

'I grieved at the fall of Thorin,' said Gandalf 'and now we hear that Dáin has fallen, fighting in Dale again, even while we fought here. Not long before news had come to Gondor of events far away. Even as Gandalf said afterwards to Frodo and Gimli, when they dwelt together for a time in Minas Tirith. Any information you publish in a comment, profile, work, or Content that you post or import onto AO3 including in summaries, notes and tags, will be accessible.

Yet even so with his far-stretched right hand Sauron might have done great evil in the North, if King Dáin and King Brand had not stood in his path. Dáin proved a great and wise king, and the Dwarves prospered and grew strong again in his day.
#Dain became king under the mountain full#
Yet hardy and full of wrath as he was, it is said that when he came down from the Gate he looked grey in the face, as one who has felt great fear.īut Dáin Ironfoot, cousin, who came from the Iron Hills to his aid and was also his rightful heir, became then King Dáin II, and the Kingdom under the Mountain was restored, even as Gandalf had desired. But long life and many battles lay before him, until old but unbowed he fell at last in the War of the Ring. That was held a great feat, for Dáin was then only a stripling in the reckoning of the Dwarves. Right before the doors he caught Azog, and there he slew him, and hewed off his head. Up the steps after him leaped a Dwarf with a red axe. Many Meetings, The Fellowship of the Ring He was interested, however, to hear that Dáin was still King under the Mountain, and was now old (having passed his two hundred and fiftieth year), venerable, and fabulously rich. The Gathering of the Clouds, The Hobbit Of all the Dwarves in the quest, Balin was the only one known to have visited Bilbo at Bag End after their quest for the Lonely Mountain.Title(s): King under the Mountain King of Durin’s Folkīut go specially to my cousin Dain in the Iron Hills, for he has many people well-armed, and dwells nearest to this place. Did the Dwarves visit Bilbo again? Balin gained respect for Bilbo's abilities, and was the only dwarf who volunteered to accompany Bilbo down the secret passage to Smaug's chamber.

Yet, various dates of key events in other Tolkien texts show that Gandalf has actually only walked in his physical form for just over two thousand years. The closest approximation of Gandalf's physical age is 24,000 years old, according to Gandalf himself. Is Dáin Thorin's cousin? The voluble Scottish comedian and actor has been cast in both The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again as Dain Ironfoot, cousin to Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage), the dwarf who leads Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) and a band of dwarfs on a quest to win back a treasure from the How old is Gandalf? The Arkenstone became the family heirloom of the Kings of Durin's folk, but was lost when the dragon Smaug stole the mountain from the Dwarves. Tauriel was banished from Mirkwood by Thranduil, so what happens to Tauriel after the Battle of Five Armies remains unknown, although actress Evangeline Lilly stated in an interview that Tauriel returns to Mirkwood. November 24, 1942), better known as Billy Connolly, is a famous Scottish actor and comedian who played Dáin II Ironfoot in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
