Character

Dáin Ironfoot

Also known as Dáin II

Dwarven lord who came to the aid of Thorin at the Battle of Five Armies and became King under the Mountain.

Tolkien’s textsSupported by the narratives published in Tolkien’s lifetime.

Overview

Dáin’s arrival with his army turned the tide of the Battle of Five Armies, and he ruled a renewed Erebor into the events of The Lord of the Rings.

The Hobbit · 1937
Published in Tolkien’s lifetime. The primary narrative of Bilbo’s journey.
The Lord of the Rings · 1954–55
Three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.