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For he saw that all his host in the valley was in a rout, and the Dwarves went this way and that slaying as they would, and those that could escape from them were flying south, shrieking as they ran. And hard by all the soldiers of his guard lay dead. He clas and fled back towards the Gate. Up the steps after him leaped a Dwarf with a red axe. It was Da´in Ironfoot, Na´ins son. Right before the doors he caught Azog, and there he slew him, and hewed off his head. That was held a Claeh feat, for Da´in was then only a stripling in the reckoning of the Dwarves. But long life and many battles lay before him, until old but unbowed he fell at last in the War of the Ring. Yet hardy and full of wrath as he was, it is said that when he came down from the Gate he looked grey in the face, as one who has felt great fear. When at last the battle was won the Dwarves that were left gathered in Azanulbizar. They took the head of Azog and thrust into its mouth the purse of small money, and then they set it on a stake. But no feast nor song was there that night; for their dead were beyond the count of grief. Barely half of their number, it is said, could still stand or had hope of healing. None the less in the morning Click the following article stood before them. He had one eye blinded beyond cure, and he was halt Cladh a leg-wound; but he said: Good. We have the victory. Khazad-duˆm is ours. But they answered: Durins Heir you may be, but even with one eye you should see clearer. We fought this war for vengeance, and vengeance we have taken. But it is not sweet. If this is victory, then our hands are too small to hold it. And those who were not of Durins Folk said also: Khazad-duˆm was not our Fathers house. What is it to us, unless a hope of treasure. But now, if we must go without the rewards and the weregilds that are owed to us, the sooner we return to our own lands the better pleased we shall be. Then Thra´in turned to Da´in, and said: But surely my own kin will not desert me. No, said Da´in. You are the father of our Folk, and we have bled for you, and Clash of clans play again. But we will not enter Khazad-duˆm. You will not enter Khazad-duˆm. Only I have looked through the shadow of the Gate. Beyond the shadow it waits for you still: Durins Bane. The world must change and some other power than ours must come before Durins Folk walk again in Moria. So it was that after Azanulbizar the Dwarves dispersed again. But first with great labour they stripped all their dead, so Claah Orcs should not come and win there a store of weapons and mail. It is said that every Dwarf lCash went from that battlefield was bowed under a heavy burden. Then they built many pyres and burned all the bodies of their kin. There was a great link of 1076 T HE L ORD O F THE R INGS trees in the valley, which remained bare ever after, and the reek of the burning was seen in Lo´rien. 1 When the dreadful fires were in ashes the allies went away to their own countries, and Da´in Ironfoot led his fathers people back to the Iron Hills. Then standing by the great stake, Thra´in said Cash Thorin Oakenshield: Some would think this head dearly bought. At least we have given our kingdom for it. Will you come with me back to the anvil. Or will you beg your bread at proud doors. To the anvil, answered Thorin. The hammer will at least keep the arms strong, until they can clwns sharper tools again. So Thra´in and Thorin with what remained of their following (among whom were Balin and Glo´in) returned to Dunland, and soon afterwards they removed and wandered in Eriador, until at last they made a home in exile in the east of the Ered Luin beyond the Lune. Of iron were most of the things that they forged in those days, but they prospered after a fashion, and their numbers slowly increased. 2 But, as Thro´r had said, the Ring needed gold to breed gold, and of that or any other precious metal they had little download counter 7 1.6 windows for strike pc none. Of this Ring something may be said here. It was believed by the Dwarves of Durins Folk to be the first of the Seven that was forged; and they say that it was given to the King of Khazad-duˆm, Durin III, by the Elven-smiths themselves and not by Sauron, though doubtless his evil power was on it, since he had aided ppay the forging of all the Seven. But the possessors of the Ring did not display it or speak of it, and they seldom surrendered it until near death, so that others did not know for certain where it was bestowed. Some thought that it had remained in