Náin I
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| Náin I | |
|---|---|
| Dwarf | |
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| Náin I in The Lord of the Rings Online | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Titles | King of Durin's Folk King of Khazad-dûm |
| Location | Khazad-dûm |
| Language | Khuzdul |
| Birth | T.A. 1832 Khazad-dûm |
| Rule | T.A. 1980 - 1981 |
| Death | T.A. 1981 (aged 149) by Durin's Bane, Khazad-dûm |
| Family | |
| House | House of Durin |
| Parentage | Durin VI |
| Children | Thráin I |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Náin I |
Náin I (Third Age 1832 – 1981, lived 149 years) was the son of Durin VI and King of Durin's folk.[1]
History[edit]
During his time the Dwarves of Durin's folk lived in Khazad-dûm, but had awoken a Balrog. The Balrog slew Náin's father and was thereafter known as Durin's Bane. Náin ruled for only one year, attempting to hold out against the Balrog but shortly thereafter he also found his death by in 1981, being the last true King of Khazad-dûm until Durin VII in the Fourth Age.
Under his son Thráin's direction, Durin's folk fled their ancestral home for safety in Lonely Mountain and the Grey Mountains.[1]
Etymology[edit]
Náinn is a dwarf from the Dvergatal. It means "Corpselike".[2]
Genealogy[edit]
| Durin V | |||||||
| Durin VI 1731 - 1980† | |||||||
| NÁIN I 1832 - 1981† | |||||||
| Thráin I 1934 - 2190 | |||||||
| Thorin I 2035 - 2289 | |||||||
Portrayals in adaptations[edit]
2008: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Prince Náin appears during the fall of Moria to Durin's Bane, in which he becomes the King after his father Durin VI is slain. Inside Khazad-dûm, remnants of the Palace of Nain, built during his short one-year reign, can be found.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"
- ↑ 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
| Náin I House of Durin | ||
| Preceded by: Durin VI | King of Durin's Folk T.A. 1980 - 1981 | Followed by: Thráin I |
| King of Khazad-dûm T.A. 1980 - 1981 | Vacant Next held by: Balin, 1008 years later | |
| 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 | |
