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Probably 'naa'in'
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Not known1
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Náin I

The last King to rule in Khazad-dûm

Kings of Durin's Folk

The son of King Durin VI of Khazad-dûm, who became King after his father was slain by the Balrog known as Durin's Bane. Náin's Kingship lasted only a year, before he too was slain - his son Thráin I led the remnant of Durin's Folk away into the north.


Notes

1

Like many of the other names Tolkien gave to his Dwarves, the name Náin comes from the Old Norse poem Völuspa. It may also be relevant that nain is the French word for 'dwarf', a fact that Tolkien must certainly have known, though this apparent connection is probably no more than a coincidence.

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