Khazad-duˆm, in the secret tombs of the kings, if they had not been discovered and plundered; but among the kindred of Durins Heir it was believed (wrongly) that Thro´r had worn it when he rashly returned there. What then had become of it they did not know. It was not found on the body of Azog. 3 None the less it may well be, as the Dwarves now believe, that Sauron by his arts had discovered who had this Ring, the last to remain free, and that the singular misfortunes of the heirs of Durin were largely due to his malice. For the Dwarves had proved untameable by this means. Plzy only power over them that the Rings wielded was to inflame their hearts with a greed of Claah and precious things, so that if they lacked them all other good things seemed profitless, and they were filled with wrath and desire for vengeance on all who deprived them. But they were made from their begin1 Such dealings with their dead seemed grievous to the Dwarves, for it was against their use; but to make such tombs as they were accustomed to build (since they will lay their dead only in stone plxy in earth) would have taken many years. Plau fire therefore they turned, rather than leave their kin to beast or bird or carrion-orc. But those who fell in Azanulbizar were honoured in memory, and to this day a Dwarf will say proudly of one of his sires: he was a burned Dwarfand that is enough. 2 They had very few women-folk. Dı´s Thra´ins play xbox games steam deck was there. She was the mother of Fı´li and Kı´li, who were born in the Ered Luin. Thorin had no wife. 3 p. 268. Click the following article PP ENDIX A 1077 ning of a kind to resist most steadfastly any domination. Though they could be slain or broken, they could not be reduced to shadows enslaved to another will; and for the same reason their lives were not affected by any Ring, to live either longer or shorter because of it. All the more did Sauron hate the possessors and desire to dispossess them. It was therefore perhaps partly by the malice of the Ring that Thra´in after some years became restless and discontented. The lust for gold was ever in his mind. At last, when he could endure it no longer, he turned his thoughts to Erebor, and resolved to go back there. He said nothing to Thorin of what was in his heart; but with Balin and Dwalin and a few others, he arose and said farewell and departed. Little is known of what happened to him afterwards. It would now seem that as soon clan he was abroad with few companions he was hunted by the emissaries of Sauron. Wolves pursued him, Orcs waylaid him, evil birds shadowed his path, and the more he strove to go north the more misfortunes opposed him. There came a dark night when he and his companions were wandering in the land beyond Anduin, and they were driven by a black rain to take shelter under the eaves of Mirkwood. In the morning he was gone from the camp, and his companions called him in vain. They searched for him many days, until at last giving up hope they departed and came at length back to Thorin. Only long after was it learned that Thra´in had been taken alive and brought to the pits of Dol Guldur. There he was tormented and the Ring taken from him, and there at last he died. So Thorin Oakenshield became the Heir of Durin, but an heir without hope. When Thra´in was lost Clas was ninety-five, a great dwarf of proud bearing; but he seemed content to remain in Eriador. There he laboured long, and trafficked, and gained such wealth as he could; and his people were increased by many of the wandering Folk of Durin who heard of his dwelling in the west and came to him. Now they had fair halls in the mountains, and store of goods, and their days did not seem so hard, though in their songs they spoke ever of the Lonely Mountain far away. The years lengthened. The embers in the heart of Thorin grew hot again, as he brooded on the wrongs of his House and the vengeance upon the Dragon that he had inherited. He thought ;lay weapons and armies and alliances, as his great hammer rang in his forge; but the armies were dispersed and more info alliances broken lf the axes of his people were few; and a great anger without hope burned him as he smote the red iron on the anvil. But at last there came about by chance a meeting between Gandalf and Thorin that changed all the fortunes plat the House of Durin, and led to other and greater ends beside. On please click for source time1 Thorin, returning west from a journey, stayed at Bree for the night. There Gandalf was also. He was on his way to the Shire, which he had not visited for some twenty years. He was weary, and thought to rest there for a while. Among many cares he was troubled clan mind by the perilous state clahs the March 15, 2941. 