Erebor

Bilbo Baggins of Bag End was the respectable Hobbit whom Gandalf sent as burglar with Thorin Oakenshield's company to the Lonely Mountain, and who came home with a golden ring from beneath the Misty Mountains. His finding of the One Ring, his mercy to Gollum and his book set the whole War of the Ring in motion.

Gimli son of Glóin was the Dwarf of the Fellowship of the Ring. He walked from Rivendell to the Black Gate through Moria, Lothlórien, Helm's Deep and the Paths of the Dead, became the devoted friend of the Elf Legolas and of the Lady Galadriel, and after the war founded a Dwarf-colony in the Glittering Caves. Tradition says he sailed West with Legolas, the only Dwarf ever to do so.

Balin son of Fundin was the eldest and wisest of Thorin's companions on the quest of Erebor and the Dwarf who became closest to Bilbo. In T.A. 2989 he led an expedition to refound the kingdom of Khazad-dûm, ruled there as Lord of Moria for five years, and was killed by an Orc arrow at Mirrormere; the Fellowship found his tomb in the Chamber of Mazarbul.

Dwalin, younger brother of Balin, was the first Dwarf to arrive at Bag End and one of Thorin's thirteen companions on the quest of Erebor. He lived on at the Mountain into the Fourth Age and died at the age of three hundred and forty, the longest life recorded of any Dwarf after Durin the Deathless.

Glóin, brother of Óin and father of Gimli, was one of Thorin's companions on the quest of Erebor. Nearly eighty years later Dáin sent him to Rivendell, where he told the Council of Elrond of Sauron's messengers to the Mountain and saw his son chosen for the Fellowship.

Bifur was one of the thirteen Dwarves who went with Thorin Oakenshield on the quest of Erebor. A cousin of Bofur and Bombur, he came of the Dwarves of Moria rather than of Durin's royal line, and after the quest he lived at the Mountain.

Bofur, brother of Bombur and cousin of Bifur, was one of Thorin Oakenshield's thirteen companions on the quest of Erebor. He came of the Dwarves of Moria rather than of the royal line and lived at the Mountain after the dragon's fall.

Bombur, the fattest of Thorin's thirteen companions, went on the quest of Erebor with his brother Bofur and cousin Bifur. He fell into the enchanted river of Mirkwood and slept for days, and in later life at the Mountain grew so heavy that six young Dwarves were needed to lift him.

Dori, the strongest of Thorin's thirteen companions, was the Dwarf who carried Bilbo on his back through the goblin tunnels and hoisted him into the trees when the Wargs came. Kin of Nori and Ori, he lived at Erebor after the quest.

Nori was one of the thirteen Dwarves of Thorin Oakenshield's company on the quest of Erebor, arriving at Bag End in a purple hood with his kinsmen Dori and Ori. He survived the Battle of Five Armies and lived at the Mountain afterward.

Óin, elder brother of Glóin and uncle of Gimli, was one of Thorin's companions on the quest of Erebor. He later followed Balin to Moria and was taken by the Watcher in the Water at the West-gate when the colony fell.

Ori, kinsman of Dori and Nori, was one of Thorin's thirteen companions on the quest of Erebor. He went with Balin to Moria in T.A. 2989 and wrote the final page of the Book of Mazarbul before dying with the last of the colony beside Balin's tomb.

The aged chief of the ravens of the Lonely Mountain, son of Carc, who brought Thorin's company the news of Smaug's death, carried Thorin's summons to Dáin of the Iron Hills, and counselled peace with the Men of the Lake before the Battle of Five Armies.

An ancient thrush of the Lonely Mountain whose snail-cracking on the doorstep marked the keyhole of the secret door on Durin's Day, and who carried Bilbo's account of Smaug's bare patch to Bard in Lake-town, so that the Black Arrow found its mark.

The last great dragon of Middle-earth, who came down out of the North in T.A. 2770, destroyed Dale, drove the Dwarves from the Lonely Mountain and lay on their treasure for a hundred and seventy-one years. Roused by Bilbo's theft of a cup, he burned Lake-town and was killed by Bard's Black Arrow.

Thorin Oakenshield, son of Thráin II and heir of Durin's line, spent most of his life as a king in exile after Smaug took Erebor. In T.A. 2941 he led twelve Dwarves and the hobbit Bilbo Baggins on the quest that ended the dragon and restored the Kingdom under the Mountain, and he died of his wounds in the Battle of Five Armies after reconciling with Bilbo.

Dáin Ironfoot slew the Orc Azog at the gate of Moria when he was thirty-two, ruled the Iron Hills, led five hundred Dwarves to the Battle of Five Armies, and succeeded Thorin Oakenshield as King under the Mountain. He ruled Erebor for seventy-eight years of prosperity and died in the War of the Ring defending the body of King Brand at the gate of the Mountain.

Thrór, grandfather of Thorin Oakenshield, restored the Kingdom under the Mountain in T.A. 2590 and ruled it in its greatest wealth until Smaug came in 2770. Driven to wander by exile and by his Ring, he entered Moria alone and was murdered there by the Orc Azog, and his death began the War of the Dwarves and Orcs.

