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Dates
Durin the Deathless awoke during the Years of the Trees, after the awakening of the Elves
Race
Settlements
Historically, the main seat of this Folk was at Khazad-dûm
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Durin’s Folk

The clan of the Longbeards

The Dwarves descended from Durin the Deathless, eldest of the seven Fathers of the Dwarves. Almost all of the Dwarves that appear in Tolkien's works are of this Folk.


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