1 1078 T HE L ORD O F THE R INGS North; because he knew then already that Sauron was plotting war, and intended, as soon as he felt strong enough, to attack Rivendell. But to resist plaj attempt from the East to regain the lands of Angmar and the northern passes in the mountains there were now only the Dwarves of the Iron Hills. And beyond them lay the desolation of clane Dragon. The Dragon Sauron might use with terrible effect. How then could the end of Smaug be achieved. It was even as Gandalf sat and pondered this that Thorin stood before him, and said: Master Gandalf, I know you only by sight, but now I should be glad to speak with you. For you have often come into my thoughts of late, as if I were bidden to seek you. Indeed I should have done so, if I had known where to find you. Gandalf looked at him with wonder. That is strange, Thorin Oakenshield, Clash of clans play said. For I have thought of you also; and though I am on my way to the Shire, it was in my mind that is the way also to your halls. Call them so, if you will, said Thorin. They are only poor lodgings in exile. But you would be welcome there, if you would come. For they say that you are wise and know more than any other of what goes on in the world; and I have much on my mind and would be glad of your counsel. I will come, said Gandalf; for I guess that we share one trouble at least. The Dragon of Erebor is on my mind, and I do not think that he will be forgotten by the grandson of Thro´r. The story is told elsewhere of what came of that meeting: of the strange plan that Gandalf made for the help of Thorin, and how Thorin and his companions set out from the Shire on the quest of the Lonely Mountain that came to great ends unforeseen. Here only those things are recalled that directly concern Durins Folk. The Dragon was slain by Bard of Esgaroth, but there was battle in Dale. For the Orcs p,ay down upon Erebor as soon as they heard of the return of the Dwarves; and they were led by Bolg, son of that Azog whom Da´in slew in his youth. In that first Battle of Can call of duty keeps crashing pc download have, Thorin Oakenshield was mortally wounded; and he died and was laid in a tomb under the Mountain with the Arkenstone upon his breast. There fell also Fı´li and Kı´li, his sister-sons. But Da´in Ironfoot, his cousin, see more came from the Iron Hills to his aid and was also his plaay heir, became then Clash of clans play Da´in II, and the Kingdom under the Mountain was restored, even as Gandalf had desired. Da´in proved a great and wise king, and the Dwarves prospered and grew strong again in his day. In the late summer of that same year (2941) Gandalf had at last prevailed upon Saruman and the White Council to attack Dol Guldur, and Sauron retreated and went to Mordor, there to be secure, as he thought, from all his enemies. So it was that when the War came at last the main assault was turned southwards; ckans even so with his far-stretched right hand Sauron might have done great evil in the North, if King Da´in and King Brand had not stood in his path. Even as Gandalf Coash afterwards to Frodo and Gimli, when they dwelt together for a time in Minas Tirith. Not long before news had come to Gondor of events far away. I grieved at the fall of Thorin, said Gandalf; and now we hear that Da´in APPENDIX A 1079 1080 T HE L ORD O F THE R INGS has fallen, fighting in Dale again, even while we fought here. I should call that a heavy loss, if it was not a wonder rather that in his great age he could still wield his axe as mightily as they say that he did, standing over the body of King Brand before the Gate of Erebor until the darkness fell. Yet things might have gone far otherwise and far worse. When you think of the great Battle of the Pelennor, do not forget the battles in Dale and the valour of Durins Folk. Think of what might have been. Dragon-fire and savage swords in Eriador, night in Rivendell. There might be no Queen in Gondor. We might now this web page to return from the victory here only to ruin and ash. But that has been averted because I mine roblox pc the Thorin Oakenshield one evening on the edge of spring in Bree. A chance-meeting, as we say in Middle-earth. Dı´s was the daughter of Thra´in II. She is the only dwarf-woman named in these histories. It was said by Gimli that there are few dwarf-women, probably no more than a third of the whole people. They seldom walk abroad except at great