The Rings of Power: Why So Many Dwarves Are Called Durin
Amazon's The Rings of Power features the kingdom of Khazad-dûm, but why are so many of its Dwarves called Durin? The first looks at The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power showcases a stunning variety of new locales, characters, and events across Middle Earth's Second Age, taking place over 3,000 years before the start of The Fellowship of the Ring. A good chunk of The Lord of the Rings' Second Age narrative focuses on Khazad-dûm, which is home to a line of Dwarves known as Durin's Folk.
Two of The Rings of Power's central characters are set to be Durin IV (Owain Arthur), the prince of the city of Khazad-dûm, and his sister Disa (Sophia Nomvete). Their father is Durin III, the ruler of Khazad-dûm, and one of the original holders of the Dwarven Rings of Power. These Dwarves of Khazad-dûm, or Moria as it is later known, contribute heavily to several key conflicts across J.R.R. Tolkien's Second Age that The Rings of Power is likely to portray, including the fall of the Dark Lord Sauron at the end of the Second Age.
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In short, so many of the Dwarves in Khazad-dûm/Moria are called Durin due to their lineage, with all of the Moria Dwarves originating from Durin I in Middle Earth's First Age. This led to each of the first five rulers of Moria being named Durin sequentially in homage to one of the originating members of their race, with Durin I also known as "Durin the Deathless" due to the strength of his bloodline. This, in turn, led all of the Khazad-dûm Dwarves to be known as Durin's Folk, as they are quite literally a gathering of all Durin I's ancestors.
As told by Tolkien in The Silmarillion, Durin's Folk settled Khazad-dûm in the Years of
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