Thráin I, son of Náin I, led Durin's Folk out of Moria after the Balrog slew his father and grandfather, and in T.A. 1999 founded the Kingdom under the Mountain at Erebor, where he discovered the Arkenstone.

Thorin I, son of Thráin I, was the second King under the Mountain. In T.A. 2210 he led most of Durin's Folk from Erebor to the richer Grey Mountains in the north, where they prospered until the dragons drove them out.

Thorin III Stonehelm, son of Dáin Ironfoot, became King under the Mountain when his father fell in the Battle of Dale in T.A. 3019. He held Erebor under siege, broke it with Bard II when the news of Sauron's fall came, and ruled the Dwarves of the North into the Fourth Age.

Thorin Oakenshield, son of Thráin II and heir of Durin's line, spent most of his life as a king in exile after Smaug took Erebor. In T.A. 2941 he led twelve Dwarves and the hobbit Bilbo Baggins on the quest that ended the dragon and restored the Kingdom under the Mountain, and he died of his wounds in the Battle of Five Armies after reconciling with Bilbo.

Balin son of Fundin was the eldest and wisest of Thorin's companions on the quest of Erebor and the Dwarf who became closest to Bilbo. In T.A. 2989 he led an expedition to refound the kingdom of Khazad-dûm, ruled there as Lord of Moria for five years, and was killed by an Orc arrow at Mirrormere; the Fellowship found his tomb in the Chamber of Mazarbul.

Thráin II, son of Thrór and father of Thorin Oakenshield, led the Dwarves in the War of the Dwarves and Orcs and afterwards founded halls in the Blue Mountains. Lured by his Ring toward Erebor, he was captured by Sauron's servants and died in the dungeons of Dol Guldur, where Gandalf found him and received the map and key of Erebor.

Durin VII, called the Last, was the seventh and final king to bear the name of the first of the Dwarves. A descendant of Dáin Ironfoot in the Fourth Age, he led Durin's Folk back to Khazad-dûm and refounded the kingdom there, and his people held it until the race of the Dwarves came to its end.

Thorin I, son of Thráin I, was the second King under the Mountain. In T.A. 2210 he led most of Durin's Folk from Erebor to the richer Grey Mountains in the north, where they prospered until the dragons drove them out.

Thorin Oakenshield, son of Thráin II and heir of Durin's line, spent most of his life as a king in exile after Smaug took Erebor. In T.A. 2941 he led twelve Dwarves and the hobbit Bilbo Baggins on the quest that ended the dragon and restored the Kingdom under the Mountain, and he died of his wounds in the Battle of Five Armies after reconciling with Bilbo.

Bolg, son of Azog, was the chieftain of the goblins of the North who led the great host of Orcs, Wargs and bats against Erebor in T.A. 2941. His attack turned the quarrel over Smaug's hoard into the Battle of Five Armies, in which Thorin Oakenshield was mortally wounded and Bolg himself was crushed by Beorn.

Dáin Ironfoot slew the Orc Azog at the gate of Moria when he was thirty-two, ruled the Iron Hills, led five hundred Dwarves to the Battle of Five Armies, and succeeded Thorin Oakenshield as King under the Mountain. He ruled Erebor for seventy-eight years of prosperity and died in the War of the Ring defending the body of King Brand at the gate of the Mountain.

Dwalin, younger brother of Balin, was the first Dwarf to arrive at Bag End and one of Thorin's thirteen companions on the quest of Erebor. He lived on at the Mountain into the Fourth Age and died at the age of three hundred and forty, the longest life recorded of any Dwarf after Durin the Deathless.

Fíli, elder son of Thorin's sister Dís, was with his brother Kíli the youngest of the thirteen Dwarves on the quest of Erebor, and as Thorin's sister-son he was his uncle's heir. He fell in the Battle of Five Armies defending Thorin's body.

Glóin, brother of Óin and father of Gimli, was one of Thorin's companions on the quest of Erebor. Nearly eighty years later Dáin sent him to Rivendell, where he told the Council of Elrond of Sauron's messengers to the Mountain and saw his son chosen for the Fellowship.

Kíli, younger son of Dís and nephew of Thorin Oakenshield, was the youngest of the thirteen Dwarves on the quest of Erebor. Inseparable from his brother Fíli, he fell beside him in the Battle of Five Armies defending their uncle.

Thráin I, son of Náin I, led Durin's Folk out of Moria after the Balrog slew his father and grandfather, and in T.A. 1999 founded the Kingdom under the Mountain at Erebor, where he discovered the Arkenstone.

Brand, grandson of Bard the Bowman, was King of Dale during the War of the Ring. He refused Sauron's overtures, and in March 3019 he fell before the Gate of Erebor fighting the Easterlings beside Dáin Ironfoot.

