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Dates
Slain III 2994
Race
Dwarves
Division
Longbeards (Durin's Folk)
Culture
Dwarves of Erebor
Settlements
Dwelt in Erebor, and later followed Balin in his attempt to recolonise Moria
Pronunciation
loa'ni (the ó sound should be pronounced like the vowel sound in English 'loan')
Meaning
Uncertain1

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Lóni

One of the last defenders of Moria

A companion of Balin, who was part of the expedition to recover Khazad-dûm for Durin's Folk in the late Third Age. For a time Balin and his Dwarves seemed to be successful, but in the end disaster struck. A new invasion of Orcs and other creatures of Sauron came against the Dwarves in Moria. Lóni was one of those who fought to hold the Second Hall (where the Fellowship later encountered the Balrog) and the Bridge of Khazad-dûm, and he died there alongside his companions Náli and Frár.


Notes

1

Lóni is one of numerous Old Norse Dwarf-names taken from the Dvergatal, though sources differ over its meaning. One possible interpretation is 'fighter', which fits with Lóni's desperate defence of Moria. Other sources suggest a connection to the Old Norse word lón, used of still water and tidal pools, implying that Lóni was 'still' or even 'lazy'.

See also...

Náli

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