Durin's Folk - Kings of Durin's Folk

Kings of Durin's Folk

• Durin I (The Deathless), father of Dwarves. Founder and first King of Khazad-dûm.
• (Many generations from Durin I to Durin VI, including Durin II–V.)
• Durin III, was given one of the Seven Dwarven Rings.
• Durin VI, killed by Durin's Bane in T.A. 1980.
• Náin I son of Durin VI. Last King of Khazad-dûm, he was killed by Durin's Bane in T.A. 1981.
• Thráin I son of Náin I. Founded Erebor as King under the Mountain in T.A. 1999.
• Thorin I son of Thráin I. He left Erebor for the Ered Mithrin.
• Glóin son of Thorin I.
• Óin son of Glóin.
• Náin II son of Óin.
• Dáin I son of Náin II. Last King of all of Durin's folk, he was killed by a cold-drake in T.A. 2589.
• Thrór son of Dáin I. Returned to Erebor as King under the Mountain, and tried to reclaim Moria. Was killed by Azog the Orc in T.A. 2790. (Start of the War of Dwarves and Orcs)
• Thráin II son of Thrór, King in Exile. Lived in or near the ruins of Belegost in the Ered Luin. He died in the dungeons of Dol Guldur in T.A. 2850, and was the last holder of the Last Ring of the Dwarves.
• Thorin II Oakenshield son of Thráin II. He refounded Erebor, but was killed in the Battle of Five Armies in T.A. 2941. He was never crowned King, but claimed the title King under the Mountain (and did in fact have right to it after refounding Erebor).
• Dáin II Ironfoot (grandson of Grór, younger brother of Thrór). He became King under the Mountain as well as King of all Durin's Folk after Thorin's death. He was the first in Durin's line not to inherit in direct father-to-son succession.
• Thorin III Stonehelm became king when Dáin was killed in the War of the Ring in T.A. 3019.

A son or later descendant of Thorin III was Durin VII the Last, who refounded Khazad-dûm. At this time all of the old lands of the Dwarves were reclaimed by Durin's folk, including Khazad-dûm, Erebor, the Iron Hills, Gundabad, the Blue Mountains, the Glittering Caves of Aglarond, and many small dwellings in the Misty Mountains.