Durin II
| Durin II | |
|---|---|
| Dwarf | |
 | |
| "Durin II" by Philip Kerst | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Position | King of Durin's Folk King of Khazad-dûm |
| Location | Khazad-dûm |
| Language | Khuzdul |
| Family | |
| House | House of Durin |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Durin II |
Durin II (lived sometime during First Age or early Second Age[note 1][1]) was a King of Durin's folk and King of Khazad-dûm.
History[edit | edit source]
Like all Durins after Durin I he was given the name of the first 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.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
One account states that the name Durin was a word for "king" in the language of the Men of the North in the early Second Age.[2]
Another account states that Durinn is one of the Dwarfs in the Dvergatal. The name means "Sleepy".[3]
Theories[edit | edit source]
Robert Foster, author of The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, has suggested that this is the Durin named on the Doors of Durin of Moria, built around S.A. 750.[4]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
| Durin I fl. Y.T. | |||||||||
| DURIN II fl. late F.A./early S.A. | |||||||||
| Durin III fl. S.A. 1600 | |||||||||
| Durin IV fl. late S.A./early T.A. | |||||||||
| Durin V fl. late S.A./early T.A. | |||||||||
| Durin VI T.A. 1731 - 1980† | |||||||||
Notes
- ↑ Durin the Deathless is described as having died before the end of the First Age, whilst Durin III received one of the Seven Rings.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "X. Of Dwarves and Men", "Relations of the Longbeard Dwarves and Men"
- ↑ Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", published in Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, Vol 44 (1929), issue #4, pp. 939-967
- ↑ Robert Foster (1971), The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, entry DURIN II
| Durin II House of Durin | ||
| Unknown Last known: Durin I (Elder Days) | King of Durin's Folk | Unknown Next known: Durin III (mid-Second Age) |
| King of Khazad-dûm | ||
| Kings of Durin's Folk | |
|---|---|
| Durin I* (Y.T.) · Durin II* · Durin III* (fl. S.A. 1600) · Durin IV* · Durin V* · Durin VI* (until T.A. 1980) · Náin I* (1980 - 1981) · Thráin I† (1981 - 2190) · Thorin I† (2190 - 2289) · Glóin (2289 - 2385) · Óin (2385 - 2488) · Náin II (2488 - 2585) · Dáin I (2585 - 2589) · Thrór† (2585 - 2790) · Thráin II (2790 - 2850) · Thorin II Oakenshield† (2850 - 2941) · Dáin II Ironfoot† (2941 - 3019) · Thorin III Stonehelm† (T.A. 3019 - Fourth Age) · Durin VII (Fourth Age)* | |
| * Kings of Khazad-dûm · † Kings under the Mountain | |
