Borin

This page is about Borin, the son of Náin II. For the Rune-keeper trainer in Thorin's Hall, see Borin (Ered Luin). 

Description

Borin of Durin's Folk was the younger son of Náin II, and brother to King Dáin I.

Born in TA 2450 in the Realm of Grárik in the Ered Mithrin, Borin would become a proud Longbeard prince, and would father a son, Farin. A tale known among historians tells of a fierce encounter deep within the Glimmerdeep between Borin and Etterfang Foulmaw, in which Borin's mace wounded the dragon seriously, and caused her to flee deeper into the mountains. In TA 2589 however, Borin and Farin were forced to escape from the destruction of Grárik, in which his brother and nephew Frór were slain.

Borin would follow his eldest nephew Thrór to the renewed Kingdom under the Mountain at Erebor, and would live the rest of his life in presumably prosperous circumstances, passing away in TA 2711. The Line of Borin would continue through Farin, and produce some of the most famed dwarves of the late Third Age, including Balin, Dwalin, Óin, and Glóin of Thorin's Company, and Gimli, of the Company of the Ring.