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Dates
Durin the Deathless died before the end of the First Age; his Heirs continued to rule the Longbeard Dwarves into the Fourth Age
Origins
The descendants of Durin the Deathless, eldest of the Fathers of the Dwarves
Race
Division
Family
Settlements
Originally ruled from Khazad-dûm; after the coming of Durin's Bane, the Heirs dwelt variously in the Blue Mountains, Dunland, Erebor and the Grey Mountains
Pronunciation
Durin is pronounced 'doo'rin'
Meaning
Durin has various possible interpretations (see note 1 to the entry for Durin the Deathless)
Other names
Title of
Nineteen known Dwarf-lords, and many others whose names are not recorded

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Heir of Durin

The hereditary ruler of the Longbeards

Durin I
The Deathless

Durin II
Durin III
Durin IV
Durin V
Durin VI
Náin I
Thráin I
Thorin I
Glóin
Óin
Náin II
Dáin I
Borin
Thrór
Frór
Grór
Thráin II
Náin
Thorin II
Frerin
Dís
Dáin II
Thorin III
Durin VII

The descent of the House of Durin, showing all known Heirs of Durin the Deathless and their lines of descent. Note that the existence of Durin II, IV and V are inferred, but we have no specific details about those Heirs.

The Dwarf-clan of the Longbeards was descended from the oldest of all the Dwarves, Durin the Deathless. Despite his title, Durin lived and died before the end of the First Age, but he founded a line that would rule in Khazad-dûm into the Third Age. The line of the Heirs of Durin is not recorded in any detail before the closing millennium of the Third Age, but from the time of Durin VI (who died in III 1980), we have a complete record of thirteen Kings of Durin's Folk down to Thorin III, who fought in the War of the Ring.

A peculiar feature of the royal line was the occasional appearance among Durin's descendants of an Heir so like their forefather that he was given the same name, and considered by the Dwarves to be Durin the Deathless reborn. Of these the most famous were Durin III, who forged a great friendship with the jewelsmiths of Eregion, and Durin VI, who was slain by the Balrog of Khazad-dûm. Some accounts also speak of a Durin VII, the last Durin of the line, who reclaimed Moria and re-established Khazad-dûm.


See also...

Thorin III Stonehelm

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