Durin VI
| Durin VI | |
|---|---|
| Dwarf | |
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| "Durin VI" by Philip Kerst | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Titles | King of Durin's Folk King of Khazad-dûm |
| Location | Khazad-dûm |
| Language | Khuzdul |
| Birth | T.A. 1731 |
| Rule | unknown - T.A. 1980 |
| Death | T.A. 1980 (aged 249) Killed by Durin's Bane, Khazad-dûm |
| Family | |
| House | House of Durin |
| Children | Náin I |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Durin VI |
Durin VI (Third Age 1731 – 1980, lived 249 years) was a King of Durin's folk and ruled at their capital, the great Dwarven city 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]
Near the end of Durin VI's reign, the Dwarves, mining for mithril, encountered a Balrog that had hidden itself deep beneath the city. The monster began to wreak havoc on Khazad-dûm and slew Durin. Since the surviving Dwarves were unsure what type of monster they faced, the Balrog was simply called "Durin's Bane". Durin's son Náin I was slain shortly thereafter, leaving his grandson Thráin I to lead Durin's folk as the survivors fled from their ancestral home.[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]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
| Durin I fl. First Age | |||||||||
| Durin II fl. late F.A./early S.A. | |||||||||
| Durin III fl. mid 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† | |||||||||
| Náin I 1832 - 1981† | |||||||||
| Thráin I 1934 - 2190 | |||||||||
Portrayals in adaptations[edit | edit source]
| Durin VI in adaptations | |||||||||
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2008: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Durin VI appears during a session play depicting the fall of Moria. He is present when Durin's Bane is awoken from the slumber and is one of the first to be killed by it.
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
| Durin VI House of Durin | ||
| Unknown Last known: Durin V | King of Durin's Folk unknown - T.A. 1980 | Followed by: Náin I |
| King of Khazad-dûm unknown - T.A. 1980 | ||
| 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 - captured 2845, d. 2850) · Thorin II Oakenshield† (after 2845 - 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 | |
