How was Balin killed?

It told how Balin discovered Durin’s Axe, and established a small colony, but it was overrun by orcs and Balin was killed by an orc archer in Dimrill Dale. Thus he died in the same place as his father, having been self-proclaimed Lord of Moria for less than 5 years.

Is Balin related to Gimli?

Gimli was of the royal line, but not close to the succession; he was the third cousin once removed of Dáin II Ironfoot, king of Durin’s Folk, and the first cousin once removed of Balin, also one of Bilbo’s former companions, and later briefly Lord of Moria.

Are Balin and Dwalin brothers?

TheOneRing.net Description: Balin was the brother of Dwalin and the second-oldest of the thirteen Dwarves. He was the second Dwarf to appear unexpectedly, at Bag End, the home of Bilbo Baggins, on a day in April 2941.

What does Balin look like in The Hobbit?

He was one of the Dwarves that travelled with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf to reclaim Erebor. When Bilbo first met Balin, the Dwarf was very old looking with a white beard and a red hood and would later become close friends with the hobbit.

Why didn’t Gimli know Moria was destroyed?

Gandalf is worried that the colony has been destroyed, because he knows Moria is very dangerous. Why didn’t Gimli? Gimli doesn’t know because they had lost all contact with Balin and his colony. Surely loss of contact with a family Dwarven clan would cause alarm.

Who ruled Erebor after Thorin died?

Dain
After the death of Thorin in the Battle of Five Armies, Dain becomes King under the Mountain. He redeems the Arkenstone from Bard with a fourteenth of the treasure, which is used to re-establish Dale. Over the next three years, Bard rebuilds the city of Dale and becomes its king.

Is Thorin older than Balin?

Thorin, born in T.A. 2746, was 195 years old at the time and the oldest of the Dwarves in the Company. Balin, born in T.A. 2763, was 178 years old and the eldest of the Dwarves after Thorin. In the movies he is portrayed as an old Dwarf, very likely older than Thorin.

How old was Thorin when Erebor fell?

[edit] Youth and exile Thorin was still a youngster (aged c. 24), by Dwarves’ reckoning, when the dragon Smaug descended upon the mountain of Erebor in flames.

Is Balin older than Thorin?

Balin, born in T.A. 2763, was 178 years old and the eldest of the Dwarves after Thorin. In the movies he is portrayed as an old Dwarf, very likely older than Thorin. He must also be slightly older than in the book where he is 7 years old at the time of the Sacking of Erebor.

How old is Smaug?

Certainly dragons live very, very long– Glaurung had been ‘brooding’ for a century, and was still considered to be juvenile. Smaug was at very least ~180 years old by the time he was slain.

Why does Gimli want Galadriel’s hair?

Galadriel’s response surprised all of the Elves: she granted Gimli’s wish and gave him three golden strands of her hair, which Gimli promised to set them in crystal as a “pledge of good will between the Mountain and the Wood until the end of days.”

Is Gimli the last Dwarf?

Gimli was not the last Dwarf. He and Legolas were just the last of the fellowship that left Middle Earth.

Why did Gimli not know what had happened to Balin?

It’s also the case that Gimli did not know what had happened to Balin. Nobody knew; all the Dwarves knew was that Something Bad had happened, and it was quite clear that the colony had failed (witness Sauron’s messenger to Dain offering the realm of Moria back), but precise details were unknown.

Who was Balin’s son in The Lord of the Rings?

In the published story the suspicious birds were changed to crows. In the earliest drafts of The Lord of the Rings, Balin had a son named Burin (or Frár ). Burin accompanied Glóin to the Council of Elrond, and became part of the Fellowship of the Ring. The character was changed to Gimli, son of Glóin in the final version. Balin is omitted.

How old was Balin when he met Bilbo Baggins?

When Bilbo first met Balin, the Dwarf was very old looking with a white beard and a red hood. Balin was born in T.A. 2763, the son of Fundin. When he was seven years old, Smaug invaded the Lonely Mountain. After the Dwarves were driven out at great loss in 2770, Balin and his father Fundin lived with their king Thrór in Dunland.

Who is Balin in the one wiki to rule them all?

Balin was a Dwarf leader, the son of Fundin, and elder brother of Dwalin. He was one of the thirteen Dwarves who accompanied Thorin II Oakenshield on the quest to regain the Lonely Mountain.