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| name = Thráin II heir |
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'''Thráin II''' is a fictional character in ]'s ]. He is first mentioned in '']'' and more of his history is given in '']''. |
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==Character overview== |
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A king of the ], Thráin was the son of ] and father of ] and Dís. A Longbeard and direct descendant of ], he became heir of the lost ] and King of ] in exile as ''Thráin II'' after his father was killed in ] by the ] Azog.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020045708/http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/k/kingofdurinsfolk.html |date=2006-10-20 }} at ''The Encyclopedia of Arda''</ref> |
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Tolkien derived the name ''Thráin'' from the ]-name ''Þráinn'', which aptly means ''yearner''.<ref>] (2005), '']'', volume 2 ''Return to Bag-End'', Appendix III 'The ''Dvergatal''; {{ISBN|0-00-725066-5}}.</ref> |
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==Appearances== |
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Thráin does not appear as a character in '']'', but ] supplies his backstory. Thráin and his kin fled their kingdom of ] when the ] ] descended on it. He subsequently acquired a map which showed a secret entrance to Erebor, and later he gave this map to Gandalf. More of Thráin's story is told in Appendix A:III of '']'', and in '']''. |
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==Biography== |
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Thráin was born in {{ME-date|TA|2644}} the son and heir of ], King under the Mountain. His sons ] and ] and his daughter ] were also born in Erebor. In 2770, the dragon ] invaded and took over Erebor, sending the whole family into exile. |
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By 2790 the family were temporarily living in ]. In that year Thrór gave his heirlooms to Thráin, including the map and one of the ], and went away. Thrór was murdered by the ] Azog soon afterwards, making Thráin the King of Durin's folk, and setting off the War of the Dwarves and Orcs. Thráin and his sons fought in the War, which raged for years in the ]; Frerin was killed in the final battle, in ] in 2799. |
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After the war Thráin and his surviving family wandered on, but in 2802 they established themselves in the ], where they settled in the old Dwarf mines and prospered, although not as much as in Erebor. Thráin still had one of the Seven Rings, but it could not make his people wealthy again. |
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As Thráin grew towards old age, he was driven by the malice of his ring, and the desire for gold gnawed at his heart. In 2841 he left his family, much like his father had done, and in 2845 he was captured and imprisoned in ] in southern ]. There, the last of the Dwarf ] was taken from him and he was left in the dungeon to die. |
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In 2850, Gandalf found a dying Thráin while on a mission to Dol Guldur to discover the identity of "The Necromancer", a mysterious Dark Lord who was later revealed to be ]. Thráin gave him the old map. Gandalf promised to deliver it to Thráin's son, but Thráin, who was delirious with pain, had forgotten his name, so Gandalf did not expect to be able to fulfill this promise. Thráin died soon afterwards. |
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Many years later, Gandalf met with Thorin near ], and realized that he was the son of the captured dwarf in Dol Guldur. He promised to help Thorin with ], and invited a ] named ] along to take the role of burglar. It was only at this late date that Thorin learned what had happened to his father, and he contemplated taking revenge. Gandalf, who alone of those present knew who "The Necromancer" really was, urged caution, and reminded Thorin of the far older debt of vengeance he owed Smaug. |
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==In other media== |
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In ]'s ] of '']'', Thráin is played by Michael Mizrahi, with ] playing a younger version of the character. Moreover, in the scenes in Dol Guldur, in the extended cut of '']'', he is portrayed by ]. In the extended cut of the latter film, it is revealed that Thráin was captured by the Orcs during the Battle of Azanulbizar, and that his forefinger was cut off by Azog to claim ]. Thráin was held prisoner in Dol Guldur for years before being found by Gandalf, who restored his sanity. Thráin tells Gandalf that Smaug and The Necromancer are in league together. Thráin then dies at the hands of the Necromancer. |
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