Durin III

This page is about Durin III, who ruled in Khazad-dûm. For other dwarves of the same name, see The Line of Durin.

Biography: Durin III
Birth - Death	Second Age Before 1500 - After 1697
Race:	Dwarf
Gender:	Male
Ancestor(s):	Durin II ⁞
	Durin III
Descendant(s):	⁞ Durin IV
Info:	King of Durin's Folk, King of Khazad-dûm

Durin III (Northern for King) was King of Khazad-dûm in the Second Age, when Sauron laid waste to Eregion and the forges of the elven Ring-smiths. Durin III was by then in possession of one of the seven dwarf-rings, called Handórm or Angya, which remained with his descendants until Thráin was captured and held in the dungeons of Dol Guldur. He formed a friendship with the Gwaith-i-Mírdain, who forged for him the axe Mírdanant. But though Durin III did aid the Gwaith-i-Mírdain in return, the dwarves were eventually driven back into Khazad-dûm and Durin III was forced to close the gates. It was also Durin III that convened the 4th Dwarrowmoot between the Dwarven clans in the Second Age in response to the Threat of Sauron, though it proved to end without goodwill or success.