![]() ![]() Din is depicted wielding his mighty axe, Barazantathl his crimson-bladed weapon of choice since becoming King Under the Mountain while Thorin III bears a finely crafted, twin-headed pick and shield. Other figures can include Fëanor and Túrin (said to return from the dead at the Dagor Dagorath) and the King of Gondor (with Aragorn as the returned King). This set includes both the ageing King Under the Mountain, Din Ironfoot, and Thorin III ‘Stonehelm’ as they were at the Battle of Dale. He was the Lord of the Iron Hills, a Dwarven stronghold in the North, and later King. It refers to a kingly figure who remains hidden in a mountain or cave until a messianic return at the appointed time.Īccording to the Wikipedia article, the motif is also present at several points in Tolkien's legendarium: Ar-Pharazôn with his Great Armament was buried in the Caves of the Forgotten beneath the Pelóri until the End of the World the King of the Dead and the Men of the Mountains in Dunharrow, who returned to fulfill their oath and of course the King under the Mountain himself, with Thorin's return to Erebor. Din II Ironfoot was the son of Nin III and cousin to Thorin Oakenshield. The term " King under the Mountain" is a philological term for a certain motif in various mythologies and folklore around the world. If both had survived, if you believe the Hobbit, then Kili was older and would have been the king. ![]() Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen) meets the dwarf-king Thorin Oakenshield. However, he heard that the majority of the remnants of Durin's Folk were now gathering in the Grey Mountains. After successfully crossing over (and under) the Misty Mountains, Thorin and. Thorin himself became King under the Mountain in T.A. Interestingly, had one of Thorin’s nephews survived, they would have been the King Under the Mountain and not Dain, as the only surviving direct descendants of Thror and Thrain. Thorin was born after his father Thrin had led the Dwarves of Moria away from Khazad-dm and had founded the Kingdom under the Mountain in Erebor.
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