Dates

III 1934 - III 2190 (lived 256 years); King of Durin's Folk from III 1981 (ruled 209 years); King under the Mountain from III 1999 (ruled 191 years)

Race

Division

Longbeards (Durin's Folk)

Cultures

Dwarves of Khazad-dûm, Dwarves of Erebor

Family

Settlements

Raised in Khazad-dûm; later founded Erebor, the Kingdom under the Mountain

Pronunciation

Uncertain; see note to entry for Thráin II

Meaning

Old Norse, apparently meaning 'one who craves'

Titles

Heir of Durin, King of Durin's Folk, King under the Mountain, The Old

Note

Thráin I is not to be confused with his more famous descendant Thráin II, father of Thorin Oakenshield and last wielder of the Ring of Thrór; for that later King of Durin's Folk, see the entry for Thráin II

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Thráin I

The King who deserted Khazad-dûm

Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV

Thráin I

Kings of Durin's Folk

A descendant of Durin the Deathless and King of Durin's Folk, the son of Náin I and father of Thorin I.

See also...

Arkenstone, Dwarf-kingdom, Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain, Erebor, Folk of the Mountain, Folk under the Mountain, Great Hall of Thráin, Heart of the Mountain, King of Durin’s Folk, King under the Mountain, Longbeards, Mountain Kingdom, Náin I, The Mountain, The Old, [See the full list...]Thorin I

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