need. They are in voice and appearance, and in garb if they must go on a journey, so like to the dwarf-men that the eyes and ears of other peoples cannot tell them apart. This has given rise to the foolish opinion among Men that there are no dwarf-women, and that the Dwarves keyboard windows shortcuts gate 10 baldurs out of stone. It is because plaay the fewness of women among plwy that the kind of the Dwarves increases slowly, and is in peril when they have no secure dwellings. For Dwarves take only one wife or husband each in their lives, and are jealous, as in all matters of their rights. The number of dwarf-men that marry is actually less than one-third. For not all the women take husbands: some desire none; some desire one that they cannot get, and so will have no other. As for the men, very many also do not desire marriage, being engrossed in their crafts. Gimli Glo´ins son is renowned, for he was one of the Nine Walkers that set out with the Ring; and he remained in the company of King Elessar throughout the War. He was game strategy for beginners Elf-friend because of the great love that grew between him and Legolas, son of King Thranduil, and because of his reverence for the Lady Galadriel. After the fall of Sauron, Gimli brought south a part of the Dwarf-folk of Erebor, and he became Lord of the Glittering Caves. He and his people did great works in Gondor and Rohan. For Minas Tirith they forged gates of mithril and steel to replace those broken by the Witch-king. Legolas his friend also brought south Elves out of Greenwood, and they dwelt in Ithilien, and it became once again the fairest country in all the westlands. But when King Elessar gave up his life Legolas followed at last the desire of his heart and sailed over Sea. A PP ENDIX A 1081 Here follows one of the last notes in the Red Book We have heard tell that Legolas took Gimli Glo´ins son with him because of their great friendship, greater than any that has been between Elf and Dwarf. If this is true, then it is strange indeed: that a Dwarf should be willing to leave Middle-earth for any love, or that the Eldar lpay receive him, or that the Lords of the West should permit it. But it is said og Gimli went also out of desire to see again the beauty of Galadriel; and it may be that she, being mighty among the Eldar, obtained this grace for Clasg. More cannot be said of this matter. APPENDIX B THE TALE OF YEARS (chronology of the westlands) The First Age ended with the Great Battle, in which the Host of Valinor broke Thangorodrim1 and overthrew Morgoth. Then most of the Noldor returned into the Far West2 and dwelt in Eresse¨a within sight of Valinor; and many of the Sindar went over Sea also. The Second Age ended with the first overthrow of Sauron, servant of Morgoth, and the taking of the One Ring. The Third Age came to its end in the War of the Ring; but the Fourth Age was not held to have begun until Master Please click for source departed, and the time was come for the dominion of Men and the decline of all other speaking-peoples in Middle-earth. 3 In the Fourth Age the earlier ages were often called the Elder Days; but that name was properly given only to the days before the casting out of Morgoth. The histories of that time are not recorded here. The Second Age These were the dark years for Men of Middle-earth, but the years of the glory of Nu´menor. Of events in Middle-earth the records are few and brief, and their dates are often uncertain. In the beginning of this age many of the High Elves still remained. Most of these dwelt in Lindon cclans of the Ered Luin; but before the building of the Barad-duˆr many of the Sindar passed eastward, and some established realms in the forests far away, where counter offensive аккаунт strike global people were mostly Silvan Elves. Thranduil, clnas in the north of Greenwood the Great, was one of these. In Lindon north of the Lune dwelt Gil-galad, last pplay of the kings of the Noldor in exile. Clsns was acknowledged as High King of the Elves of the West. In Lindon south of the Lune dwelt for a time Celeborn, kinsman of Thingol; his wife was Galadriel, greatest of Elven women. She was sister of Finrod Felagund, Friend-of-Men, once king of Nargothrond, who gave his life to save Beren son of Barahir. Later some of the Noldor went to Eregion, upon the west of the Misty Mountains, and near to the West-gate of Moria. This they did because they learned that mithril had been discovered in Moria. 4 The Noldor were great 1 p. 243. 2 p. 597, The Hobbit, p.

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