Gróin
| Gróin | |
|---|---|
| Dwarf | |
 | |
| Gróin in The Lord of the Rings Online | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Lonely Mountain |
| Language | Khuzdul |
| Birth | T.A. 2671 Lonely Mountain |
| Death | T.A. 2923 (aged 252) |
| Family | |
| House | House of Durin |
| Parentage | Farin |
| Siblings | Fundin |
| Children | Óin, Glóin |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Gróin |
Gróin (Third Age 2671 - 2923, 252 years old) was a Dwarf of the Longbeards.
History[edit]
Gróin was an important figure in the royal genealogies of the Dwarves, Gróin was the grandson of Borin, the younger son of King Náin II, and so could claim direct descent from Durin the Deathless himself. In his turn, Gróin was the younger brother of Fundin, father to Óin and Glóin, and uncle to Balin and Dwalin, all four of whom travelled on the Quest of Erebor.[1]
Through his son Glóin, he was also grandfather to Gimli Elf-friend of the Company of the Ring. For all his genealogical importance, though, we know almost nothing of his life. His dates of birth and death, though, show us that he was alive at the time of Smaug's Sack of Erebor, and the War of the Dwarves and Orcs twenty-nine years later. It is likely that he was present at both these events.
Etymology[edit]
Jim Allan has suggested that Gróin (like Grór) is derived from Old Norse gróa ("to grow"), thus meaning "Growing-one".[2]
Genealogy[edit]
| Náin II 2338 - 2585 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dáin I 2440 - 2589† | Borin 2450 - 2711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thrór 2542 - 2790† | Farin 2560 - 2803 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thráin II 2644 - 2850† | Fundin 2662 - 2799† | GRÓIN 2671 - 2923 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thorin 2746 - 2941† | Balin 2763 - 2994† | Dwalin 2772 - Fo.A. 91 | Óin 2774 - 2994† | Glóin 2783 - Fo.A. 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gimli 2879 - Fo.A. 120+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portrayal in adaptations[edit]
2021: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Gróin appears in an extended flashback depicting the Battle of Azanulbizar, in which he fights alongside his sons Óin and Glóin and the rest of Farin's kin.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"
- ↑ Jim Allan, "Giving of Names", in An Introduction to Elvish, p. 225
