p. 1089
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk", The Line of the Dwarves of Erebor, * before Dáin II, p. 1079
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "The Clouds Burst"