![]() His desire to reclaim his kingdom of the Lonely Mountain grew. Many years later, Thráin grew older, and he became restless, fed by the Ring of Power in his possession. After some time, they showed signs of prosperity, and their numbers slowly began to increase. Eventually, they relocated to the northern Blue Mountains, where they made their dwelling. Realizing that his hordes were being annihilated and routed by the Dwarves, Azog turned and attempted to flee back to the gate but was slain by Dáin Ironfoot, bringing about an end to the war.Īfterward, Thráin led the remainder of his people – among them his eldest son Thorin Oakenshield – back to Dunland, where they dwelt for a while. The tide of war, at last, turned when fresh reinforcements from the Iron Hills arrived late. Thráin himself had been wounded in the battle and suffered a grievous eye-wound. Frerin, the younger brother of Thorin Oakenshield, was among those that fell. Heavy losses were inflicted on both sides. While most of the war was fought in the mines and tunnels beneath the Misty Mountains, the climactic Battle of Azanulbizar took place beneath the East-gate of Moria in the valley of Azanulbizar. The kings of the other Houses answered to Thráin's call to vengeance, as they all saw this heinous deed committed by Azog to be a profound dishonor to the heir of the eldest of their race, and it raised their fury. Word was sent to all the Houses of the other Dwarven Fathers. Thráin sent messengers to deliver the tale to all the corners of the world. However, on the seventh day, he stood up and declared, "This cannot be borne!" These words were the beginning of the War of the Dwarves and Orcs. When Thráin heard Nár's recounting of what had become of his father and that an Orc was ruling their ancestral home, he wept and tore his beard and then fell silent. Days later, it was revealed that the King had been branded and murdered by Azog the Orc, who claimed to now rule the ancient mansions of Durin's Folk. He told the tale to Thráin of what had become of his father Thrór, who had brashly ventured into Moria, despite the pleas of Nár not to go in, but he did not return. Nár would return to their dwelling in Dunland many weeks later, but he would return alone. He departed from his people with a single companion, his only and old friend named Nár. At their parting, he gave to his son Thráin his Ring of power and the Map and Key to the Side-door of the Lonely Mountain. He sought to journey away searching for a scrap of wealth, though he did not specify Moria. Years after the destruction of Erebor, poverty took a toll on the mind of King Thrór, rendering him restless and desperate. They would remain in Dunland for twenty years, reduced to poverty. Exiled, he and his relatives wandered farther south, and they eventually settled in the hills of Dunland. Thráin fled Erebor with his father, his three children, and the surviving Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain when the dragon Smaug descended on the mountain in TA 2770, desolating the kingdom and claiming its treasure. He married sometime before TA 2746 and had three children: Thorin, Frerin, and Dís. Thráin was born in the Lonely Mountain to Thrór, who was King under the Mountain.
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