Náin I
King of Khazad-dûm
Also calledNáin the First
Khazad-dûmb. T.A. 1832 · d. T.A. 1981
Náin I, son of Durin VI, was King of Khazad-dûm for a single year. He was slain by the Balrog in T.A. 1981, and at his death the Dwarves abandoned Moria; his son Thráin I led them to Erebor.
Biography
Lineage
Náin was the son of Durin VI, born in Khazad-dûm in T.A. 1832. He became king when his father was slain by the Balrog in 1980.
The shortest reign
His kingship lasted one year. The Balrog that the miners had woken beneath Caradhras was not to be driven out, and in 1981 it killed Náin as it had killed his father. With two kings dead in as many years the Dwarves of Durin's Folk lost heart, and the great majority fled the mansion, leaving the halls of seven thousand years to the shadow. From that time Khazad-dûm was called Moria.
Legacy
Náin's son Thráin I led the exiles east and founded the Kingdom under the Mountain at Erebor in 1999. Náin himself is remembered only as the second victim of Durin's Bane and the last king to die in Khazad-dûm. His name was borne again by Náin II, a later King under the Mountain, and by Náin son of Grór, who fell to Azog at Azanulbizar.
Notable deeds
- King of Khazad-dûm for a single year
- Last king to die in Khazad-dûm
Possessions
- The kingship of Khazad-dûm
Fate
Slain by the Balrog in T.A. 1981; the Dwarves fled Moria at his death.
Relations
Places
Timeline
- T.A. 1832
Birth
Náin is born in Khazad-dûm.
- T.A. 1980
Becomes king
Succeeds Durin VI after the Balrog slays him.
- T.A. 1981
Death and the flight from Moria
The Balrog slays Náin; the Dwarves abandon Khazad-dûm.
Sources
- The Lord of the Rings: AppendicesAppendix A III, Durin's Folk; Appendix B