Balin, Moria and the King Under the Mountain - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

**lindil** · 01-17-2003, 11:58 PM

I believe it said in the Council of Elrond that Dain was reluctant to give Balin leave. Surely he must have told Balin of his experience with seeing Durin's bane at the battle of Azanulbizar, if not right after the battle then surely when balin forst approached him about leading away some of the people of the Lonely Mountain.

Also, in the appendices, i noticed that Dain is called Thorin's 'rightful heir' presumably because he comes from a king of Durin's folk closer [ by 2 generations I think] than Balin.

I do not think that makes it a given though that he would become King Under the Mountain, although he would naturally have been the King of Durin's folk, just as Thorin would have been [ had he himself lived long enough to be crowned as lord of one of the traditional [although not original] homes of the Dwarves.

01-17-2003, 11:58 PM	#1
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,680	I believe it said in the Council of Elrond that Dain was reluctant to give Balin leave. Surely he must have told Balin of his experience with seeing Durin's bane at the battle of Azanulbizar, if not right after the battle then surely when balin forst approached him about leading away some of the people of the Lonely Mountain. Also, in the appendices, i noticed that Dain is called Thorin's 'rightful heir' presumably because he comes from a king of Durin's folk closer [ by 2 generations I think] than Balin. I do not think that makes it a given though that he would become King Under the Mountain, although he would naturally have been the King of Durin's folk, just as Thorin would have been [ had he himself lived long enough to be crowned as lord of one of the traditional [although not original] homes of the Dwarves. __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.