History Dwarf (Middle-earth)

1 history

1.1 creation
1.2 first age
1.3 second age
1.4 third age
1.5 fourth age

history

the dwarves portrayed ancient people awoke, elves, @ start of first age, before existence of sun , moon (the elves, however, awakened first).

creation

in tolkien s works, dwarves (in form of 7 patriarchs) created during years of trees (also known ages of darkness), when of middle-earth controlled forces of melkor. created vala aulë, in secret other valar, intended children whom teach crafts. ilúvatar, however, knew of creation, despite aulë s efforts. when confronted ilúvatar, aulë confessed deed , raised hammer destroy creations. however, ilúvatar, seeing had been made not out of malice or wickedness, stayed aulë s hand , sanctified dwarves, though did not allow them awake before elves (whom had designated firstborn ). aulë sealed 7 fathers of dwarves in stone chambers in far-flung regions of middle-earth await awakening.

first age

some time after elves had awakened @ cuiviénen, 7 fathers of dwarves released stone chambers. eldest of them, called durin, wandered until founded city of khazad-dûm in natural caves beneath 3 peaks: caradhras, celebdil, , fanuidhol (known in khuzdul baranzinbar, zirakzigil, , bundushathûr, respectively). city, populated longbeards or durin s folk, grew , prospered continuously through durin s life (which long called durin deathless, reference belief people reincarnated 7 times). 1 of dwarf mansions survive first age.

far west of khazad-dûm, great dwarvish cities of belegost , nogrod founded in ered luin (the blue mountains) during first age, before arrival of elves in beleriand. dwarves of belegost first forge mail of linked rings, , traded weaponry sindar , carved thousand caves of menegroth elf king thingol. in nogrod, smith telchar forged narsil , angrist, 2 of fateful weapons in history of arda, famed dragon-helm of dor-lómin.

the dwarves of beleriand fought against forces of melkor during first age, , dwarves of belegost people able withstand dragon-fire in battle of unnumbered tears, when king azaghâl, died in battle, stabbed glaurung, first dragon.

the dwarves of nogrod fought against melkor well. however, slew thingol out of greed , stole silmaril had been charged set necklace called nauglamír. number of retaliatory actions ensued, , nogrod army destroyed force of laiquendi , ents. both dwarf kingdoms destroyed, along of beleriand, after war of wrath, dwarvish refugees resettling in khazad-dûm.

second age

refugees belegost , nogrod added population of khazad-dûm, , wealth enriched discovery of mithril, magical , extremely valuable metal found in mines. during time dwarves continued trade neighbouring men , elves of eregion. 7 of rings of power forged elven-smiths later given sauron, had seized them, heads of 7 dwarf clans (although longbeards maintained durin s ring given him celebrimbor). dwarves of moria @ first fought in war of sauron , elves, in year 1697 of second age, doors of khazad-dûm shut , inhabitants no longer ventured forth world. thereafter known elven name of moria, meaning dark chasm .

third age

during third age dwarves of moria continued prosper until year 1980, when, in pursuing vein of mithril, broke open chamber containing last balrog known in histories of middle-earth, called durin s bane. battled against demon 1 year, , after death of 2 kings, dwarves had not been killed fled misty mountains. 2 decades had no kingdom, in year 1999, thráin founded kingdom @ lonely mountain. kingdom prospered time, , great jewel known arkenstone discovered.

in 2210 thorin founded kingdom in grey mountains north of mirkwood. both of these realms consumed dragons—the grey mountains in 2590 horde , lonely mountain in 2770 dragon smaug. refugees grey mountains did not return lonely mountain colonized iron hills, 1 of dwarf kingdoms never abandoned or taken. main body of dwarves became wandering people, , thrór, had been king of lonely mountain when captured, slain orcs in year 2790 , body mutilated. led war of dwarves , orcs, in of orc hordes of misty mountains exterminated half of dwarf host killed, blow took dwarves several hundred years recover from.

for time exile kingdom founded in northern blue mountains, thráin ii driven wandering wilderness ring, last of dwarvish rings not yet taken sauron or consumed dragons. captured sauron, reigning necromancer in dol guldur. thráin tortured, ring of power taken, , died. in 2941 thorin ii oakenshield, son of thráin ii , grandson of thrór, recolonized lonely mountain after smaug dragon slain bard, future king of dale. after ensuing battle of 5 armies, in eagles, elves of mirkwood, men of dale, , dwarves of iron hills (as thorin s band) defeated invading horde of goblins , in thorin killed, cousin dáin ii ironfoot, lord of iron hills, became king under mountain, , lonely mountain not abandoned again.

dwarves did not figure prominently in major battles of war of ring although lonely mountain besieged time , dáin killed in battle of dale. 1 dwarf, however—gimli—joined fellowship of ring , companion of ringbearer great part of journey, , fought @ battle of hornburg, battle of pelennor fields, , battle of morannon.

fourth age

at start of fourth age, gimli led group of colonists lonely mountain glittering caves, beneath hornburg in rohan, established dwarf kingdom , ruled there more century. after death of aragorn in year 120 of fourth age, sailed undying lands legolas.

it said dwarf population began dwindle because male dwarves did not desire wives, or not find 1 desired. not dwarf women less third of population (and many of them choose not marry, well). yet still left mystery in dwarvish history; dwarves true fate left unknown.