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Dáin's seat was among the Grey Mountains
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Probably 'daa'in' (see note 1 to the entry for Dáin II Ironfoot)
Meaning
'Dead'1
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Dáin I

Troubled King of Durin’s Folk

Kings of Durin's Folk

King of Durin's Folk, son and heir of Náin II, and ancestor of both Thorin II Oakenshield and Dáin II Ironfoot. During the time of his rule, Dragons multiplied in the northern lands and attacked the Dwarves. Dáin himself was slain by one of these, and was succeeded as King of Durin's Folk by his eldest son Thrór.


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1

In common with most of Tolkien's Dwarf-names, Däin derives from Old Norse mythology. The name literally means 'dead', but in the form Dáinn it was the name of a deity associated with Dwarves (and perhaps a Dwarf himself).

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