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Dates
III 1731 - III 1980 (249 years)
Race
Dwarves
Division
Durin's Folk
Family
House of Durin
Pronunciation
doo'rin
Meaning
Old Norse, probably meaning 'sleeper'1
Titles
Heir of Durin, King of Durin's Folk, King of Khazad-dûm

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Durin VI

Doomed King of Khazad-dûm

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Durin the
Deathless
Durin VI
Náin I

Kings of Durin's Folk

A descendant of Durin the Deathless, Durin VI was the King of Durin's Folk when the Balrog was awoken in Khazad-dûm. The Balrog's name, Durin's Bane, comes from this King, who was one of the first to be slain by it.


Notes

1

Durin VI took his name from his ancestor Durin the Deathless, the first of the Fathers of the Dwarves to awaken, thus explaining the implications of the name 'sleeper'.

See also...

Barazinbar, Durin’s Bane, Durin’s Bridge, Durin’s Day, Durin’s Heir, Heir of Durin, Khazad-dûm, King of Durin’s Folk, King of Khazad-dûm, Longbeards, Náin I

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