Thorin Oakenshield, son of Thráin II and heir of Durin's line, spent most of his life as a king in exile after Smaug took Erebor. In T.A. 2941 he led twelve Dwarves and the hobbit Bilbo Baggins on the quest that ended the dragon and restored the Kingdom under the Mountain, and he died of his wounds in the Battle of Five Armies after reconciling with Bilbo.

Fíli, elder son of Thorin's sister Dís, was with his brother Kíli the youngest of the thirteen Dwarves on the quest of Erebor, and as Thorin's sister-son he was his uncle's heir. He fell in the Battle of Five Armies defending Thorin's body.

Kíli, younger son of Dís and nephew of Thorin Oakenshield, was the youngest of the thirteen Dwarves on the quest of Erebor. Inseparable from his brother Fíli, he fell beside him in the Battle of Five Armies defending their uncle.

Bard the Bowman, a captain of archers in Lake-town and the heir of Girion of Dale, killed the dragon Smaug with the Black Arrow in 2941 as the dragon burned Esgaroth. He then led the Lake-men to the Lonely Mountain, fought in the Battle of Five Armies, and with his share of the treasure rebuilt Dale and became its king.

Beorn was a skin-changer who lived alone in a great wooden hall between the Misty Mountains and Mirkwood, a huge black-bearded man who could take the shape of a bear. He sheltered Thorin's company in 2941, broke the Goblin army at the Battle of Five Armies in bear-form, and became the founder and chief of the Beornings.

Bolg, son of Azog, was the chieftain of the goblins of the North who led the great host of Orcs, Wargs and bats against Erebor in T.A. 2941. His attack turned the quarrel over Smaug's hoard into the Battle of Five Armies, in which Thorin Oakenshield was mortally wounded and Bolg himself was crushed by Beorn.

Dáin Ironfoot slew the Orc Azog at the gate of Moria when he was thirty-two, ruled the Iron Hills, led five hundred Dwarves to the Battle of Five Armies, and succeeded Thorin Oakenshield as King under the Mountain. He ruled Erebor for seventy-eight years of prosperity and died in the War of the Ring defending the body of King Brand at the gate of the Mountain.

Thranduil, son of Oropher, ruled the Silvan Elves of northern Mirkwood from underground halls for the whole of the Third Age. He led the remnant of his father's host home from the Last Alliance, imprisoned Thorin's company, fought at the Battle of Five Armies, held Gollum as a prisoner, and in the War of the Ring defeated the assault of Dol Guldur under his own trees.

Fíli, elder son of Thorin's sister Dís, was with his brother Kíli the youngest of the thirteen Dwarves on the quest of Erebor, and as Thorin's sister-son he was his uncle's heir. He fell in the Battle of Five Armies defending Thorin's body.

Kíli, younger son of Dís and nephew of Thorin Oakenshield, was the youngest of the thirteen Dwarves on the quest of Erebor. Inseparable from his brother Fíli, he fell beside him in the Battle of Five Armies defending their uncle.

Bifur was one of the thirteen Dwarves who went with Thorin Oakenshield on the quest of Erebor. A cousin of Bofur and Bombur, he came of the Dwarves of Moria rather than of Durin's royal line, and after the quest he lived at the Mountain.

Bofur, brother of Bombur and cousin of Bifur, was one of Thorin Oakenshield's thirteen companions on the quest of Erebor. He came of the Dwarves of Moria rather than of the royal line and lived at the Mountain after the dragon's fall.

Bombur, the fattest of Thorin's thirteen companions, went on the quest of Erebor with his brother Bofur and cousin Bifur. He fell into the enchanted river of Mirkwood and slept for days, and in later life at the Mountain grew so heavy that six young Dwarves were needed to lift him.

Brand, grandson of Bard the Bowman, was King of Dale during the War of the Ring. He refused Sauron's overtures, and in March 3019 he fell before the Gate of Erebor fighting the Easterlings beside Dáin Ironfoot.

Dori, the strongest of Thorin's thirteen companions, was the Dwarf who carried Bilbo on his back through the goblin tunnels and hoisted him into the trees when the Wargs came. Kin of Nori and Ori, he lived at Erebor after the quest.

Nori was one of the thirteen Dwarves of Thorin Oakenshield's company on the quest of Erebor, arriving at Bag End in a purple hood with his kinsmen Dori and Ori. He survived the Battle of Five Armies and lived at the Mountain afterward.

Ori, kinsman of Dori and Nori, was one of Thorin's thirteen companions on the quest of Erebor. He went with Balin to Moria in T.A. 2989 and wrote the final page of the Book of Mazarbul before dying with the last of the colony beside Balin's tomb.

Thorin III Stonehelm, son of Dáin Ironfoot, became King under the Mountain when his father fell in the Battle of Dale in T.A. 3019. He held Erebor under siege, broke it with Bard II when the news of Sauron's fall came, and ruled the Dwarves of the North into the Fourth Age.

Thráin I, son of Náin I, led Durin's Folk out of Moria after the Balrog slew his father and grandfather, and in T.A. 1999 founded the Kingdom under the Mountain at Erebor, where he discovered the Arkenstone.