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Raised in Erebor, though spent his rule in exile in the Blue Mountains until he set out on the Quest of Erebor and returned to his old home Pronunciation
Probably 'tho'rin'
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Thorin is a 'real' dwarf-name from the Völuspá, perhaps related to the god Thor, apparently deriving from Old Norse for 'daring'
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There were three Kings of Durin's Folk named Thorin; the famous Thorin Oakenshield was Thorin II, not to be confused with his distant ancestor Thorin I, nor the later King named Thorin III Stonehelm
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- Updated 23 January 1999
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Kings of Durin's Folk Thorin's Company
The King of Durin's Folk who led his people to reclaim Erebor from Smaug; slain in the Battle of Five Armies.
See also...
An Unexpected Party, Arkenstone, Azog, Balin, Barrel-rider, Battle of Five Armies, Belladonna Took, Bifur, Bilbo Baggins, Biter, Bofur, Bombur, Carc, Dáin I, Dáin II Ironfoot, [See the full list...]Dís, Dori, Dragon-sickness, Dragons, Durin’s Day, Durin’s House, Dwarf-kingdom, Dwarves of Erebor, Dwarves of the Blue Mountains, Dwarves of the Iron Hills, Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain, Elu Thingol, Erebor, Fíli, Folk of the Mountain, Folk under the Mountain, Frerin, Galion, Gandalf, Gate of Erebor, Glóin, Goblin-town, Great Hall of Thráin, Great House, Green Dragon, Grór, Halls of Waiting, Heart of the Mountain, Hildifons Took, House of Durin, Ironfoot, Kíli, King of Durin’s Folk, King under the Mountain, Kingdom of Dáin, Last of the Seven, Lonely Mountain, Longbeards, Men of the Lake, Mithril, Mountain Kingdom, Mountains of Lune, Mr. Lucky Number, Náin, Nori, Oakenshield, Óin, Orcrist, Orcs of the Misty Mountains, Ori, Owls, Quest of Erebor, Ring of Durin, Roäc, Sack of Erebor, Shire-reckoning, Silvan Elves, Smaug, Sting, Tharkûn, The Dreadful, The Mountain, The Old, Third Age, Thorin and Company, Thorin III Stonehelm, Thráin II, Thrór’s Map, Trollshaws, Wild Wolves, Withered Heath
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- Updated 23 January 1999
- Updates planned: 30
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